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28 Aug 2023 / Gothenburg, Sweden
The Gothenburg Port Authority has started developing an entirely new digital port call solution in collaboration with maritime operators.
In addition to reducing CO2 emissions by approximately 1000 tons per year, the solution “Digital Port Call” will lead to time and cost savings for vessels calling at the port. The tool is expected to be in use starting early 2024…
…Through the Digital Port Call, all parties involved in a ship's arrival, from the onboard captain to the harbor crew, can plan their daily operations and maximize efficiency…
Digital Port Call is the result of an extended collaboration between the Gothenburg Port Authority and the Finnish company Awake.AI, which is responsible for developing the service. In 2021, the parties launched a new digital Berth Planner tool, Allberth, to the market. Now the collaboration digitalizes the whole port call.
From the ship's departure from the previous port until it arrives, a plethora of information influences the voyage and needs to be communicated. In total, this involves nearly 120 different stakeholders that need to be synchronized in some way. Digital Port Call makes all information transparent, thereby enabling informed decisions that conserve resources, reduce emissions, and enhance safety. Captains receive a comprehensive overview of the route to the Port of Gothenburg up to 36 hours before departure. Through a digital port call arrival declaration and its confirmation, the captain can adjust the speed into the port to minimize emissions and avoid anchoring and waiting for an assigned berth…
…The Digital Port Call is part of the major initiative Green Connection that Port of Gothenburg is implementing to reduce port-related CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030. This involves ensuring storage and access to a mix of alternative fuels, as well as investments in physical and digital infrastructure that support a fossil-free logistics chain – at sea, on land, and at the terminals. €60 million is earmarked for investments in CO2-reducing measures.
Fact file: Digital Port Call
500 hours reduction in berth time per year at the Port of Gothenburg
250 hours reduction in anchoring time per year at the Port of Gothenburg
1,000 tons reduction in CO2 emissions per year from anchored vessels
Expected to be in use by Q1 2024
Project cost of €1,5 million
(For information about operations in Sweden, contact GAC Sweden at [email protected])
Source: Extracts from Port of Gothenburg news release dated 28 August 2023