Once again, the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2024, organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), brought together a distinguished international and regional assembly of C-suite executives, representing shipowners, governments, international organisations, port authorities, maritime services, technology companies, and more.
Notable among the attendees were partners from the EU-funded DigiTechPort-2030 project: Hochschule Wismar, (project leader); Klaipeda Science and Technology Park, Lithuania; Motus Foundation, Poland; Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden; Maritime University of Szczecin, Klaipėdos uostas/Port of Klaipėda, Lithuania, Elbląg Sea Port Authority Ltd., Poland; Euro Terminal Ltd., Poland.
Throughout the week-long event, industry leaders gathered to deliberate on pivotal issues, emerging trends, and collective challenges, focusing on decarbonisation, innovation, maritime services, and talent development to shape the maritime sector’s future.
Participation in SMW2024 provided the DigiTechPort2030 project group with a distinctive opportunity to gain insights into the latest trends and solutions propelling the decarbonisation and digitisation of port operations. Additionally, we have successfully forged business contacts in areas such as aquaculture, offshore testing, and many others.
The event facilitated connections with leading companies and organisations, highlighted by a significant visit to TCOMS, a research unit specialising in the impact of waves on technological solutions.
The study trip, attended by a cohort comprising research policymakers and industry partners, yielded fruitful outcomes, including extensive networking and establishing groundwork for future collaborations, with the subsequent project workshop slated during the Baltic Port Conference in Lithuania in September 2024.
Exploration of topics such as artificial intelligence (AI) underscored the significance of leveraging insights from events like SMW2024 to propel AI and decarbonisation initiatives within the region, benefiting industry partners and policymakers alike.
Looking forward, the DigiTechPort2030 project group remains resolute in its commitment to collaborative innovation, endeavouring to steer transformative shifts in port operations towards digitalisation and decarbonisation, shaping a sustainable and technologically advanced future for regional port operations in the South Baltic Sea Region.
For further updates on DigiTechPort2030 project group initiatives and collaborations, please visit our project’s social media channels and its official website.
The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund 2021-2027.
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Contact information:
Julia Kosiek
Project Manager
jak@motusfoundation.com