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25.03.09 - LĂĽbeck expands intelligent seaport logistics

By: Rolf Klein

A port stays abreast of the times: within the framework of the Innovative Seaport Technologies promotional programme ISETEC 11, the LĂĽbecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (LHG) is currently looking at how intelligent control systems can increase the efficiency and performance of the Port of LĂĽbeck.

ISETEC II is the brainchild of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), which is responsible for transport research. The research emphasis within the programme is on the development of new technologies and logistics concepts, the integration/networking of German seaports and the efficient exploitation of transport modes in hinterland operations.

Since 2008, the LHG has been actively involved in four projects within the ISETEC programme. Each is taking about three years to complete and in two of them the LHG is the leading partner. The individual project partners  have now just held an introductory meeting in LĂĽbeck’s Hafenhaus and on the port’s Skandinavienkai with representatives of the TĂśV Rheinland, which is acting as project sponsor. The projects and their current status were outlined and discussed.
The LHG is taking part in the following four projects:

Port Operations Centre - the development of innovative IT modules  within existing systems to support port-oriented process planning and control.
Aim: to increase handling productivity by means of IT- supported          planning and control of operational processes
Project partners:

  • LĂĽbecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (lead partner)
  • Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH
  • Seehafen Kiel GmbH & Co. KG

Rail Tug - Tugmaster system for loading trailers onto railcars.
Aim: to develop trailers not suitable for crane handling to intermodal traffic usage in order to widen rail-based hinterland traffic services via LĂĽbeck.
Project partners:

  • LĂĽbecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (lead partner)
  • Baltic Rail Gate GmbH
  • Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock mbH
  • Rostock Trimodal GmbH
  • LMG Anlagenbau GmbH
  • Göttingen KG
  • TraDaV TravemĂĽnder Datenverbund GmbH

BIT- Business Integration Truck.
Aim: to improve the use of resources and reduce truck waiting times and bottlenecks on the public road network by standardising transport movement, information exchanges  and interfaces between forwarders and the north German seaports as well as making the transport chain more transparent.
Project partners:

  • Dakosy Datenkommunikationssystem AG (lead partner)
  • LĂĽbecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH
  • European Cargo Logistics GmbH
  • dbh Logistics IT AG        o Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
  • TraDaV TravemĂĽnder Datenverbund GmbH

ProKon – Introduction of innovative information and communication technology in seaport loading and  modal management.
Aim: constant tracking of cargo and transport modes in seaport     terminals to make the best possible use of slot management and avoid search operations.
Project Partners:

  • BLG LOGISTICS GROUP AG & Co KG (lead partner)
  • LĂĽbecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH
  • Cuxport GmbH, Cuxhaven
  • Institute of operational technology and applied ergonomics, Bremen
  • University of Bremen
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