{"id":1151,"date":"2020-06-01T10:46:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T10:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2020-06-09T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T12:16:33","slug":"renewal-of-transport-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/2020\/06\/01\/renewal-of-transport-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewal of transport networks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The project BALTIC LOOP seeks to minimize the impact and number of different traffic hindrances or bottlenecks in three selected transport corridors running in the West-East direction within the Central Baltic Region, namely \u00d6rebro -Turku\/Tallinn\/Riga -St. Petersburg. The overall aim is to minimize travelling and cargo transport times in the corridors, and reduce CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n

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For \u00c5bo Akademi University and Finland much of the optimisation input focuses on finding business models that improve the efficiency of shipping and ports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Baltic Sea region forms a financially, politically and sociologically integrated, stable area. The population in the region amounts to approximately 100 million, but the geography of Europe\u2019s north-eastern corner disperses its inhabitants across a large area, characterised by long transport distances. The economies in the region are growing, which entails increased traffic volumes, and this, in turn, necessitates flexibility and new approaches in the planning and development processes of transport systems and regulations. Thanks to increased environmental awareness and EU directives, greener solutions will be implemented when planning for future smooth transport networks at local, regional, and national levels.<\/p>\n

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According to the researchers in the Baltic Loop project, coordinated by Turku University of Applied Sciences, an advanced, well-functioning transport network is necessary for guaranteeing continued well-being, growth, and development in the region.<\/p>\n

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The Baltic Loop project focuses on improving the transport flows of both people and goods in three selected corridors running in a west-east direction.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s about long-term planning and development of the transport systems and infrastructure in the transport corridors. One part aims at identifying existing bottlenecks<\/strong> and studying future transport needs, for both people and goods<\/strong>. Another part is to work on accessibility<\/strong> and improved connections between transport nodes<\/strong>. Yet another additional aspect is to consider balanced and co-ordinated land use<\/strong> when planning housing and traffic infrastructure,\u201c says Irina Wahlstr\u00f6m, project manager for Baltic Loop at \u00c5bo Akademi University, one of the project\u2019s seven partners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The starting
\npoint for the three horizontal corridors is \u00d6rebro in Sweden.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The northern
\ncorridor: \u00d6rebro \u2013 Turku (Finland) \u2013 St. Petersburg (Russia).<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The middle
\ncorridor: \u00d6rebro \u2013 Tallinn (Estonia) \u2013 St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The southern
\ncorridor: \u00d6rebro \u2013 Riga (Latvia) \u2013 St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n

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\u00c5bo Akademi University is represented in the Baltic Loop by the Laboratory of Industrial Management. The Baltic Loop seeks to present alternative solutions for minimising the impact and the number of obstacles in traffic flows. This would minimise traveling and transport times and reduce CO2 emissions considerably. The basic idea is that smooth corridors with shortened transport times would have a positive effect on the establishment of new enterprises and the creation of innovations along the corridors.<\/p>\n

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\u00c5bo Akademi is mainly focusing on alternative business solutions and models for smart and sustainable shipping logistics and port operations<\/strong>. Shipping and ports form central links in the logistics and transport chains, and function as important transport nodes in the west-east corridors.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSea \u00a0transportation is, in essence, both international and connecting, but inefficient by nature. Entrenched mindsets and lack of communication, among other things, lead to ineffective capacity utilisation and poor co-ordination of shipments. I had to develop an understanding of how transport flows in Sweden look and how they will look in the future, with an emphasis on the \u00d6rebro and Stockholm axis. \u00a0And, I also looked at how these land-based flows are forwarded through the ports on Sweden\u2019s east coast to other regions and countries in the project. The heavily populated and economically important Stockholm-M\u00e4lar region is expected to increase by 1.4 million people and 700,000 jobs by the year 2050,\u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n

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The appearance of bottlenecks may depend on a variety of factors, such as inadequate planning and communication on land use between actors concerned. Lack of capacity and \u00a0maintenance, \u00a0can result in traffic jams, delays, and accidents within all forms of transport.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn order to overcome, for example, problems with capacity, we have recently seen a move toward larger transportation units, equipage and vessels -in other words larger volumes of goods are being transported more energy- efficiently over longer distances, thus resulting in a lower environmental impact. But, this essentially means that other parts of the infrastructure must adapt to this trend, such as by increasing the capacity of the road network, dredging deeper fairways or extending the length of berths in ports\u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u00d6rebro is a city with 150,000 inhabitants. It is located on the western shore of Lake Hj\u00e4lmaren. To the east is Lake M\u00e4laren and the city of Stockholm is located on its eastern shore. The European route E20 connects \u00d6rebro with Gothenburg in southwestern Sweden and the E18 with Oslo in Norway. \u00d6rebro was chosen as the starting point for the Baltic Loop corridors due to its central location with regard to the east-west transport flows across the region, and the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T core network corridor stretching through Sweden. However, the region today is only a partially interconnected residential, education and labour market region, which is why the planning of a functional transportation system is important, even from a cross-border perspective. The region\u2019s rapid growth in population is putting a significant amount of strain on the transportation system, which cannot currently keep up with the increased demand.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn Sweden, the transport system is planned for the long term – a 12-year plan is used. Generally speaking, they take a longer view than we do in Finland. The latest national plan for the transport system in Sweden will run until 2029 and it presents specified measures, priorities and investments in the transportation infrastructure. The state planning framework has a budget of 622.5 billion Swedish crowns and focuses primarily on the development of railway capacity, shipping and roadway infrastructure. A large number of actors, including at the regional level, are involved during the planning process before the plan for the transportation system is finalised. I\u2019m impressed by Sweden. They have a very good internal dialogue,\u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cIn Finland, we have so far not had the same long-term perspective in traffic planning. This can be seen in, for instance, the traffic to and from the West Harbour in Helsinki. But fortunately, Finland is following Sweden\u2019s lead in this case and has started preparing a long-term transport system plan, which includes all\u00a0 transport modes and will be the basis for the future development of Finland\u2019s transport network and services in the period 2021\u20132032. In Finland, we haven\u2019t so far taken the same kind of long-term view when it comes to transport planning. This is readily apparent in, for example, how traffic arriving at and departing from the West Harbour in Helsinki has been set up. Fortunately, Finland is also following Sweden\u2019s lead in this regard, with Finland launching preparations for a long-term transportation system plan, which encompasses all modes of transportation and provides the basis for Finland\u2019s transportation network and services from 2021 to 2032\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Trans-European transport networks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Sweden and Finland are traversed by the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T core network corridor. TEN-T is short for Trans-European Transport Network, which is a European mega project, initiated in the 1980s aiming at maximising the logistical seamlessness of goods and passenger transports through Europe. All in all, nine Core Network Corridors pass through Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe horizontal corridors are not as well-developed as those in the north-south direction. But, the north-south corridors aren\u2019t entirely ready, either. Central Europe, is in general, a region plagued by capacity problems which take the form of traffic congestions and traffic jams. A cross-border tunnel is currently being dug in the Alpine Region, and the rail and road transport capacity between Germany and Denmark will also be expanded,\u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n

\u201cA consequence of this often is that, when capacity is increased, the traffic volumes will likewise increase. But, in most cases, traffic runs more smoothly when there is more capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Climate issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Both at the global and\u00a0 EU level, climate issues have become a central concern for operations, and this also pertains to the shipping sector. Ports and sea logistics are extremely important for Finland; 90 percent of all goods are imported and exported by sea.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn order for us to be competitive, we must be logistically efficient. As to shipping to and from Finland, there is often an imbalance between import and export transports due to exclusive confidential transport agreements between industrial cargo providers and transporters, or because of a failure to find a suitable return shipments. This results in empty transports and causes unnecessary CO2 emissions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The situation could be improved by better co-ordination of freight flows and enhanced information exchange and transparency between various actors and authorities concerned.<\/p>\n

As things stand now, different parts of the transport and supply chains do not communicate with each other optimally. Many ports lack a slot system that would allow an advance booking of the port call and associated loading and unloading procedures. Consequently, vessels cannot optimise their speed to ensure just-in-time port arrivals or coordinate with the ports for timely port services, but rather rush during the voyage because of the first come, first served <\/em>allocation principle many ports apply. Many times this leads to a situation where queues are formed and vessels wait up to several days outside the port idle, waiting for the permission to berth.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHowever, things are admittedly progressing within shipping as well, but improvements in openness and coordination are still needed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Another development that will lead to changes is the requirements for lower emissions and the optimisation of ship energy efficiency. At present, shipping produces approximately 3% of the world\u2019s carbon dioxide emissions. However, it must be acknowledged that shipping is an energy-efficient way of transporting goods over long distances.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe should prepare ourselves for considerable growth in transport volumes. This is due to, for example, increased trade, digital shopping channels, changed consumer behavior, alternative door-to-door and last mile deliveries. This is something we see particularly in urban areas. \u00a0The trend toward smaller order sizes and more frequent deliveries leads to an increased need of accessibility and flexibility in the transport system.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cWhat we\u2019ll have to find is smarter ways of organizing and arranging these traffic and goods flows, that is, we must find more energy efficient and ecological ways of setting this up.\u201c<\/p>\n

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The transport systems are being digitalised, automatised and electrified at an increasing pace, which may provide instruments and solutions for reaching climate targets.\u00a0<\/strong>These smart transport systems, where vehicles, vessels, goods and the infrastructure communicate with each other, makes it possible to achieve better energy efficiency within shipping, by means of route optimisation, slower cruising speed and optimisation of port \u00a0calls, among other things. Platooning is a solution where multiple trucks form a \u2018train-like\u2019 convoy of unmanned vehicles, which communicate with each other through a manned \u2018lead\u2019 truck. The development of autonomous vehicles and vessels and the attendant regulatory framework is also part of this equation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt the EU level, the ambition is to continually reduce road transports towards other more environmentally friendly modes of transport including railway and sea transportation. This particularly pertains to industrial goods and large volumes. But when it comes to consumer goods, these are bound to continue rolling mostly on the roads.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Within the Baltic Loop project, the Laboratory of Industrial Management at \u00c5bo Akademi University is exploring smart and sustainable business models for shipping and port operations.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Irina Wahlstr\u00f6m has been a project manager at the Laboratory of Industrial Management at \u00c5bo\u00a0\u00a0 Akademi University since 2017. She has completed a Master\u2019s degree in biochemistry followed by a Master of Business Administration in shipping in London. She has worked her entire professional career within the shipping sector, in operations, consultancy and project management, both in Finland and abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Baltic Loop is a part of a European mega project for building selected corridors for goods and passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For \u00c5bo Akademi University and Finland much of the optimisation input focus on finding business models that improve the efficiency of shipping and ports.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Baltic Sea region forms a financially, politically and sociologically integrated, stable area. The population in the region amounts to approximately 100 million, but the geography of Europe\u2019s north-eastern corner disperses its inhabitants across a large area, characterised by long transport distances. The economies in the region are growing, which entails increased traffic volumes, and this, in turn, necessitates re-planning of traffic arrangements and regulations. Thanks to increased environmental awareness and EU directives, greener solutions will be implemented when planning for future smooth transport networks at local, regional, and national levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the researchers in the Baltic Loop project, coordinated by Turku University of Applied Sciences, an advanced, well-functioning transport network is necessary for guaranteeing continued well-being, growth, and development in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Baltic Loop project focusses on improving the flow of both people and goods in three selected corridors running in a west-east direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about long-term development and planning of the transport systems and infrastructure in the transport corridors. One part aims at identifying existing bottlenecks<\/strong> and studying future transport needs, for both people and goods<\/strong>. Another part is to work for accessibility<\/strong> and improved connections between transport nodes<\/strong>. And one additional aspect is to consider balanced land use<\/strong> when planning housing and traffic infrastructure,\u201c says Irina Wahlstr\u00f6m, project manager for Baltic Loop at \u00c5bo Akademi, one of the project\u2019s seven partners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The starting\npoint for the three horizontal corridors in the region is \u00d6rebro in Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The northern\ncorridor: \u00d6rebro \u2013 Turku (Finland) \u2013 St. Petersburg (Russia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The middle\ncorridor: \u00d6rebro \u2013 Tallinn (Estonia) \u2013 St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The southern\ncorridor: \u00d6rebro \u2013 Ventspils (Riga, Latvia) \u2013 St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c5bo Akademi is represented in the Baltic Loop by the Laboratory of Industrial Management. The Baltic Loop seeks to present alternative solutions for minimising impact and the number of obstacles in traffic flows. This would minimise traveling and transport times and reduce CO2 emissions considerably. The basic idea is that smooth corridors with shortened transport times would have a positive effect on the establishment of new enterprises and the creation of innovations along the corridors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c5bo Akademi is\nmainly focussing on alternative business solutions and models for smart and\nsustainable shipping logistics and port operations<\/strong>. Shipping and ports are\na central link in the logistics and transport chains, and function as important\ntransport nodes in the west-east corridors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSea freight is international and connective by nature, but it falls down towards efficiency. Because of, for example, deeply rooted ways of thinking and a lack of communication, capacity is not fully exploited and freights are not coordinated. I\u2019ve had to study what the transport flows in Sweden look like and how they will develop in future, focussing on the \u00d6rebro-Stockholm strand. And also how these land-based flows continue onwards through ports on the Swedish east coast to other regions and countries within the project. The population and financial weight of the Stockholm-M\u00e4laren Region is expected to grow by approximately 1.4 million inhabitants and 700,000 job opportunities by 2050 \u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The appearance of bottlenecks may be explained by a multitude of reasons, such as inadequate planning and communication on land use between the actors concerned. Or a lack of capacity, or maintenance and safety issues, which might effectively cause jams, delays, and accidents within all forms of transport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne recent development undertaken in order to solve capacity problems is an increase in the size of transport methods, trucks and vessels; larger amounts of goods are being transported in a more energy efficient way over longer distances, thus resulting in a lower environmental impact. But on the other hand, this means that the rest of the infrastructure must also be adapted to that development. For instance, the bearing capacity of the road network must be increased, deeper fairways dredged, or longer quays built in ports,\u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u00d6rebro is a city of about 150,000 inhabitants on the western shore of Lake Hj\u00e4lmaren. East of that lake lies Lake M\u00e4laren, on the eastern shore of which Stockholm is situated. The European route E20 connects \u00d6rebro with Gothenburg in southwestern Sweden and the E18 with Oslo in Norway. \u00d6rebro is the starting point due to its central location in the flow of goods and persons across the region, and in the TEN-T corridor through Sweden. However, currently the region is only partly linked together as a region for living, studying, and working. This is why the planning of a functioning traffic system is important, as well as from a cross-border perspective. The region\u2019s strongly growing population places a great strain on the transport system, which in its current form cannot meet the increasing demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Sweden the planning of the transport system is done with a long-term perspective in view, as there is a twelve-year plan. Generally, there is a longer time-perspective than has been the case in Finland so far. The latest Swedish transport system plan covers the period up to 2029, and it contains specified actions, priorities and investments in the transport infrastructure. The state planning budget amounts to 622.5 billion crowns and the main priority is the development of railway capacity, shipping and road infrastructure. A large number of actors, including at the regional level, are involved in the planning phase before the actual traffic system plan is finalised. I\u2019m impressed by Sweden. They have a very good internal dialogue,\u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Finland, we have so far not had the same long-term perspective in traffic planning. This can be seen in, for instance, the traffic to and from the West Harbour in Helsinki. But fortunately, Finland is following Sweden\u2019s lead in this case as well and has started preparing a long-term transport system plan, which includes all\u00a0\u00a0 transport modes and will be the basis for Finland\u2019s transport network and services in the period 2021\u20132032.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trans-European transport networks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sweden and\nFinland are traversed by one of TEN-T\u2019s core corridors; the\nScandinavian-Mediterranean priority axis. TEN-T is short for Trans-European\nTransport Network, which is a European mega project, started in the 1980s. The\naim of the project is to maximise the smooth running of logistics for the\ntransport of goods and people through Europe. There are nine core corridors\nrunning through Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe horizontal corridors are not as well developed as those in the north-south direction. But the north-south ones have not been completed either. Central Europe is generally a region suffering from capacity problems in the form of jams and bottlenecks in goods traffic. Tunnels are currently being built in the Alpine Region, and the rail and road transport capacity between Germany and Denmark will be increased,\u201d says Wahlstr\u00f6m.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOften an increase in capacity however results in a corresponding growth of traffic. But generally transports run more smoothly with a larger capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Both globally and at the EU level climate issues have become a central concern for operations, and this also pertains to the shipping sector. Ports and sea transports are extremely important for Finland; 90 percent of all goods are imported and exported by sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn order to be competitive, we must be logistically efficient. As to shipping to and from Finland, there is often an imbalance between import and export transports because of exclusive confidential transport agreements between industrial cargo providers and transporters, or because of a failure to find a suitable return freight. This results in empty transports and causes unnecessary CO2 emissions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The situation could be improved by better coordination of freight flows and by revising the flow, exchange, and transparency of information between various actors and authorities concerned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently,\nparts of the chain do not interact, which means that some vessels at sea cannot\noptimise their speed to ensure just-in-time port arrivals and coordinate with\nthe ports for timely port services, among other things. Since the principle for\nbulk vessels, for example, is \u2018first in, first served\u2019, the ships sail at full\nspeed in order to reach a port as quickly as possible, just to have to wait\nseveral days to be able to unload their cargo, in the worst case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, things are admittedly progressing within shipping as well, but improvements in openness and coordination are still needed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Another\ncircumstance that will lead to changes is the requirement of lower emissions\nand energy optimisation within sea transports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, shipping accounts for about three percent of the world\u2019s total CO2 emissions. At the same time, it should be noted that sea transport is an energy efficient way of transporting goods over longer distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe should be ready that transports are going to increase considerably. This is due to, for example, increased trade, digital shopping channels, alternative digital channels, alternative door-to-door and last mile deliveries. This will happen especially in urban environments. And, in addition to this, also changed buying behaviours. The trend towards smaller order sizes and more frequent deliveries leads to an increased need of availability and flexibility in the transport system.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ll have to find are smarter\nways of arranging these flows of traffic and goods, that is, we must find ways\nto arrange all this that are more energy efficient and ecological. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Transport systems are being digitalised, automatised and electrified at an increasing pace, which might provide instruments and solutions for reaching the climate goals. <\/strong>These intelligent transport systems, where vehicles, vessels, goods and the infrastructure communicate with each other enable better energy efficiency within shipping, by means of route optimisation, slower sailing speed and the optimisation of port arrivals, among other things. Platooning is a solution where several trucks form a \u2018train\u2019 of unmanned carriages, which communicate with each other through a manned \u2018engine\u2019 car. The development of autonomous vessels and the legislation concerning that is another part of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor a long time, there has been the ambition at the EU level to increasingly move road transports to trains and ships. This particularly pertains to industrial goods and large volumes. But when it comes to consumer goods, these will continue to roll on the roads.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Within the Baltic Loop project, the Laboratory of Industrial Management at \u00c5bo Akademi is exploring business models and smart and sustainable models for shipping and port operations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" Irina Wahlstr\u00f6m has been a project manager at the Laboratory of Industrial Management at \u00c5bo Akademi University since 2017. She has completed a Master\u2019s degree in biochemistry at \u00c5bo Akademi, followed by a Master of Business Administration in shipping in London. She worked within the operative department of the Silja Line shipping company for 15 years, then as a shipping consultant at Drewry Shipping Consultants in England, before returning to \u00c5bo Akademi.<\/em><\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":0,"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1151"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1174,"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151\/revisions\/1174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balticloop.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}