CONNECT2SMALLPORTS

2021 Port of the Future Virtual Conference
2021-03-15 - 2021-03-18 | Online
The conference will take place on March 15th – 18th, 2021
The 2021 Port of the Future Virtual Conference will address the urgent and immediate issues facing ports of entry, regulators and associated industries, including (but not limited to)

Decarbonization, sustainability and alternative fuels
Port resiliency and security challenges and solutions (physical and cyber)
Digitalization and data sharing
Automation opportunities
Advances in Biometrics

More information at https://www.portofthefutureconference.com/

WEBINAR: Comprehensive Ports in the Baltic Sea
2021-02-25 10:00 - 11:15 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
There are 87 ports located in the Baltic Sea region, which are included in the TEN-T network. Out of these, 65 are classified as comprehensive ports and 26 are Member ports of the Baltic Ports Organization (BPO).
The webinar aims to analyze the importance of these ports for short sea shipping, people mobility and industries and Blue Economy, based on a report recently prepared by the BPO. This initiative is especially important, considering the upcoming, new EU financing period of 2021-2027.
Join us on February 25th, for a deep analysis of the role of Baltic comprehensive ports, their position within the TEN-T policy and how they are aided by the instruments supporting transportation policy in the European Union, mainly the CEF instrument.
Registration: http://www.bpoports.com/registration.html
The webinar is free of charge.

Innovation Days 2020
2020-11-25 10:00 - 12:30 | Online
Due to pandemic restrictions this year’s event will be available only in an online webinar form.
However, joining the event will be more simple than ever, just join our livestream on the 25th of November, to participate actively and ask questions to our speakers, link to the event will be available on the 24th of November.
Registration is available here or via the QR-Code.
Recordings of the event will be also available on an online platform @ Connect2SmallPorts webpage, if you will not be able to join us live be sure to check it our!
Agenda available!

Smart ports: Piers of the future
2020-11-17 - 2020-11-18 | Online
Smart Ports: Piers of the Future will be celebrating this year 2020 its second editions as part of the Smart City Expo World Congress Event. Due to the current global pandemic, this edition will be 100% online with a live streaming format and full access to the content through the platform Smart Ports TV which will be up and running very soon.

Transport Week 2021 Prologue Webinar
2020-11-04
The Transport Week 2021 Prologue Webinar opens the discussion on topics, that will build part of the Transport Week 2021 agenda. Join us for an in-depth look into the impact current world events had on the port sector in Poland, the Baltic Sea Region and beyond.
This is the chance to be a part of the traditional Transport Week experience in a completely new format.

Connect2SmallPorts Online Session II
2020-10-15 | Online
We are happy to invite participants to our second webinar session: Cyber Maritime Security & Port Community Systems for Small and Medium-sized Ports.
The webinar will take place on the 15th of October 2020, starting at 9:00 CET. Participation in the event requires prior registration. In our last session we will answer all of the question sent to us via the registration form.

However, the fun does not end with our webinar, straight after you have the opportunity to join a webinar session organized by our associated partner BPO (Baltic Ports Organization) and ESPO (European Sea Ports Organization) on the topic: EU policy and Financing Opportunities for Smaller Ports.

More information below under the following links:
BPO and ESPO Webinar
Webinar Agenda and Registration

RelStat-2020
2020-10-14 - 2020-10-17 | TSI Riga, Latvia, Transport and Telecommunication Institute Lomonosova, Riga, Latvia
Conference Topics:
Smart solutions in transportation systems
Networking and telecommunications
Reliability, Risk and safety applications
Mathematics, statistics, modelling and its applications
Information systems and information technologies
Business and economics applications
Mobile and distance education

Maritime Business Forum
2020-10-01
Sustainability, innovation, blue economy growth and more. Event organised by Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts and Intermare project.

Hackathon “Portathon Baltic 2020”
2020-09-25 - 2020-09-27 | Online
Will not be limited to Klaipėda: the Hackathon “Portathon Baltic” Expands its Geography
Klaipėda will once again invite to create advanced solutions for the ports of today and the future. The hackathon “Portathon Baltic 2020” organised for the second time will bring together the teams of companies, innovators and start-ups from Lithuania and abroad. The event will take place on the 25th-27th of September in virtual platform as well, providing opportunity for an even larger group of enthusiasts to participate.
80 participants from 4 countries – Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany – were accepted in the hackathon last year. In 48 hours they generated 18 solutions applicable in the logistics sector by automating and digitalising port terminal equipment and various processes as well as developing smart transport ecosystems.
Klaipėda Science and Technology Park (KSTP) organised the event, which took place in the Lithuanian port city for the first time, together with Klaipėda State Seaport Authority which supported the idea as well as with the companies belonging to the Lithuanian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cluster, and the Science, Innovation and Technology Agency.
This year, the Lithuanian maritime cluster, organisation “Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot Metropolitan Area” and business incubator “Starter” are joining the ranks of partners. “Portathon Baltic 2020” has also secured the support from 3 international projects – “Smart Up BSR”, “Secmar” and “Connect 2 Small Ports”.
According to the development manager of KSTP, Andrius Sutnikas, open and compelling format of the hackathon last year became a powerful incentive for companies, students, teachers and start-ups gathered in teams not only to fight for prizes and the attention of potential investors, but also to demonstrate the ambitions and the potential of Klaipėda.

“In its economic development strategy “Klaipėda 2030”, the city has established the goal of focusing on the sustainable use of marine resources, strengthening of competencies relevant to the advanced industry, and the development of innovative technologies. The hackathon “Portathon Baltic 2020” proves that all of this is not just a fancy declaration – we have both the enthusiasm and strong minds capable of generating valuable content that can serve business. So it is no coincidence that the initiative attracted the attention of new solid partners” – stressed A. Sutnikas.
Team registration is already open: bit.ly/Portathon2020Registration. As last year, participation in the event is free. Companies will be invited to delegate their representatives to the event, individual start-ups, specialists, engineering students and IT students can also form teams and together strive to achieve a common goal.
Currently, port companies and other organisations are invited to offer their challenges to the organisers which will determine the nature of future solutions. “The hackathon provides a unique opportunity to take new perspectives on business-related issues, transforming challenges into new opportunities. Given that this year there are even two physical locations and an online platform, it will bring together several times more participants than last year and innovative solutions will be generated much more intensively. It is worth taking advantage of” – suggested A. Sutnikas.
The range of challenges of “Portathon 2020” will include the fields of digitisation in the logistics sector, automated port equipment, digitisation of port terminals, smart transport ecosystems as well as new and relevant topic of cyber security in the maritime sector. The challenges related to these fields can be formed and submitted by e-mail projects@kmtp.lt until the 21st of August.
The solid prizes will await the teams that generate the most interesting solutions to solve problems relevant to business, ports and port cities. Last year their fund amounted to 4 thousand euros.

Transport Logistic China (cancelled)
2020-06-16 - 2020-06-18 | Shanghai New international Expo centre, No. 2345 Longyang Road, Shanghai, 201204, China
Transport logistic China 2020 (Cancelled)

TRA2020
2020-04-27 - 2020-04-30 | Helsinki, Finland
TRA, the Transport Research Arena, is the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility. In 2020, TRA takes place in Helsinki, Finland. Themed Rethinking transport – towards clean and inclusive mobility, TRA2020 brings together experts from around the world to discuss the newest innovations and future of mobility and transport.

Innovation Days
2020-03-25 - 2020-03-26 | Gdynia PPNT, aleja Zwycięstwa 96/98, Gdynia, Poland
C2SP IoT training will take place during day 2 of the event.
Day 1 entry fee – 150PLN

LogiMAT 2020
2020-03-10 - 2020-03-12 | Stuttgart, Germany
LogiMAT, the International Trade Fair for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management, sets new standards as the biggest annual intralogistics exhibition in Europe. This is the leading international trade fair that provides a comprehensive market overview and competent knowledge-transfer.

Ports 4.0. Conference
2020-03-03 - 2020-03-04 | Riga, Latvia
Conference Topics:
• Industrial revolution 4.0 in 2020-2030 – shape and impact on the port industry
• Key actions needed for ports to keep up with ‘revolution 4.0’
• Main speed-bumps on the road towards digitalization of seaports
• The true value behind digitalization. What’s in it for the ports?
• Seaports’ rocky road towards automation – steps needed to unlock real value
• Are ports aware of the pace of innovation in other industries?

Smart Ports Summit
2020-02-19 - 2020-02-20 | London, United Kingdom
Two day event bringing together the movers, shakers and stakeholders across the supply chain to discuss how to integrate smarter operations across port and terminal activity.

C2SP IoT Training & Partner Meeting Klaipeda
2020-02-04 - 2020-02-07 | Klaipeda, Vilhelmo Berbomo 10, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Digital Ship Athens
2019-11-13 - 2019-11-14
Digital Ship Athens – now in its 17th year – reviews the most important topics of maritime digitalisation, in the world’s largest centre of shipping and technology. We are at early stages with the agenda but here are some of the topics we might be discussing this year.

Smart Digital Ports of the Future
2019-11-04 - 2019-11-06
Smart Digital Ports of the Future Conference (#SDP19) is the only international event on the market that brings together the largest number of global ports, terminals, and the entire supply chain to debate, share best practices, latest developments and to successfully propel the industry forward with digitalization.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

RelStat International Conference
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-19 | TSI Riga, Latvia, Transport and Telecommunication Institute Lomonosova, Riga, Latvia
“RELIABILITY and STATISTICS in TRANSPORTATION and COMMUNICATION” is the name of the 19th International Conference RelStat, taking place at the TSI in Riga (Latvia). There will be presented two papers elaborated in the context of the Connect2SmallPorts project: (1) Smart Contracts for Entrepreneurial Collaboration in Supply Chains, (2) Small and Medium-Sized Seaports on the Digital Track: Tracing Digitalisation across the South Baltic Region by Innovative Auditing Procedures
