CONNECT2SMALLPORTS

DIGITAL OCEAN CONVENTION 2021
2021-08-25 - 2021-08-26 | HanseMesse Rostock, Zur HanseMesse 1-2, Rostock, 18106, Germany
Digital underwater technology for the future: What it needs, what it offers and where it’s used
Over two days, representatives from industry, science and government will discuss the latest developments, trends and projects in digital underwater technology.
All those who cannot travel to Rostock will be able to participate digitally.

12th International Scientific Conference "Transbaltica 2021: Transportation Science and Technology"
2021-09-16 08:00 - 2021-09-17 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
International scientific conference “Transbaltica” is a continuing traditional event of the Faculty of Transport Engineering in VILNIUS TECH and is organized in cooperation with partners since 2001 every two years.
The conference is dedicated to scientific presentations as well as scientific discussions in work groups.
One of the major objectives of the conference is to create favorable conditions for the research, carried out by the scientists, development and to find solutions to transport system problems; moreover, to strengthen the relations with international scientists is of the major importance.
The relevant problems of the transport system are analyzed and the scientific research findings are presented during the international conference.
What is more, the scientific experience between the EU and others countries are exchanged in such areas:

roads transport engineering;
railway transport engineering;
transport technological equipment engineering;
transport management and logistics;
safety systems modeling;
traffic safety;
progressive transport systems and services;
transport globalization and internationalization;
transport policy and strategies.

The conference attracts scientists from all countries.

Portathon 2021
2021-09-24 15:00 - 2021-09-26 16:00 (Europe/Riga)
The annual International Port Technology Hackathon – “Portathon 2021” is once again co-organised by Connect2SmallPorts Project. The event joins teams from businesses, start-ups and innovators from Europe together. This year, the Portathon will be held as hybrid event with physical locations in Klaipeda, Wismar and Karlskrona connected on a virtual platform.
The event proposes real challenges from partner ports such as Klaipeda and Hamburg. More ports are developing their challenges and will announce them soon. Follow this link to find out more on published challenges.
In general, the topics covered by the challenges are:

Digitalisation in Logistics
Automated Port Equipment
Digital Port Terminals
Smart Transport Ecosystems
Maritime Cyber Security

We kindly invite you to register your team between 3 and 5 persons. However, if you don’t have a team yet, just register and the organizers will connect you to other participants with same interests. The event is completely free of any charge, if you have traveling costs to the physical events, these might be covered, just contact the organizers.
By the way, the event offers a prize pool of 4.000 EUR shared between the best team ideas. The selection will be made by the mentors from the port sector, which are also assist all teams during the event.
To register yourself, please follow this link.
More information on the event can also be found here.

Wismar connects - 5G, Industries and new Technologies
2021-10-14 17:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Wismar, Deutschland
The Seaport of Wismar presents recently applied digital solutions in the port area in cooperation with COCUS AG. Main topics are the opportunities born in 5G application for ports, but also its obstacles in planning and implementation.
In addition, the LoRaWan technology will be part of the discussion for port adaptation. The Seaport of Wismar already implemented this digital solution and will share some best practices, gained knowledge and experiences in its usage.

GreenPort Cruise & Congress
2021-10-20 - 2021-10-22 | Port of Piraeus
The 16th edition of GreenPort Cruise & Congress will be hosted by the Port of Piraeus and will take place in Piraeus, Greece from 20-22 October 2021.
The conference provides over 180 decision makers from the port community – port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines, logistics operators – with a meeting place to both learn about and discuss the latest in sustainable development and environmental practice to enable them to effectively implement the changes needed to reduce their carbon footprint and to be more sensitive to environmental considerations.
GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2021 will cover a range of themes including the EU’s new climate plan, financial and technical challenges to onshore power supply, ports getting ahead for new fuels, collaborative community projects, sustainable transport and logistics in the hinterland connections of the port, eco-cruise ships and sustainable cruise initiatives in Europe.
The 2021 hosts of GreenPort Cruise & Congress, the Port of Piraeus, is the largest port in Greece and one of Europe’s largest ports. Situated close to international trade routes, the port is a hub of international trade due to its status as the only European port in the East Mediterranean with the necessary infrastructure for the accommodation of transhipment cargo.

WiWiTa
2021-11-01 | Wismar, Deutschland
Event postponed, new date to be posted as soon as possible.

Seminar on Port Digitalization Technologies
2021-11-18 09:45 - 11:40 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
The objective of the seminar is to have an in-depth presentation of innovative digital technology solutions used by Baltic ports. The lessons learned from going through such projects would help in the creation of digitalization strategies in small ports located in the BSR area.
Speakers:
Jani Lindroos, Development Manager at Port of Helsinki
Niklas Lundkvist, Application Development & System Manager at Port of Stockholm
Olli Auer, Chief Operating Officer at GISGRO
Moderator: Christopher Meyer, Coordinator of Connect2SmallPorts

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IAME 2021 Conference 'Accelerating Transitions'
2021-11-25 - 2021-11-27 | Nhow Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), together with Delft University of Technology (TU-Delft) will bring the 2021 IAME conference to one of the main gateways to Europe. With great enthusiasm Erasmus University, Rotterdam and TU-Delft join forces and team up with the relevant partners in the Rotterdam region to organize an outstanding conference of high academic quality with the following theme: Accelerating Transitions in Ports and Shipping. This theme mirrors the context in which ports and shipping are developing: a context of major and fast-developing external trends asking for major transitions. Innovations, good research, and development of new grounded insights is key to such transitions as it enables governments and business leaders to make the right decisions.

Electrification for Ports
2021-12-21 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
Modern ports are vital hubs for the economy where active logistics routes cross and different modes of transport meet, so electrification of ports could make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Successful electrification processes require a forward-looking approach, a unified strategy between different actors in the port ecosystem on this issue, and focused action, as infrastructure upgrades and adaptations involve significant investment, the development and implementation of innovative solutions.
The Lithuanian Maritime Cluster and the Klaipėda Science and Technology Park, which coordinates its activities, invite you to an online event “Electrification for Ports” on Tuesday, December 21, during which the topic of port electrification will be reviewed, paying special attention to Klaipėda seaport – its readiness and potential for projects that are inseparable from the chosen direction of the green port.
Representatives of Klaipeda State Seaport Authority will present the results of the recent assessment of the need for electricity supply stations for ships in the port, reflecting the current situation and plans of quay operators. The event will provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the innovative electrification projects of the cluster partners BEGA and JSC Western Baltic Engineering – part of the Western Shipyard group. Valuable technological insights will be provided by the international cluster partners Schneider Electric Lietuva, which specialize in energy management, digital transformation and automation and work with different infrastructure and industrial facilities.
A detailed program of the event will be announced soon.
The language of the online event: English. The event is free of charge
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Connect2SmallPorts Final Conference
2022-06-14 09:15 - 2022-06-15 13:00 UTC | Courtyard Gdynia Waterfront, Jerzego Waszyngtona 19, Gdynia, 81342, Poland
The project is organizing its Final Conference to be held at 14th and 15th of June as physical event in Gdynia, Poland. Besides a recap of the project, achievement presentations as well as a key note presentation, the project does not only aim to showcase the activities done in the project, but to put the focus on the future development of digital transformation in small and medium-sized ports in the South Baltic Sea Region and beyond.
The event will be co-organised in line with Transport Week 2022. This allows to utilize on synergy effects and enables a broad offer of maritime topics to the audience.
Whereas Day 1 is dedicated for different presentations by the project partners, Day 2 will change the structure of the event towards a workshop in line with the DigiTechPort initiative. The Seed Money project shall lead to a bigger follow-up project for Connect2SmallPorts, hence, we use this opportunity for intensive working together with maritime experts to elaborate and better understand the paradigms of smart and green transition in the field of small and medium-sized ports.
The event agenda is regularly updated and can be found here: Day 1 | Day 2
To join the event, please register yourself via this form: REGISTRATION. The project is able to contribute to your travel costs, just contact us in advance (christopher.meyer@hs-wismar.de; office@motusfoundation.com)
