Green innovations are an increasingly high priority in the European port and maritime supply chain industry and they are being pursued with four main targets in mind, clean energy production and supply, sustainable port design, modal shift and flows optimization and digital transformation. This research explores green innovation strategy in ports, applying cutting edge theory to a diverse range of case studies across the European port industry. Topics covered include trade-off analysis, smart ports, AI, sustainability reporting and emissions reduction. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of supply chain management, logistics and sustainability strategy.
This research advances theory by enriching technology adoption studies with an ecosystem-oriented socio-relational perspective that captures collective elements of adoption behavior. On a practical level, it offers insights into managing social and relational complexities, improving collaboration and optimising technology deployment strategies at ecosystem level.
This study underscores the importance of contextual and operational factors in evaluating sustainability efforts across sectors. The results contribute to drawing parallels with the field of sustainable investing within finance. This offers valuable insights for sustainable investing, emphasizing the importance of considering various contextual and operational factors when evaluating the sustainability efforts of entities in different sectors.
This study examined the characteristics influencing GHG reduction measures in European cargo and container ports and their implications for sustainable investing.
This paper focuses on sustainable initiatives in the maritime industry, specifically energy transition in EU ports.
Report describing the business-as-usual scenario (BAU) in which the current trends related to Clean Energy Production, Storage & Supply, Port Efficiency, Modal shift and flows optimization and Digital Transformation are developed.
This research aimed to assess the impact of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, particularly ICMP flood attacks, on control modules within Autonomous Driving (AD) systems. Two test setups evaluated the resilience of an AD software stack and a GNSS-RTK localization device. The study highlights that while the software stack showed moderate resilience, the GNSS device was highly vulnerable, emphasizing the need for stronger cybersecurity in AD systems.
This study addresses the challenge of high water absorption (WA) in secondary sands, which increases water and cement use in construction. It compares the standard cone method with seven alternatives for measuring WA. Results show that the continuous drying and electrical conductivity methods are the most reliable, while volumetric flask and centrifugation methods also show promise with further refinement.
This second and final deliverable reflects the evolution of the project as it enters its closing stages. It documents adjustments in work package leadership, task planning, deliverables, and milestones, as well as updates to the risk register and mitigation strategy.
This report describes the development process and subsequent test period of the dual fuel straddle carrier demonstrator developed as part of the scope for WP5 (sustainable port design) of the PIONEERS project.
The main objective of this deliverable is to understand the requirements and conditions necessary to adapt and implement a MaaS (Mobility as a Service) application in the specific context of cruise tourists. As a partner of the PIONEERS project and one of the most important cruise ports in Europe, the Port of Barcelona serves as a case study.
This document describes different kinds of realizations so far, covering the optimization of tools as well as realized (and ongoing) initiatives with and at port companies since the beginning of the PIONEERS project.
This report describes from inception to outcomes the Multimodal Connectivity Platforms demonstration. This demonstration develops different modal shift tools in the Port of Antwerp- Bruges ecosystem, trying to promote and improve the modal shift in and around the port.
This report describes the Cargo Flow Predictor demo and how it demonstrates the power of predictive analytics to enhance operational decision-making at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. With continued data access and stakeholder collaboration, the solution is well-positioned to move from pilot to production— contributing to a smarter, greener, and more efficient port ecosystem.
This report presents the final outcomes of the pilot project T7.4.2 “Decision-Making System Based on Vessel Location,” conducted at the Port of Barcelona between 2023 and 2024 as part of the PIONEERS project.
This document serves as a comprehensive report on the implementation, challenges, and potential future developments of the Lighthouse Port Digital Twin, demonstrating its value in advancing the digital transformation of European ports.
This report presents the outcomes of the PIONEERS project demonstration on automated vessels, focusing on the successful deployment of remote operation and enhanced autonomy technologies in maritime operations.
This report describes the results and assessment of the demonstration of an autonomous container shuttle solution designed to enhance autonomous logistics operations through the integration of cutting-edge technologies.
This deliverable represents a significant step toward the digitalization and decarbonization of European ports as envisioned by the broader PIONEERS initiative, providing policy makers with a proven technology solution that balances environmental sustainability with economic competitiveness within the comprehensive framework of port transformation.
Deliverable 1.4 presents the continuation and expansion of PIONEERS’ innovation scouting activities, building on the results of Deliverable D1.3. By the end of Year 4, WP 1 members identified over 350 innovations with the potential to support the green transition of ports, highlighting solutions across environmental, social, and economic dimensions.
Deliverable 1.3 presents the innovation scouting results of Year 3 and the further development of the Innovation Radar and summarizes the key activities undertaken from project month 24 to month 36.
The main innovation assessment results are summarised in a report after each year including an innovation radar map containing the assessment result in visual form including the potential impact and the associated timeline.
This second wave of co-transferability monitoring builds on the framework and first wave activities reported in D8.1 and D8.2. It tracks progress across 20 green port demonstrations and use cases, grouped into the thematic areas: energy systems, civil infrastructure, cargo handling equipment (CHE), digitalisation, inland waterways, and sustainable mobility.
The purpose of this deliverable is to report on the transfer activities undertaken during the first of three main transfer phases in the project: a first wave of priority demos for which there are ‘transfer during the project’ ambitions: a second wave of transfer during the project activity; and a final stage of clarifying commitments to demo transfer after the project timeframe. The report presents the action plans for nine demos, based on the discussions at transfer screening meetings, and reports on the transfer activities undertaken for four priority demos, presenting important learnings and outputs from the process.
First version of the exploitation and dissemination strategy for the different PIONEERS results, aimed at maximising exposure and transferability of the innovations.
This report will detail the progress and initial performance results demos and actions against project objectives and expected impact for the lighthouse and each one of the fellow ports. It will also describe improvements to maximise impact to be used as feedback for WP4-WP7.
This update of the project management plan provides an overview of the changes to the project plan and deviations from what was originally described in the GA. In order to keep the overview of the changes clear and concise only those sections from D11.1 that have been updated are included in this document. This report also contains an update of the risk registry and risk mitigation strategy plan.
This report presents the procedures and strategy to be followed in PIONEERS for data handling and to ensure its research data is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. It includes the principles for data processing, the security measures to be implemented and the informed consent procedures in regard to data.
This report presents the project quality control strategy and a peer review system that will be followed towards all project deliverables and procedures.
This report focuses on the various compliance aspects of international partners. It is an easy-to-use handbook for them and the project coordinator throughout the project.
This reports includes a schedule per task, responsible partner, related subtasks, related deliverables and dependencies on other tasks, a Gantt chart and a Work Breakdown Structure and Ethics requirements.
This deliverable is meant to design and shape the PIONEERS community building of task 10.4 together with the major contributors of the task defining the stakeholders to involve explaining how to engage them and detailing how to implement the actions established.
This report provides a detailed overview explaining the initiatives PIONEERS is partnering with, the added value to bring from such synergies and an evaluation of the impact of the concrete actions developed in task 10.3.
The report elaborates the PIONEERS communication & dissemination strategy and explains how the tools will be developed along the project duration.
This deliverable presents the integration of real-world data and testing results from the initial phases of the demonstrations into the PAM model. By comparing the observed outcomes with the initial expectations set in the Grant Agreement, the analysis provides a robust basis to assess the actual environmental impact of PIONEERS demonstrations and to identify lessons learned for future scaling across European ports.
The report presents the detailed requirements for the assessment model, data needs and KPIs against which the PORTable innovations are tested, with a focus on the methodology for the assessment method and which data needs to be provided.
D8.1
Co-transferability innovation and implementation framework and plan for co-transferability
This report presents a detailed description of the CIIF framework, how it is applied, and plan for the Co-transferability process.
This report provides an overview of Task 7.2.1, which is an automated container shuttle solution as part of the PIONEERS project’s WP7 – Digital Transformation. The document details the current status of the demonstrator’s development (as of March 2023), which is an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) capable of transporting containers in a port environment without a human driver.
The purpose of the deliverable is to outline and identify all the important links/critical paths between WP4-7’s demonstrator tasks, in order to maximize synergies as well as facilitate the efficiency of the project planning.
This report includes the design technical specifications and data requirements of demonstrations linked to the Digital Transformation Action. The correlation of this action and demo cases with other actions and innovations is also documented.
This report includes the design technical specifications and data requirements of demonstrations linked to the Modal Shift and Flows Optimization Action. The correlation of this action and demo cases with other actions and innovations is also documented.
The objective of this document is to scope all the demonstrations in order to define both the specific demo objectives, as well as the global objectives of the pillar, and to contribute to the overall success and reach the objectives of the PIONEERS project.
This report includes the design technical specifications and data requirements of demonstrations linked to the Clean Energy Production Storage Supply Action. The correlation of this action and demo cases with other actions and innovations is also documented.
This deliverable analyses the functional and non-functional user requirements of the PIONEERS’ demonstrators following a systems’ engineering approach in an effort to assure that the user needs and use cases are transformed into valuable information regarding the technical, operational, societal, environmental, legal, security and other relevant aspects of the demonstrators in the relevant ports. This deliverable also concludes into a Requirements Traceability Matrix, that will be dynamically updated during the project and will enable monitoring of the Requirements reflected.
This report provides an analysis of potential stakeholders in port environments (i.e., the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the Port of Barcelona, the Port of Constanta, and the Port of Venlo) and documents end-user needs that stemmed from the port community. Identifying and communicating with these stakeholders was made possible by organizing four individual workshops, each within its Port environment. An overview of the findings is included in the annex of this report.
This report presents an in-depth analysis of the latest and most advanced practices and solutions currently implemented across European ports. It delves into various initiatives focusing on enhancing port efficiency and sustainability. Key areas such as energy storage and supply, digitalization of operations, and management of multimodal cargo flows are thoroughly examined. The report encapsulates the findings from an extensive study, which includes desk research and a series of both semi-structured and unstructured interviews. These interviews involved key personnel from the consortium and representatives from other ports affiliated with PIONEERS association partners, including ALICE, IWT, and UITP.
This deliverable outlines the approach for integrating the GPMP within the existing planning and governance cycles of the four PIONEERS ports: Antwerp-Bruges, Barcelona, Constanța, and Venlo. Building on insights from 19 large-scale demonstrations, this deliverable consolidates lessons learned, barriers identified, and success factors observed across the project to inform the strategic development of the GPMPs.
This document clearly shows the significant advancements that PIONEERS ports have done in engaging with their stakeholders. Moreover, the honesty, the positive energy, and the true interest in engaging with the stakeholders by ports is clearly reflected in the document. All ports contributed to chapters 4 and 5 for their respective sections, and all commented on the actions, achievements, and plans of their fellow ports. This reflects the strong relationships developed between all ports’ representatives and other technical partners.
This document builds on the stakeholder assessment carried out in an earlier stage of the project and through different activities carried out already in the project and it is only the first in a series of similar documents developed by the project throughout the project lifespan. This document focuses on the actions that ports will implement in 2023.
This document provides an overview of why a Green Port Master Plan is needed, who will be the key stakeholders that will influence the design and the acceptance of such a document and how to manage/monitor the relationship with stakeholders. The project’s objective is to develop a Green Port Master Plan in each of the PIONEERS ports.
This report elaborates on the state of the art of the European Green Ports and the specific Masterplan measures and methodology developed of each port of the consortium.
Report of the main innovation assessment results, including the innovation radar map containing the assessment result in visual form, the potential impact and the associated timeline.