On November 26 and 27, De Vlaamse Waterweg nv organized the very first Smart Shipping Hackathon, in collaboration with Antwerp Management School and EY.
The Hackathon focused on ideas and solutions for the many challenges facing inland shipping today in the field of Smart Shipping. The goal was to support innovative thinking and acting in the inland shipping sector and to stimulate cooperation with all stakeholders involved, with the aim to continue to respond with creative methods that should help inland shipping forward.
215 participants from all over the world, divided into 17 teams and supported by coaches with sector-specific knowledge in the field of Smart Shipping, participated in the event and searched for tangible solutions to four concrete challenges in 36 hours. For each challenge, a winning team was chosen:
- Challenge 1: Crewless Lock Passage – Smart Ropes
- Challenge 2: Communication – Flumen Platform
- Challenge 3: Corridor Management – Wave
- Challenge 4: Operations for the Future – Remote Terminal for Vessel Train Application
AUTOSHIP, sponsor of this unique event, picked the Smooth Lock Transit project as the winner of the Autoship H2020 prize, which has shown the most mature solution for a remote controlled vessel, passing a lock and having correct and secure communication protocols with the infrastructure. The project will be discussed with the consortium to see whether it can be used during the AUTOSHIP trial and PNO will give funding advice.
Discover more about the challenges and the winner teams by reading the Hackaton article and watching the Hackathon aftermovie.
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