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Autonomous inland shipping University of Antwerp
Autonomous vessels for inland navigation may become a widespread reality soon. They will represent a disruption in the current business models, as much as in other transport sectors. Digital servitisation and concentration are the main trends. Current actors will change their roles, and others may disappear. Moreover, new actors, such as technology providers, are gaining importance. From a legal perspective, implementing autonomous barges ...
Towards unmanned inland shipping KU Leuven
Road transport dominates the European and Belgian hinterland freight transport sector. Over the last decades, approximately three quarters of the cargo streams passed by road, whilst inland waterway transport seems to offer a more sustainable alternative. Moreover, the larger inland vessels suffer from an excess of supply over demand, and the amount of smaller inland vessels is diminishing. This negative evolution in the inland waterway ...
On assessing the potential of 5G and beyond for enhancing automated barge control University of Antwerp
As the shipping sector has been one of the major impact factors on economic growth over the past decades, its digitalization is expected to make unprecedented improvements in the safety and reliability of ship control, thereby ultimately enabling the autonomous operations of ships. The automated control of ships will not only mitigate the risks of human mistakes but will also improve the efficiency of operations by preventing unexpected delays ...
Leveraging 5G to Enable Automated Barge Control: 5G-Blueprint Perspectives and Insights Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre University of Antwerp
The shipping sector has become one of the cornerstone aspects of modern production systems, which has been impacting economic growth over the past decades. Its digitalization is expected to make significant improvements in ship control safety and reliability by enabling autonomous operations. Nonetheless, there are still many challenges that need to be thoroughly studied, and in this paper, we focus on one of them, i.e., the communication ...
Smart Waterway D.6.1.3 University of Antwerp
In this deliverable, the model developed, verified and validated in D.6.1.2, is used on a case study in the city centre of Gent. This analysis was performed from two viewpoints; the private viewpoint and the welfare viewpoint. Financial analysis was performed for vessel owners; a total logistics cost analysis was performed for cargo owners, and external cost analysis for societal benefit. The analysis considered three main transport options: the ...
Smart Waterway D.6.1.1 University of Antwerp
The transportation of goods is an important component in enhancing economic development. Thus, it is no surprise that many different goods are being transported every day to the cities and urban areas. Small volumes mostly characterize these goods at frequent intervals, most often delivered to stores in the city. This complexity has led to societal challenges such as road congestion, pollution, emission, accidents, and infrastructural ...