The Pomerania Special Economic Zone and the Port of Gdansk Authority join forces for the project »Satellite techniques for intermodal transport« under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020.
A partnership agreement has already been signed. It provides the framework for[ds_preview] PGS SA‘s participation in the project as the Large Enterprise submitting the port‘s requirement for satellite technology solutions.
The project implemented by the PSSE in partnership with the Port Authority was among the winners of the ScaleUp competition organised by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development in mid-2016. The purpose is to combine the capacity of creative start-ups working with satellite technologies with the infrastructure, experience and resources of large enterprises, including state-owned companies.
61 participants submitted applications to the competition, whose jury included representatives of the Ministry of Development, the Polish Development Fund and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development. 10 partnerships were successful in the competition, whose award ceremony took place in November 2016. The successful competitors will receive a total of PLN 60 mln in funding for acceleration projects for startups.
The Space3ac Intermodal Transportation project will support 20 companies working with satellite technologies which, in the acceleration process, will develop solutions for state-owned companies: Port of Gdansk Authority SA, Port of Gdynia Authority SA, C.Hartwig Gdynia SA, the Maritime Institute in Gdansk and the Polish Space Agency.
The Port of Gdansk Authority SA submitted three tasks for implementation by startups. The tasks include the establishment of an IT system supporting port infrastructure, the environment and a smart system for port traffic management.
»We give the green light to innovative and development projects that will harness the potential of startups and mobilise them for practical implementation of new techniques and technologies serving the development of maritime economy.«
Lukasz Greinke, President of the Port of Gdansk Authority SA.
Lukasz Greinke, President of the Port of Gdansk Authority SA said that the authority aims to use technical innovations that will help to effectively improve the competitiveness of the port. »The project, implemented together with PSSE, gives us exactly that opportunity. We believe that today we are launching a cooperation that will contribute to the development of a smart road traffic management system for the port, but not only. We also hope it will help us find a company to develop a smart noise, dust and odour emissions measurement system for key locations at the port, including the data transmission system.«
