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Smart UNattended airborne sensor Network for detection of vessels used for cross border crime and irregular entrY (SUNNY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

The SUNNY project aims to contribute to EUROSUR by defining a new tool for collecting real-time information in operational scenarios.SUNNY represents a step beyond existing research projects due to the following main features:•A two-tier intelligent heterogeneous UAV sensor network will be considered in order to provide both large field and focused surveillance capabilities, where the first-tier ...
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Reuse and development of Security Knowledge assets for International Postal supply chains (SAFEPOST)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

SAFEPOST aims to raise the current level of postal security by integrating innovative screening solutions suitable for uninterrupted flow of the enormous volumes of parcels and letters with operational postal processes and the criminal and customs intelligence work in a European wide cooperative distributed model.Starting from the perspective of the partner postal operations, the project will firs ...
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Démultiplicateurs de la Mobilté (DEMO)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

The I.P.M. structure wants to continue growing its international actions for professional workers. IPM is already working with different partners abroad and intend to continue though this new actions developing and helping more at an international level. To provide an answer of different identified to professional workers, IPM wishes to develop a specific action with a one week trainee abroad. Thi ...
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Best Practice Factory for Freight Transport (BESTFACT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The BESTFACT objective is to develop, disseminate and enhance the utilisation of best practices and innovations in freight logistics that contribute to meeting European transport policy objectives with regard to competitiveness and environmental impact.BESTFACT builds up on the work of BESTUFS, PROMIT and BESTLOG and integrates four interrelated areas of the key freight logistics challenges the Eu ...
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The sustainable freight railway: Designing the freight vehicle – track system for higher delivered tonnage with improved availability at reduced cost (SUSTRAIL)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2015,

"A sustainable and efficient freight transport in Europe plays a vital role in having a successful and competitive economy. Freight transport is expected to grow by some 50 % (in tonne-kilometres) by 2020. However rail has, in many areas, been displaced from a dominant position as road transport services have grown and developed in capability and levels of sophistication that have not been matche ...
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Solutions and Processes to Enhance the Competitiveness of Transport by Rail in Unexploited Markets (SPECTRUM)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

Modern manufacturing techniques and logistics require reliable, time sensitive delivery of lower density and higher value goods. This presents a market opportunity for rail freight to grow, partly due to increasing congestion on roads, and mainly due to the need for reliable and environment friendly transport of goods. At the same time, to meet customer requirements, rail freight has to rise to th ...
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iCargo - Intelligent Cargo in Efficient and Sustainable Global Logistics Operations (iCargo)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

iCargo IP aims at advancing and extending the use of ICT to support new logistics services that: (i) synchronize vehicle movements and logistics operations across various modes and actors to lower CO2 emissions, (ii) adapt to changing conditions through dynamic planning methods involving intelligent cargo, vehicle and infrastructure systems and (iii) combine services, resources and information fro ...
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Environmentally COherent measures and interventions to debottleneck HUBS of the multimodal network favoured by seamless flow of goods (ECOHUBS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

ECOHUBSprovides models and capabilities for cooperation and communication between green hubs’ stakeholders, plus establishing value added services making co-modal networks attractive to use and, at the same time, contributors to reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.The main outputs will be:1.Cooperative Model for Green Hubs enabling low-carbon, resource-efficient and secure t ...
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Container Security Advanced Information Networking (CONTAIN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

CONTAIN will specify and demonstrate a European Shipping Containers Surveillance system which will encompass regulatory, policy and standardisation recommendations, new business models and advanced container security management capabilities. CONTAIN will:1. Support transport security stakeholders in managing container security threats as part of an integrated approach to the management of transpor ...
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RETROFITting ships with new technologies for improved overall environmental footprint (RETROFIT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

Retrofitting is defined as the installation onboard ships of state-of-the-art or innovative components or systems and could in principle be driven by the need to meet new regulatory standards or by the ship owner interest to upgrade to higher operational standards. Retrofitting should become an established practice in the shipping industry involving the entire value chain and exploring the possibi ...
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e-Maritime Strategic Framework and Simulation based Validation (EMAR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The objective of e-Maritime is to make maritime transport safer, more secure, more environmentally friendly and more competitive. For this, e-Maritime must ameliorate complexities that hinder networking of different stakeholders, help to increase automation of operational processes particularly compliance management and facilitate the streaming of synthesised information from disparate sources to ...
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Carbon footprint of freight transport (COFRET)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

"With foreign direct investments still on the rise and on-going globalization of production and distribution activities, supply chains are often of international nature, encompassing a wide range of various transports and handling elements. The current transport system is powered by 95% petroleum products and is accountable for about 23% of the global energy related CO2 emissions. The potential fo ...
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Security UPgrade for PORTs (SUPPORT)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

"Port security remains of paramount importance for Europe both due to potential threats on passenger life and the potential for crippling economic damage arising from intentional unlawful attacks on port facilities. Challenges arise due to the complexity of operational modalities of sea and hinterland traffic and the lack of efficient organisational and technological interfaces linking ports to bo ...
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Collaborative Information Services for Container Management (COMCIS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

"This project is about interoperability between e-freight systems that have been developed in previous EU projects as well as in commercial undertakings. We will therefore show how the following e-freight systems will be integrated: Logit 4SEE (resulting from Freightwise), Smart-CM Neutral Layer and ICS-SEAP (from Smart-CM), SICIS (from Integrity), Port Community Systems (e.g. from Descartes) and ...
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European e-freight capabilities for co-modal transport (E-FREIGHT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

The key issues that will be addressed in e-Freight are:1. Intra-European trade is complicated due to disconnected logistic chains. This hindrance conflicts with the legitimate ambition of achieving a European maritime transport space without barriers. Linked to these issues is the broader need for simplification and harmonisation of regulatory requirements and accelerated development of EU and Nat ...
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Logistics Industry Coalition for Long-term, ICT-based Freight Transport Efficiency (Logistics for LIFE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

Logistics for LIFE brings together leading logistic companies, technology providers and research organizations working on innovative ICT solutions to ensure long-term sustainability of the logistic industry by increasing its operational efficiency. The project is motivated by freight transport heavy reliance on fossil fuel, its contribution to CO2 emissions and by its impact on the environment and ...
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RIS services for improving the integration of inland waterway transports into intermodal chains (RISING)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

River Information Services (RIS) are operational in European waterway corridors in a variety of sophistication levels. Their major objective is to collect and distribute river related information in order to support not only public waterways authorities, but also commercial operators in the Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) sector. The use of such information for logistics purposes is still quite un ...
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Motorways of the Seas Strategic Demonstration Project (StratMos)

Start date: Mar 31, 2008, End date: Mar 30, 2011,

The application is for an extension of the project with the inclusion of a further two partners, who have been involved in the Stratmos project from the start but were not able to submit their letters of intent in time for the submission of the project in the first call. The potential partners were involved with the Stratmos predecessor project Northern Maritime Corridor. The Stratmos project aim ...
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