Detailed description (English): The FOR-FREIGHT (Flexible, multi-mOdal and Robust FREIGHt Transport) project aims to maximise the utilisation of multimodal freight transport capacity, achieve competitive sustainability with higher levels of efficiency and reduce the average cost of freight transport through the development of novel solutions and their integration with legacy logistics systems. This will enable more effective and sustainable management of goods and freight flows in airports, ports, inland terminals and various logistics nodes, taking into account the requirements of all involved stakeholders, and accounting for economic, environmental and social aspects.
Target group(s): The FOR-FREIGHT platform will support advanced, targeted functionalities in order to serve the demanding requirements of the UCs that will be demonstrated in each trial site facility for transport & logistics. These functionalities will be enabled through the combination of existing and newly developed hardware and software components, including the stakeholders’ management systems, vehicles and equipment, as well as personal devices (e.g., smartphones).
Objectives: The goal of this UC is to provide functionalities (utilizing state-of-the-art Internet of things (IoT) and data processing solutions (5G, Internet of Containers, etc.) that combines information from all individual management systems (supplier, shipping agent, port authority, terminal operator, warehouse, railway operator, beneficiary) to allow access to fluent and accessible information on transport flow. Also, it will allow prior planning and use of resources throughout the chain. Through the IoT infrastructure, the project consortium will be able to monitor the activities in order to optimize the resources, so as to avoid congestion and reach the operational time target.
Several scenarios will be considered as follows:
Scenario 1: Automatic ETA update of the ship in the port of Galati, based on historical and real-time tracking data.
Scenario 2: Full view of the end-to-end process to users, including real-time door-to-door tracking.
Scenario 3: Suggestions from DSS to the port authorities, the logistics operator and the customs agencies, regarding the necessary resources to be reserved (staff, vehicles, etc.), depending on the size of the goods, the type and the exact ETA.
Scenario 4: Automatic reservation to railway companies, using a unique cargo ID, based on precise ETA.
Scenario 5: Notification and advice from DSS to rail freight operators on the required storage space and resources to be available at the exact time of arrival of the goods.
Romania