Sustainable and digitalized ports of the future

To Keep our seaports competitive and make them more sustainable, knowledge of key strategic developments is essential. This projects investigates two key developments.

1. Within 20 years, industry and services worldwide will have to run largely on renewable energy sources, which requires major technology investments. However, the opportunities for the various solutions and the consequences for transport are unclear to all stakeholders and, despite may business opportunities, the payback period of investments is highly uncertain. The focus of the research is on the unique circumstances of seaports, whose role as energy hubs will change significantly in the near future.
2. Driven by the rise of digital platforms and data analytics, understanding individual customer demands in logistics while reaping scale economies has become possible. The breakthrough of this trend in container transport services is imminent. The focus is on opportunities for ports in the individualisation of services in global suply chains.