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Image courtesy Port of Rotterdam Authority/ © Kees Torn value chain and to create a digital twin of this port; to truly To that end, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Mari- become the smartest port there is, with an IoT premise and time and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) recently signed base and a continuous drive towards optimization and cutting an MoU to establish the ‘world’s longest Green and Digital out waste.” And in terms of ‘waste’, Castelein refers not only Corridor’ to enable low and zero carbon shipping, bringing to cutting out waste in time, money and energy, but also to cut together various stakeholders across the supply chain with the waste from an emission pro? le perspective. aim to realize the ? rst sustainable vessels sailing on the route “We’ve invested in the last couple of years well over €300 by 2027. Central to the partnership is the fact that Singapore million in robotics, optimization and digitization” across the and Rotterdam are among the largest bunkering ports in the various port domains, said Castelein, including investments in world, key cogs in the emerging market for alternative fuels

Routescanner [note: Port of Rotterdam Authority is the parent across the sector. Beyond alternative fuels, the MoU also aims company of Routescanner], which enables forwarders to plan to optimize maritime ef? ciency, safety, and the transparent their journeys from and to point A to B anywhere on this planet. ? ow of goods by creating a digital trade lane where relevant “We invest in the hardware; we invest in the smart applica- data, electronic documentation and standards are shared. tion, but also we invest in the entire port call optimization,” said Castelein. This investment is aimed to have tangible ben-

Investing to hit Hard Decarbonization Targets e? t, and he said that by creating an open access platform for While the world collectively struggles with the means to ef- all service providers to interact, that the port call period in fectively reduce its emissions, the Port of Rotterdam has adopt- time can be reduced 20 to 25%, effectively helping companies ed a four-pillar plan based on ef? ciency, new energy systems, throughout the chain to cut costs and emissions. new materials and fuel systems/circularity and decarbonization “Now that is off ef? ciency. That will save time, it will save of modalities, and set hard targets to drive its plan: 55% reduc- money, it will save emissions,” said Castelein. “But the same tion of carbon emissions by 2030; carbon neutral by 2050.

applies if we connect to other ports, and have AIS-enabled “The ef? ciency bit is reducing, for instance, residual heat more information over a longer part of the value chain.” from the process industry to supply energy to residential ar- www.marinelink.com 35

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