This use case equips yard tractors with standardised connectivity solutions for an optimised docking operation with respect to time and space requirements. Positioning of these yard trucks will be performed via camera based on Real-Time Locating System (RTLS), either stationary or via a drone. A mobile harbour crane will be retrofitted with teleoperation functionality, operated by a remote control centre operator resources. Pilots will be located in the ports of Antwerp and Vlissingen.
Locations: Antwerp and Vlissingen, Netherlands
Partner ecosystem: National governments (ministries and road operators): Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat; Ministerie van Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken. Research institutes: Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum; Stichting Hogeschool Van Arnhem Ennijmegen Stichting HZ University of Applied Sciences. Ports: North Sea Port Netherlands NV, Havenbedrijf Antwerpen. Mobile network operators: Koninklijke kpn NV; Telenet Group. Infrastructure operator: Eurofiber Nederland BV. Automotive OEM: Toyota Motor Europe NV. Teleoperation OEMs (road and water): V-Tron BV, Roboauto S.R.O., More Work Less Charbon BV, Seafar. Application provider for vulnerable road users: Locatienet. Application and service providers for logistics: Sentors, Room 40, NxtPort. ITS service providers: Be-Mobile, Swarco Nederlands BV. End users of the logistics sector (shipping or transporting): Kloosterboer Vlissingen BV, Verbugge International BV, Roosens. Business accelerator: Economische Impuls Zeeland NV.
Funding reference: Horizon2020 ICT-53-2020 - 5G PPP – 5G for Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM)
Funding cycle: September 2020-August 2023