On November 7th, 2023, the maritime future came alive as the AEGIS, AUTOSHIP, and MOSES projects joined forces in Rotterdam for their joint event, ‘Navigating the Future of European Waters with Autonomous Innovation,’ right in the heart of Europort, the international maritime exhibition and meeting place for innovative technology and complex shipbuilding, organized in the world port city of Rotterdam.
The event delved deep into discussion on market, technology, and policy developments that are enabling autonomy to have a significant impact on the waterborne sector in the EU, fostering the needed modal shift toward more efficient and greener waterborne transport, and brought together the leading experts in the field to discuss the latest developments.
The day commenced with esteemed keynote speakers, Susanne Lanzersforfer (CINEA) and Alexander Hoffmann (DG MOVE), offering a comprehensive overview of CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency. Their insightful presentation covered the agency’s projects in waterborne automation, along with a detailed discussion on the priorities outlined by the European Commission.
The event was divided in three sessions:
Session 1 – How does autonomy enable new business models?
Session 2 – Tech talks – where are we on autonomy?
Session 3 – Supporting sustainable development of waterborne transport
Mrs Elena Krikigianni, MOSES communication & Dissemination manager, attended the event on behalf of SEAB, and contributed to the fruitful discussions on MOSES project outcomes and results.
More information about the event can be found here.
