The Øresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak region faces several challenges in its transport chains. These include slow and manual customs clearance, long waiting times at terminals due to a lack of digitalisation, longer transport times and tight schedules that increase fuel consumption.
At the same time, there is increasing pressure to use more sustainable energy sources and EU regulations are affecting operators' activities in the transport chain.
The Value4Sea project will help to eliminate or minimise these barriers.
Aim for the project
The Value4Sea project aims to improve transport chains and develop a sustainable port terminal concept based on autonomous (self-driving) transport units.
The project will also create a flexible model for calculating the carbon footprint of transport chains and develop digital prototypes for integrating different systems and collecting data in the field of customs and logistics.
Furthermore, the project will find efficient transport solutions that combine different modes of transport between countries. This will help goods owners and carriers get their goods to their destination faster and cheaper, both between the different modes of transport and across borders.
The project is coordinated with another Interreg project, the Green Jutland Corridor, to exchange experiences and avoid overlap.
Partners and funding
Value4Sea has a total of 19 partners in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. These consist of players and knowledge providers in the logistics chain, as well as research partners who contribute knowledge, data and experience in various areas.
The project is managed by Aalborg University, while the University of South-Eastern-Norway is the Norwegian project owner.
With a total budget of EUR 2.7 million, the project has received funding from Interreg Øresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak totalling EUR 1.25 million and Interreg Norway totalling EUR 300,000.
Work packages
- Terminal development
- Model for carbon footprint and reduced energy consumption for shipping companies
- Digitalisation
