Marek Grzybowski write to ” Blue Economy” : Port of Gdynia .Innovation Course
Ports are not only quays, warehouses, terminals and ships, containers, coal or grain. Increased turnover and safety require the development of new solutions. The pandemic has made it clear like never before that without innovation, the port cannot grow.
A modern port cannot function without the use of satellite technologies. The investment of the Port Authority in Gdynia in an innovative solution allows for precise and safe navigation of the ship in the port and mooring to the terminal in the farthest part of the port even in fog. “The GNSS-RTK system is a unique system in European ports. It allows navigating and mooring to the nearest centimeter,” says director Maciej Krzesiński, Marketing and International Cooperation Director, Port of Gdynia Authority. The RTK system provides accurate information on ship traffic parameters. It uses two satellite antennas, thanks to which the exact position of the ship is obtained. The system also allows determining the ship’s course in port.
The next area of activity of the Port of Gdynia is the safety of port users and the environment. The port of Gdynia chose a system developed by SeaData, a member of the Baltic Sea and Space Cluster. There are six IT-related sensors that register air pollution in Gdynia. The yetiSense system monitors air emissions in real time. Everyone can follow clock readings on the Port of Gdynia website on the Environmental Protection subpage.
The port simulator has been launched in the Experiment Center. The simulator enables performing typical operations in port terminals and the ships movement managing in the port. “We wanted to show how complex organism is the port,” said Grzegorz Trzeciak, president of Squadron, a company belonging to the ASE Group, a member of the Baltic Sea and Space Cluster. “We hope that young people who will use the simulator will be interested in working in the Port of Gdynia in the future,” said Adam Meller, President of the Port Authority of Gdynia (also a member of the Baltic Sea and Space Cluster), who financed the simulator.
Among other important innovations undertaken by the Port of Gdynia Authority, Maciej Krzesiński mentioned: the PCS system, rail notification, improvement of rail traffic management in the port, development of a system for monitoring the load of quays and bottom strengthening, Air monitoring system and AntyDron and the use of Hydrodron for monitoring of port waters.
An Integrated Port Security Stand and development of process digitization are also planned. The computerization of orders will be introduced. A rainfall billing system is already in operation. The Linking Sea and Land system is in planning. Graphical data reporting will also be introduced. They are also thinking about adapting the port to support autonomous ships.
photo: Marek Grzybowski
