Associated Projects

The e-Freight project is aimed at supporting , from a transport perspective, the three pillars of European Policy namely: Strengthening of the internal market and competitiveness; Improving regulation to create a more dynamic business environment; Promoting sustainable development. Specifically e-Freight will contribute to the goals of the Freight transport Logistics Action Plan (Oct 2007), and ITS Action Plan (Oct 2008) pertaining to the development of: A standard framework for freight information exchange covering all transport modes;
A European Single Transport Document for carriage of goods with all the necessary legislative support, irrespective of mode;
A Single Window (single access point) for administrative procedures in all modes;
Simple, harmonised border crossings for all modes of transport for EU member states;
Simple procedures and the necessary infrastructure for establishing secure and efficient transport corridors between Europe, USA, and Asia.

Euridice is an Integrated Project funded by EU's Seventh Framework Programme ICT for Transport Area. The basic concept of Euridice is to build an information services platform centred on the individual cargo item and on its interaction with the surrounding environment and the user. The EURIDICE project has the following main objectives:
Supporting the interaction of individual cargo items with the surrounding environment and users on the field;
Improving logistic performances through application of the intelligent cargo concept and technologies in the working practices of operators and industrial users;
Developing collaborative business models to sustain, promote and develop an intelligent cargo infrastructure;
Realizing more secure and environment friendly transport chains through the adoption of intelligent cargo to support modal shift and door-to-door inter-modal services

FREIGHTWISE is an integrated project within the EU's 6th Framework Programme that aims at bringing together three different sectors:
Transport Management : Shippers, Forwarders. Operators and Agents;
Traffic and Infrastructure Management : Rail, Road, Sea, Inland waterways;
Administration : Customs, Border Crossing, Hazardous Cargo, Safety and Security
The FREIGHTWISE project will support the co-operation of these sectors in order to develop and demonstrate suitable intermodal transport solutions in a range of business cases. The project shall support the complex service integration into integrated transport chains. The technical expertise in the project will focus on the development of a reference architecture for intermodal transport and the integration of relevant IT systems including legacy systems in the business cases.

INTEGRITY is a new challenging project intending to significantly improve the reliability and predictability of door-to-door container chains. Kernel of the project is the development of the so-called Shared Intermodal Container Information System (SICIS) allowing authorised companies and authorities to access planning and status information of selected transports. Proactive planning following the Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) approach allows to forecast problems well before they might occur. Matching logistics data with security information, e.g. from electronic seals, container security devices, and scanning equipment together with the integration of the AEO (authorised economic operator) approach allow to satisfy both the logistics industry and Customs Authorities fulfilling their duties thus creating win-win situations.

SMART-CM aims to make trade and transport more efficient, secure, visible and competitive across the world in a global intermodal context, working along with existing initiatives such as that of AEO and the Green Lanes implementation. Two real-life demonstrators will validate the innovative organizational technologies and processes:
Corridor A: Antwerp-Port Said - feeder service to Thessaloniki - Dubai - NAVA SHEVA / Mundra.
Corridor B: Antwerp-Singapore - feeder service to Laem Chabang in Thailand and Ningbo in China.
It will provide a simple - transparent - neutral - easy to handle solution for the interaction between public administrations (primarily customs) and the market players involved in the container transport chain management and administration business. Partners are global players: Large logistic service providers, port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines as well as international organizations that are setting standards, promoting intermodal transport or container registration as well as customs and technical service providers.

Freight transport has often been neglected in urban traffic management. Though it is very important for the business and life of a city, commercial traffic has never been given much attention in the transport planning process. Traffic congestion, scarcity of loading and unloading areas in city centres, and sub-optimal delivery routes negatively influence the efficiency. In addition, freight transport contributes to environmental problems and traffic congestion, as well as to safety concerns.
The SMARTFREIGHT project wants to make urban freight transport more efficient, environmentally friendly and safe by answering to challenges related to traffic management, freight distribution management, and a better coordination between the two. The main aim of SMARTFREIGHT is therefore to specify, implement and evaluate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions that integrate urban traffic management systems with the management of freight and logistics in urban areas. The actual transport operations carried out by the freight distribution vehicles will be controlled and supported by means of wireless communication infrastructure and on-board and on-cargo equipment.