Sweden South Korea and Denmark to streamline maritime transport

Sweden, South Korea and Denmark have initiated a global partnership on the development of e-navigation solutions. Modern technology will lead to higher safety and more efficient transports at sea.

The Swedish Maritime Administration is leading the largest European e-navigation project, MONALISA 2.0. The main objective of MONALISA 2.0 is Sea Traffic Management (STM) and to find solutions that will improve dynamic route planning and collaboration, while promoting a common exchange of voyage plan information.

Sweden, Denmark and South Korea have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement common test beds for future e-navigation solutions. A global test bed is essential to be able to demonstrate the concept of Sea Traffic Management in full scale.

”There are initiatives in other countries as well, and we welcome them to join the MoU. Sweden, South Korea and Denmark are all leading nations in the field, and this agreement is a milestone enabling global solutions. Today, there are many regional test environments. However, shipping is global, and we need to ensure that new solutions will work across the oceans” concludes Peter Fyrby, Director of Research and Innovation at Swedish Maritime Administration.

Source:SJOFARTSVERKET

About MONALISA 2.0

MONALISA 2.0 aims at contributing to a continuous improvement and development of efficient, safe and environmentally friendly maritime transport in the European Union by implementation of a series of measures in accordance with the EU’s transport policies. It is a European project including 39 partners from 10 countries. The partnership has a good balance between private, public and academia. It is co-financed by the European Union. The total budget is 24 million Euros . It was formally approved and signed 5 November 2013 and will be finished by the end of 2015.

Further information may be found at project website: www.monalisaproject.eu