Date    17 September 2024

Venue  Belfast Harbour 

            Harbour Office, Corporation Square, 

            Belfast BT1 3AL, United Kingdom

Cost     No charge for registered participants

Summary

The Belfast Harbour is hosting a one-day workshop on behalf of The European Space Agency (ESA) and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA). The event will examine needs and priorities of the port sector around the themes of decarbonisation and sustainability and explore possible roles for current and emerging space data and services in supporting the green transition of port ecosystems.

Workshop Overview

The workshop will examine industry requirements for decarbonisation in known priority areas including onshore power, green shipping corridors and uptake of renewable energy solutions. 
Efficiency gains achievable through digitalisation of port operations will be examined including monitoring the impact of decarbonisation on port air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality. 
Emerging solutions enabled by space data and services will be presented and their potential for commercial exploitation by the port industry will be explored.

Event Programme

08.30 – 09.45   Registration and Refreshments

09.45 – 10.15   Welcome and Introductions

• Belfast Harbour - Kyle Flanigan, Infrastructure & Capacity Planning Lead
• Belfast City Council - Debbie Caldwell, Climate Commissioner
• UK Space Agency - Chris White-Horne, Deputy CEO for Programme Delivery
• European Space Agency - Géraldine Naja, Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness

10.15 – 11.45   Port Ecosystems, Current Status and Future Directions

Session Chair - Kyle Flanigan, Belfast Harbour

• Port Industry Challenges - Mark Simmonds, Director of Policy & External Affairs, British Ports Association Download the presentation
• Green Shipping Corridors - Mark Wray, Ecosystem Director of Maritime and Ports, Connected Places Catapult Download the presentation
• Onshore Power - Marlene Mitchell, Commercial Manager, Port of Aberdeen Download the presentation
• Environmental Sustainability - Alan Wells, Founder, Redshift Associates  Download the presentation

11.45 – 11.55   Break

11.55 – 13.10   Delivery Pathways and Funding Opportunities

Session Chair - Rickbir Bahia, UK Space Agency

• Port Decarbonisation Innovation Network - James Lovett, Innovation Lead, Future Maritime Technologies, Innovate UK Download the presentation
• European Space Agency - Rita Rinaldo, Head of Applications, Projects and Studies Division Download the presentation
• UKSA Space Applications for Port and Maritime - Chris Hall, Space Applications Delivery Lead, UK Space Agency Download the presentation
• Northern Ireland Perspectives - Robert Hill, Director of the Northern Ireland Space Office and NI Space Cluster Manager Download the presentation

13.10 – 14.00   Lunch, Network and Platform Demonstrations

• CACHE Net-Zero Platform - Geospatial Insight
• Digital Port Platform - Sinay
• Darwin Shuttle - Darwin Group
• SeaNext - Seafar

14.00 – 14.55   Panel 1.  Emerging Technologies - Industry Use Cases

Session Chair - Alan Wells, Redshift Associates

• Port IT Services 5G Connectivity - Laura O'Neil, Digital Transformation Manager, Belfast Harbour Download the presentation
• Autonomous road vehicles in ports – Paul Rizos, Business Analyst, Darwin Innovation Group Download the presentation
• Marine Sustainability - Quillon Harpham, Technical Director, Floods and Water Management, HR Wallingford Download the presentation
• Marine and Maritime AIS Data Fusion Analytics, KX Systems NI - Robert Hill, Director of the Northern Ireland Space Office and NI Space Cluster Manager 

15.00 – 16.00   Panel 2.  Current and Emerging Solutions

Session Chair - Roberta Mugellesi Dow, European Space Agency

• CACHE Net Zero port services - David Fox, Geospatial Insight Download the presentation
• Digital port platform - Thierry Ducellier, Sinay Download the presentation
• APACE Net Zero -  Steve Godman, BP International Download the presentation
• Remote monitoring and control of semi-autonomous vessels – Ghazaleh Kia, Seafar NV Download the presentation

16.00 - 16.15   Summary and Wrap Up Session

European Space Agency, UK Space Agency, Redshift Associates

Who should attend?

This exciting event will interest port operators, users, and stakeholders with ambitions towards decarbonisation and Net Zero port operations; service providers offering relevant transferable technologies from the space and other sectors, and representatives from the SME sector looking for markets for their early stage (TRL 4-6 use cases) capabilities.  

• Optimisation and energy efficiency technologies applied to the port sector.
• Vessel efficiency focused on data, software or autonomy.
• Autonomous vessels and port vehicles including subsystems such as control systems and sensors.
• New measures driving port decarbonisation including sensors and robotic systems.
• Port operations optimisation and digitisation.
• Digital tools such as for port emissions monitoring.
• Opportunities to introduce new technologies into the maritime sector

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