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On the Automation of Ports and Logistics Chains in the Adriatic Region

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Recently, automation is gaining an even more important role in the port and maritime industry. In particular, several technological innovations are changing both the freight and passenger transport sector. The introduction of these technologies in port terminals (smart ports) require involved stakeholders to adapt their asset and organisations in order to improve the economic competitiveness in global markets. The geographical context where new technologies are put in place can also influence their deployment and foreseen impacts. Hence, in order to take the proper decisions at a strategic level and maximize the positive effects in a selected scenario, a feasibility analysis is essential. In the present study, this challenge is addressed for the Adriatic region by proposing a procedure for evaluating and selecting the most promising innovations. Several relevant stakeholders from the selected area are inquired to assess the relevance and deployment difficulties for a set of new technologies dealing with automation in port areas. Then, the impacts on technical operation and labour market are assessed, thus, providing valuable information to support the regional organisations in facing the change and deploying procedures to be potentially replicated in other geographical areas.

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This work was entirely financed by “DigLogs - Digitalising Logistics Process” Interrog Italy-Croatia 2014–2020 project.

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  1. Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, via A. Valerio 10, 34127, Trieste, Italy

    Luca Braidotti & Vittorio Bucci

  2. TeDIS Program, Sustainable Logistics Unit, Venice International University, Isola di S. Servolo, 30133, Venice, Italy

    Luca Braidotti & Maurizio Cociancich

  3. Department of Architecture and Arts, Università IUAV di Venezia, Ca’ Tron, Santa Croce 1957, 30135, Venice, Italy

    Marco Mazzarino

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Braidotti, L., Mazzarino, M., Cociancich, M., Bucci, V. (2020). On the Automation of Ports and Logistics Chains in the Adriatic Region. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12255. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58820-5_8

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