Our projects

A true Service Yard: New Business Model for Shipyards to Advance from the ‘Subsidised’ Model

as2con, a Croatian company that focuses on research, development and applications, has placed among the Top 4 finalists of the Economist’s innovation challenge. as2con's team developed a business model for shipyards.

AIRDEV - Business Models for Airport Development and Management

Taking into account the last years in the evolution of air transport and how much these will restrict the possible futures of the industry, AIRDEV aims to extend to the land side previous research project AIRNETS (MPP), shaping a stream of research dedicated to Air Transport.

ASECAP - European Association of tolled road infrastructures operators

ASECAP is the European Association of tolled road infrastructures operators. It gathers 21 national members managing more than 40.000 km of road networks. ASECAP mission is to promote tolling and the direct user-payer principle as the most efficient tool to finance the construction, safe operation and effective maintenance of motorways and other major road infrastructures.

auto-gration: Assisting SMEs to participate in global digital supply chains in the automotive sector

The auto-gration (automotive integration) project aims to improve the integration of automotive companies, particularly SMEs, in the sector’s digital supply chains by developing a Collaborative Reference Architecture (CAR) and promoting its adoption by the industry’s key players.

BOTTICELLA - Electric Vintage Car in Rome

The main goal of the project is the development of an innovative electrically-powered vintage carriage (Botticella) and its experimentation in the touristic centre of Rome.

Bwcabus

Bwcabus is the innovative demand responsive fully accessible local bus service operating in the Teifi Valley.

CAFE

The aim of the CAFE project is to examine can the maritime sector achieve competitive advantage by focusing on safety aspects. The major focus is on operational safety which is expected to both directly and indirectly influence the opportunities in the competitive European surface transport sector.

CAREX

The Carex project is a European project which gathers an initial network involving Roissy, Lyon, Liège, Amsterdam, London and Germany.

CASMARE

CASMARE is the Coordination Action to maintain and further develop a Sustainable MAritime Research in Europe.

CASTLE

The Acronym CASTLE stands for “Cooperation Among SMEs Toward Logistic Excellence”. The CASTLE objectives and ratio are rooted in past research & study activities on the regional logistics EU status and perspectives, which elected SMEs logistics networking as a priority intervention area for public policies.

Catch-MR

CATCH-MR (Cooperative approaches to transport challenges in Metropolitan Regions) is an alliance of 12 partners representing 7 Metropolitan Regions with the aim to explore and adapt sustainable transport solutions for metropolises and their regions.

CITYMOBIL

Citymobil is a major research, development and demonstration project addressed to the integration of automated transport systems in the urban environment.

CIVITAS CATALIST

CIVITAS CATALIST is a specific support action for the CIVITAS Initiative and ensures an exploitation of experiences gained within the CIVITAS Initiative.
In concrete terms, this means:

• To provide Long Term Evaluation of measures implemented during CIVITAS and
• To guarantee the continued availability of result generated by CIVITAS

CiViTAS ELAN

The CIVITAS-ELAN Project is the result of an intensive cooperation and exchange process during which the cities of Ljubljana, Gent, Zagreb, Brno, and Porto agreed to respond in a pro-active way to the substantial mobility challenges in European cities. Based on the agreement signed by the mayors of the five cities, a common mission statement for CIVITAS ELAN has been agreed: ”To ‘mobilise’ our citizens by developing - with their support – clean mobility solutions for vital cities, ensuring health and access for all.”

CIVITAS-MIMOSA

The partners of CIVITAS MIMOSA (Funchal bound together with Gdansk, Bologna, Utrecht, Tallin) see in CIVITAS the ideal instrument to better understand the frameworks, processes and technicalities required to successfully introduce and test innovative and integrated strategies for a clean, energy-efficient and sustainable urban transport.

COMCIS

COMCIS aims to improve the performance of door-to-door container transport chains by consolidating data, systems and interoperability standards that resulted from previous EC projects and commercial developments. Demonstrations will be held from the start in business cases through Antwerp & Rotterdam.

COST356 - EST - Towards the definition of a measurable environmentally sustainable transport

The main objective of COST 356 is to identify harmonised, scientifically sound methods to build environmental indicators (or indices) for the assessment of transportation projects, plans and policies, and to integrate these indicators (or indices) into decision-making processes by indicator (or indices) selection or aggregation (e.g. multi-criteria analysis).

CVIS - Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems

CVIS is a European research and development project aiming to design, develop and test the technologies needed to allow cars to communicate with each other and with the nearby roadside infrastructure.

DELPHI project presents www.logisticstube.eu

The DELPHI (Devising E-learning Logistics Programmes to Heighten Innovation) Project was designed to improve the quality of distance learning in the field of Transport and Logistics.

DELTA - Concerted coordination for the promotion of efficient multimodal interfaces

The DELTA project addresses the problems and needs associated with passenger transport systems that are faced with high and steep seasonal demand. The focus of the project is on regional transport systems rather than on national or international scales.

E-VECTOORC

Electric-Vehicle Control of Individual Wheel Torque for On- and Off-Road Conditions

EAGAR - European Assessment of Global Publicity Funded Automotive Research

The FP7 project EAGAR benchmarks the current public automotive research activities at international level, in particular the European Union with North America, Japan, South Korea, India, China and selected other emerging economies.

ECO-REFITEC

ECO-REFITEC is a collaborative R&D project funded under the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme, that intends to improve the competitiveness of the European Repair shipyards and SME's involved in the refit , repair and conversion of existing ships

ELVA - Advanced Electric Vehicle Architectures

To fully exploit new freedoms in design for fully electric urban vehicles is the aim of the ELVA project. Thus the project partners will go far beyond what is know as vehicle architecture, mainly being taken over from conventional cars, i.e. driven by a combustion engine.

EMAR²RES

Support Action to initiate cooperation between the Communities of European MARine and MARitime REsearch and Science.

ENERQI

Improving public transport by using daily quality observations of customers.
ENERQI project will implement an innovative quality monitoring system for public transport. This will initially be done in eight EU countries, with the aim to expand further. The main idea of ENERQI is to involve voluntary quality observers who are, in fact, public transport travellers.

ESTOMAD

The ICT ESTOMAD project brings together academic, research and industrial beneficiaries who will together develop knowledge and software tools to aid design engineers in designing energy efficient and sustainable future products such as machines and vehicles.

Euro NCAP

Euro NCAP organizes crash-tests and provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe.

EuroRAP - European Road Assessment Programme

The European Road Assessment Programme - EuroRAP AISBL - is an international not-for profit association (Associations internationales sans but lucratif) registered in Belgium. Its members are motoring organisations, national and regional road authorities, and experts who have been elected because of the special contribution they have made to EuroRAP.

EuroVIP

Virtual Integrated Partnering for SME service, technology and information providers in the European maritime sector

EWTCII

The previous East West Transport Corridor project was a success and therefore the strong partnership decided to continue their co-operation in a follow up project named East West TC II. The new project will highlight the development of a "Green Corridor Concept" as a best practice case in the European context.

FEMAG-Flexible Ecological Multipurpose Advanced Generator

FEMAG-C is the acronym for Flexible Ecological Multipurpose Advanced Generator - Car. It is a technology framework enabling the use of fuel cells as an on board electric generator for electric vehicles, allowing to match improved autonomy and reduced weight with the zero emission environmental advantage.

HAVEit

The EU funded R&D project HAVEit is set to make vehicles safer, more environmentally-friendly and efficient by enhancing their level of automation. Seven vehicles demonstrating concrete results are to be presented in Borås (Sweden) on 21 and 22 June 2011.

HI-ZEV

Development of an ecological sport vehicle with a sustainable propulsion system and an innovative energy flow management system.

Hightech.NRW - CFRP Body Panels

Car Body Panels Made of CFRP for Mass Production

IN-SAFETY

IN-SAFETY project aims to use intelligent, intuitive and cost-efficient combinations of new technologies and traditional infrastructure best practice applications, in order to enhance the forgiving and self-explanatory nature of roads.

INTERCONNECT

INTERCONNECT is examining the role of local and regional interconnections in the context of longer distance passenger journeys in Europe, in order to address the potential for greater economic efficiency and reduced environmental impact.

ITS Platform

A new Danish platform for the development of intelligent traffic.

KASSETTS - Knowledge-enabled Access of Central Europe SMEs to Efficient Transnational Transport Solutions.

The KASSETTS project aims at optimizing transport and logistics activities, increasing the competitiveness of SMEs in their local systems, sustaining the environment and preserving regional territories through formation of an EU operative ICT network of logistics brokers.

LIFE CYCLE - Promotion of healthy mobility behaviour throughout the entire life time using a life long approach on cycling

The aim of LIFE CYCLE is to integrate cycling as the natural mean of transport in daily life. Thus, the project is contributing to the socialisation of cycling. By this, LIFE CYCLE aims to change the increasing sedentary lifestyles of people by adding physical activity to the daily routines.

LOGSEC

The goal of the LOGSEC project is to develop a strategic roadmap for a large scale demonstration project in European logistics and supply chain security, characterised by adequate security for the benefit of business and governments, on low time-delay and other cost implications.

Mala Segura

Mala Segura project aims to create a tracking and tracing system for bags. This can be possible with the incorporation of an identification device into the bag.This system will be tamper-proof, compatible with international standards and use state of the art technologies.

MID-FREQUENCY: CAE methodologies for Mid-Frequency Analysis in Vibration and Acoustics

The MID-FREQUENCY ITN project brings together academic and industrial beneficiaries who will together host researchers, drawing together skills and expertise in a range of different technical approaches in the field of mid-frequency vibro-acoustic analysis. Together they develop and promote research, knowledge and application of mid-frequency analysis techniques within EU industry.

MoMa.Biz Mobility Management for Business and Industrial Zones

The project will implement an innovative mobility management methodology and mobility labelling at 6 Business and Industrial Zones (BIZ) located in small/medium cities of 5 European countries.

NICHES+

NICHES+ is a Coordination Action funded by the European Commission. The project’s mission is to stimulate a wide debate on innovative urban transport and mobility in order to promote the most promising new urban transport concepts, initiatives and projects and transfer them from their current “niche” position to a mainstream urban transport application.

ODICIS - One DIsplay for a Cockpit Interactive Solution

The ODICIS project aims at developing a single display cockpit associated with adequate means of interaction.

Opencell Technology Applications for Transport Industry

This project studies the potential utilization of the invention in structural and esthetic applications.

PEGASUS

The Pegasus consortium has developed an innovative Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) system, together with novel materials and processes for automotive applications. Pegasus offers significant life cycle cost savings and environmental benefits, demonstrated via a new integrated rear panel for the SMART Fortwo.

PICAV

PICAV project will design and realize a new personal electric vehicle for passengers ensuring accessibility for all in urban pedestrian environments. It also addresses a new transport system that integrates a fleet of PICAV units

PILOT4SAFETY - Pilot project for common EU Curriculum for Road Safety experts: training and application on Secondary Roads

Pilot4Safety will contribute to the implementation of coherent safety procedures for the European road network. The focus is on developing curricula and tools for the auditing and inspections of secondary roads, as well as reaching an agreement between the involved regions about the acceptance of a common training curricula and the exchange of safety experts.

PORTA - PORTs as a gateway for Access inner regions

The PORTA project aims to define and implement common strategies and integrated transport/land use planning procedures to increase the role of ports as strategic key actors of the maritime and logistics development and as a gateway to access the inner regions.

PRO.MOTION - Creating liveable neighbourhoods while lowering transport energy consumption

PRO.MOTION aims to facilitate energy efficient transport in residential areas and housing projects. A key element is involving residents as well as key stakeholders in housing and transport from the very beginning, in order to create solutions appropriate to the project’s tasks.

PROPS

Promotional Platform for short sea shipping and intermodality.

Public Transport Strategy

UITP is the international organisation for public transport authorities and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry.

REACT - Supporting Research on Climate Friendly Transport

REACT aspires to act as a driving force for coordinating, supporting and strengthening the Research & Tech¬nology Development (RTD) area of climate-friendly transport and mobil¬ity, so as to achieve integration at the European level of funding opportuni¬ties for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from transport.

RECODRIVE - Rewarding and Recognition Schemes for Energy Conserving Driving, Vehicle procurement and maintenance

RECODRIVE is a project aiming at merging existing ecodriving initiatives with good fleet management and logistics optimization practice.

Retrack

RETRACK is the “REorganisation of Transport networks by advanced RAil freight Concepts”.

RIS-COSAR

New concepts, architectures and information services and management of vessel traffic and inland transport harmonized with European trends.

RISING

RISING has the overall objective of identifying, integrating and further developing information services such as River Information Services (RIS) in order to efficiently support Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) and logistics operations.

SAFETYNET

SafetyNet was an Integrated Project funded by DG-TREN of the European Commission. The objective of the project was to build the framework of a European Road Safety Observatory, which will be the primary focus for road safety data and knowledge, as specified in the Road Safety Action Plan 2003. The Observatory will support all aspects of road and vehicle safety policy development at European and national levels.

SAFEWIN

Safety of winter navigation in dynamic ice

SAFGOF - Evaluation of traffic increase in the Gulf of Finland 2007-2015 and the effect of the increase on the environment and traffic chain activities

Kotka Maritime Research Centre (KMRC) has started a new three year project SAFGOF - Evaluation of the traffic increase in the Gulf of Finland during the years 2007-2015 and the effect of the increase on the environment and traffic chain activities.

SCANDRIA - The Scandinavian-Adriatic Corridor for Innovation and Growth

Scandria is a cooperation of 19 partners from Germany and Scandinavia willing to assume a future role in developing a green and innovative transport corridor between the Baltic and the Adriatic Sea as well as to promote a new European economic core area.

SKEMA

Sustainable Knowledge Platform for the European Maritime And Logistics Industry

STAR-NET Transport - European Network to Support the Sustainable Surface Transport SMEs

The main objective of the Star-net Transport project is to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs operating within the Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) sector by supporting them to participate in FP7 Research and Technological development activities.

STOCA - Study of cargo flows in the Gulf of Finland in emergency situations

The objective of STOCA project is to analyse the functionality of the sea transportation system in the Gulf of Finland under different conditions.

Study of gate congestion in a marine container terminal

This projects aims to reduce the truck queues at a container terminal gate by proposing a customer friendly and effective management method.

TECH-CLINIC SST - Setting-up of effective Technological Clinics to address real knowledge needs of Surface Transport industry

TECH-CLINIC SST contributed to change the attitude of young people towards the STI by showing them that it is today an innovative industry, quite active in the development and application of new technologies, showing then lines of opportunities in the educational system, R&D organisations and enterprises, and in particular high-tech SMEs, to explore the potential of job creation in the surface transport sector.

THROUGHLIFE

The ThroughLife project (Development and proof of new approaches for through-life asset management based on next generation of materials and production technology) aims to develop and demonstrate new approaches for through-life asset management for defined business cases and selected technologies, which maintain and extend the life of the ship.

TIRE-DYN

The integrated research approach of the TIRE-DYN project is based on a continuous transfer of scientific and engineering knowledge between industry and academia in the field of tire dynamic analysis. Through secondments, recruitments, training and networking activities, this knowledge will be efficiently transferred. The outcome of the project will strengthen the European automotive industry and research through the availability of efficient and accurate tire dynamics analysis tools.

TransNEW - Support for realising New Member and Associated States’ potentials in transport research

The TransNEW Project is part of the Coordination and Support Actions for the EU Framework 7 Programme, aimed at supporting transport research activities in the new Member States. It also stimulates, encourages and facilitates the participation of the new Member States and particularly of the SMEs in those countries in national, regional and European research.

TRENDY TRAVEL

The main object of Trendy Travel is to show how sustainalbe travel can be made more attractive by appealing to people's emotional needs, so as to effect a modal shift from the car to more sustainable traffic modes.

TURBLOG_WW - Transferability of urban logistics concepts and practices

The TURBLOG project aims to extend existing knowledge on urban logistics to other countries and thus effectively contribute to the transfer of knowledge between Europe and Latin America (LA), with a particular focus on Brazil and Peru.

ULYSSES

New ultra slow ships to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Ventotene Zero Emission Island

The project Ventotene Zero-emission Island aims to integrate renewable energy sources and sustainable mobility actions.

VISIONS : Visions of the Role of Walking and Cycling in 2030

Visions2030 seeks to revitalise the quality of walking and cycling in the UK and explore ways in which people might be encouraged to use these modes in the future.

VISIONS-OLYMPICS

VISIONS-OLYMPICS aims to increase the European competitive advantage by tapping into the unspoiled/unbiased creative minds of the young generation.

Watertruck

Watertruck aims at the further development and optimization of cargo transport using small inland waterways by introducing a new navigational concept, consisting of a pusher and pushed barges. As a result, an efficient and flexible road haulage model is applied to inland navigation.

XTraN4Forces

Integrated System for the Management of Emergencies