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First BIOMASTER Newsletter out now! The first BIOMASTER Newsletter is now online with a focus on the starting phase of the project....

ORIGAMI Co-modal transport solutions for long-haul journeys. ...

An innovative system will reduce the urban impact of refrigerated distribution A prototype for urban hybrid distribution of refrigerated perishable goods with low environmental impact is being tested in Rome and Valencia....

Waste2Wheel: how biomethane can keep cars on the road The new multinational project Biomaster, co-funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme, seeks to exploit the full potential of biomethane by creating a chain of initiatives aimed at the transport sector. ...

ODICIS mock-up at the 2011 Paris Air Show The ODICIS consortium is pleased to announce that their single display cockpit was presented, for the first time, at the 2011 Paris Air Show. ...

EU research project THROUGHLIFE aims for paradigm change in maritime life-cycle services THROUGHLIFE advocates recyclable and long-lasting reusable composites in order to optimize the life-cycle costs and environmental impact of maritime vessels. ...

MARKET-UP achievements in climate friendly initiatives. During the REACT Conference in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 16 - 17, MARKET-UP project showed the results of its first work package activity....

Watertrucking: inland maritime shipping with a modern twist The Watertruck project (WT) focusses on maximising the benefits of inland shipping. WT is calling on all parties and transport companies working in the North-Western European logistic sector to participate in a pilot project aimed at reviving the use of traditional transport means with a modern approach....

Indian Logistic Solutions land in Paris. A successful Indian case study concerning an efficient urban delivery system has been analyzed during the 3rd TURBLOG_WW workshop held in Paris on April 2011....

London calling for maritime delegates! CASMARE project is going to co-organize the next FP7 Maritime Innovation and Brokerage event to be held in London on September 7-8, 2011....

TURBLOG_WW looking forward to its Brazilian Final Workshop. The TURBLOG_WW Final Workshop will be organized in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on September 20-21, 2011. ...

A melting pot of experiences for the TURBLOG workshop "Urban logistics solutions" was the focus of the 3rd workshop held in Paris on April, 21st by the TURBLOG_WW project team....

Bic Omega e l'Università di Camerino in pista per la mobilità sostenibile Bielle Picene è il team che Unicam e Bic Omega hanno schierato alla 25 edizione della Shell Eco Marathon. 3.836 chilometri con un litro era il record da battere. Aerodinamica e leggerezza al centro della progettazione. ...

Una monoposto ecologica per la Shell Eco Marathon 2010 KoCo2 è la vettura a basse emissioni che Unicam e Bic Omega hanno schierato alla 25ma edizione della Shell Eco Marathon. 30 chili su tre ruote, efficienza aerodinamica e materiali ecocompatibili per vincere la sfida della mobilità sostenibile. ...

Da Torino a Milano con un litro di benzina La KoCo2 è la monoposto ecologica progettatta dal team del Bic Omega Bielle Picene per la Shell Eco Marathon. Buoni i risultati ottenuti in gara e tante le soluzioni tecniche da applicare nel campo della mobilità sostenibile. Un nuovo distretto dell'auto ecologica potrebbe muovere i primi passi a cavallo tra Marche e Abruzzo. ...

Auto-gration: an integrated eBusiness solution for SMEs in the automotive sector An auto-gration Architecture is being proposed to facilitate the integration of data exchanges among SMEs, especially in the automotive sector. ...

International Maritime Incident and Near Miss Reporting Conference (IMISS) 2011, Helsinki, Finland 1-2 September 2011 Maritime conference in Helsinki in September on the dissemination of incident reports at sea to improve future safety and rescue efforts...

First invitation goes out for the FERRM11 meeting FERRM11 to focus on Resources, Recycling and Alternative Materials and Implementation in Brussels on 18-19th October 2011....

Highly-Automated Driving in Congestion and through Roadworks Advanced driver assistance system helps drivers carry out arduous and tiring tasks. Continental uses technologies already in production to demonstrate the potential of highly-automated driving. ...

Continental Achieves Highly-Automated Driving Using Production-Ready Technologies Continental's Architecture Migration Demonstrator shows how a vehicle automation system with basic functions can be developed using the technologies available today. The system could soon be developed further into series production. ...

Assistance and Automation Levels Enhance Future Driving Safety, Efficiency and Comfort Together with a European consortium of researchers, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – DLR) demonstrates how various driving tasks can be carried out in certain situations through a dynamic division of tasks between driver and vehicle. ...

Driving at the Press of a Button At the HAVEit Final Event, 17 partners from the European automotive industry and scientific community are set to demonstrate the highly automated future of driving. The EU funded project aimed at increasing driving safety and boosting the European automotive industry in the international market. ...

Electrical Brake System Increases Traffic Safety and Handling of Trucks A new brake-by-wire-system shortens braking distance by 15 percent ...

Driving without a Driver – Volkswagen presents the “Temporary Auto Pilot” Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold: “An important milestone on the path towards fully automatic and accident-free driving.” ...

Predicting the Future for Advanced Energy Management A new generation of buses predicts the immediate future in order to better take advantage of their hybrid motor – Active Green Driving. ...

A Truck that Keeps Track in Congestion Volvo’s prototype Automated Queue Assistance (AQuA) supports truck drivers in traffic congestion through numerous sensors that monitor the surroundings and take decisions autonomously. ...

Rolling Towards Results The TIRE-DYN IAPP project consortium is organizing its first public workshop on September 22nd, 2011 in Leuven, Belgium. The workshop will discuss and analyse the results from the first series of project results....

Scandinavian-Adriatic Corridor: Turning Heads at Munich Logistics Fair One of the most imaginative transport links in Europe, the Scandinavian to Adriatic Corridor, where Berlin could become a key hub in this North-South European corridor, generated great interest at the recent Transport Logistic Fair in Munich, the sector’s largest....

Electric Evolutions As electric vehicles take to the roads, an overhaul on traditional automobile design is needed in order to maximise the performance of future models. Customer needs and expectations must be incorporated directly, but are rather unknown....

Logistics in Europe: A Green Corridor Between Two Seas A conference held in Malmo on 4-5 April 2011 confirmed the determination of partners from Swedish, Danish and German regions to make the green transport corridor from the Baltic to the Adriatic a reality....

Fathoming Maritime Communications: A University Study A PhD research study from the University of Southern Denmark suggests ways of improving communications on board ships and between ships and land based units....

Safety of Winter Navigation in Dynamic Ice A prediction system is being developed to aid large ship navigation in ice prone regions...

For shipyard owners: launch them, then lease them How to make shipyards more competitive? According to a research study from Croatia, the answer could be keeping ownership of the ships they produce and make money by leasing them directly to shipping companies....

Highly Automated Driving Taking Shape EU funded project HAVEit is set to make vehicles safer, more environmentally-friendly and efficient by enhancing their level of automation. After more than three years of research work on intelligent driver assistance systems, seven vehicles demonstrating concrete results are to be presented in Borås (Sweden) on 21 and 22 June 2011....

Rolling towards revolution K.U. Leuven is undertaking a project to analyse the dynamic behavior of rolling tires in order to improve tire modeling accuracy and optimise vehicle performance...

Ripple Effects: From Japan to Finland In an increasingly interconnected world, the natural disasters that have recently occurred in Japan could greatly affect the supply of goods in areas as far as Finland...

Two Guidebooks to facilitate sustainable mobility In order to assist decision makers and planners integrate sustainable mobility in their local development agendas PRO.MOTION has produced 2 guidebooks. Stressing the importance of energy efficient transport, the key objective is to strengthen the attractiveness of sustainability. One example being that less cars in residential areas can make way for the design of green spaces leading to a higher quality of life for the inhabitants....

The successful story of PRO.MOTION. PRO.MOTION is a project within the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe programme of DG TREN. The aim is to facilitate energy efficient transport forms in the joint field of housing and mobility and to reduce the need for transport by providing services and facilities, which replace transport services. The main tasks of PRO.MOTION are implementing new applications, educating key players and disseminating the project's results....

Recipes for a "greener" sea The European science community, the marine environmental and the maritime agencies have found a useful tool to communicate through the EMARES project aiming at providing expertise and better coordination for the sector ...

The Changing Tides of Europe's Maritime Sector The "Coordinated Action to maintain and further develop Sustainable Maritime Research in Europe" (CASMARE) will have an impact on European Research and Development programmes as a whole as well as on national and regional maritime programmes. ...

A Study on the Chinese Shipbuilding Industry A look at a study on the Chinese shipbuilding industry...

1st. Eco-REFITEC WORKSHOP - ECO-REFITEC is holding a workshop at the University of Constantza in Romania on 5 May 2011. ...

Full Green Ahead New ultra slow ships to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

Factories go green Energy software tools for sustainable machine design...

No to Noise Project Mid-Frequency Analysis in Vibration and Acoustics, no to noisy industry, yes to unparalleled research and EU competitiveness....

Reproducing Noises: a seminar will show you the latest techniques. The ITN MIDFREQUENCY consortium is organizing a two days advanced seminar taking place from 9 to 10 May, 2011 in Munich, Germany, which will be focused on acoustic simulation techniques....

Container terminal gate congestion: Chinese solutions for Europe? The increase in world trade and changing patterns in the shipping sector has resulted in considerable congestion at container terminals in the major ports of Europe. A study has been conducted by the University of Southern Denmark, Department of Environmental and Business Economics, to solve the problem of truck congestion proposes examples taken from several Chinese marine terminals....

All eyes on sustainable speed The launch of a new automotive research initiative which will focus on the development of an ecological sports vehicle....

RWTH Aachen University develops integrated thermal management for plug-in hybrid cars A research team from the Institute of Automotive Engineering (ika) and the Institute for Combustion Engines (VKA) at RWTH Aachen University in Germany are investigating and developing new thermal architectures and control algorithms for plug-in hybrid cars. ...

BOTTICELLA, the Electric powered vintage carriage in the city of Rome: experimentation phase at launch! BOTTICELLA: A new electric vintage car will be experimented in Rome city centre....

Rationalising Traffic: Solutions for urban logistics at Paris workshop "Urban Logistics Solutions Case studies" is the 3rd Workshop organized by TURBLOG_WW project to be held in Paris on the 28th April 2011. The workshop will gather a representative group of experts to discuss and present Urban Logistics Solutions from a Worldwide Perspective....

TransNEW: A new project will open Europe's transport to its Eastern borders The TransNEW Project, which is part of the Coordination and Support Actions for the EU Framework 7 Programme for Research, aims at supporting transport research activities in the new Member States and beyond. It will also stimulate the participation of small and medium enterprises in actions at national, regional and European level through the creation of a Europe-wide database to be unveiled in 2011....

Funchal unveiled as the host for the CIVITAS Forum Conference 2011 Funchal will host the 2011 CIVITAS Forum Conference. CIVITAS helps European cities achieve a more sustainable and energy efficient urban transport system....

How to rescue urban logistics TURBLOG_WW is developing a supranational and intercontinental link between areas developing their urban infrastructure. The aim here is for areas of urban development to access a database of information on past experiences of urban logistics from locations across the globe....

REACT Conference: better air, better future, with climate friendly transport Conference in Belgrade during May to highlight future directions of research in the field of climate friendly transport. Select individuals will receive free accommodation by applying early. ...

C02 Reduction: a competition to participate to a conference in Belgrade in May Projects teams from all over Europe doing research on transport and mobility are invited to register for the REACT Conference to be held in Belgrade (Serbia) on May 16-17, 2011 and participate to a competition...

STAR-NET: a network to help SMEs operating in the Sustainable Surface Transport sector The main objective of the Star-Net Transport project is to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating within the Sustainable Surface Transport (SST) sector by helping them to participate in the activities of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) of the EU....

For a seamless Europe and beyond, TransNEW offers new opportunities in transport research for new, candidate and associate countries The enlargement of the European Union and the increase in exchanges among Europe's member states and regions with candidate and associate countries will require more research into integrated transport systems. A unique opportunity to share knowledge and good practices about transport research projects will be offered in 2011 by the TransNEW Regional Consortium Workshops. ...

WATERBORNE Has Perfect Vision For 2020 WATERBORNE has targeted three areas of the maritime sector under its Vision 2020 initiative to increase the benefits and reduce the consequences of waterborne transport. Their research provides a wealth of information for European industries to adopt and the EU to implement. ...

RWTH Aachen University developes carbon hood for series-production vehicle Summary: Researchers at Aachen University seek to develop a cost effective method to mass produce car body panels made of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP)....

PILOT4SAFETY Project Kick-off The highest number of car related fatalities occurs on so-called "secondary roads". These national passageways, however, are not covered by the EU's laws on road safety management - laws which anticipate safety checks as well as training and certification of road safety auditors. Only a portion of European highways (trans-European networks) are in fact covered by Directive 2008/96/CE. This is one of the primary reasons that Project PILOT4SAFETY was set up. ...

Driving me sane? Yes with eCoMove and fuel optimisation! Eco-driving & eco-traffic management - here's the concept behind eCoMove, a research project under the EU's FP7 that targets the two main sources of avoidable fuel consumption, i.e inefficient routing and drivers' behaviour. ...

PEGASUS - A New Methodology for Automotive SME's Summary A consortium of European SMEs has launched Pegasus, an innovative new concept for design and engineering which promises considerable savings and environmental benefits in the automotive sector. ...

Avionics: optimal cockpit display design to improve safety SUMMARY: The development of a single display cockpit will enhance operational safety, raise efficiency and reduce cost....

Tests show KASSETTS will save SMEs money, make transport more efficient Initial tests of the KASSETTS programme demonstrated dramatic cost savings in transport for small/medium enterprises (SME). The success of KASSETTS in Poland may lead to more efficient, cheaper and greener transport for all of Europe....

MoMa.BIZ, a project for the mobility to & from business and industrial zones Industrial parks are often difficult to reach, frequently located on vacant land on the periphery of medium-sized cities and so the car becomes the only means by which workers can reach them. The Mobility Management for Business and Industrial Zones (MoMa.BIZ) aims to alleviate this problem and reduce substantially car use and therefore curb C02 emissions. ...

Sustainable fleet management focuses on the implementation of fuel saving measures Car cutting or better car right-sizing can prove to be economically and socially more acceptable than cost cutting. With a focus on changing usage patterns, the RECODRIVE project supports road transport companies willing to adopt improved fleet management and logistics optimisation practices with the potential to push fuel savings beyond 10 per cent and reduce CO2 emissions as well. ...

LOGISTICS TUBE - innovative video-based training A new-concept training platform where European logistics professionals and businesses can find, upload and exchange updated information, news, and learning resources is available on the NET at http://www.logisticstube.eu/. ...

Green fever: How to measure the environmental impact of transport? How can the environmental impact of transport be calculated? A report - "Indicators of environmental sustainability in transport: An interdisciplinary approach to methods" - has just been published by the French transport institute INRETS. The report concludes more than 4 years of joint networking within COST, the European body for Cooperation in Science and Technology (www.cost.esf.org). This will now enable researchers from 20 European countries to offer advice on how to identify, assess and ...

Gulf of Finland: environment and traffic under scrutiny at Kotka Kotka Maritime Research Centre organises a Stakeholder Conference for HELCOM's Baltic Sea Action Plan, Maritime Segment on July 29th, 2010 in Kotka, Finland. The stakeholder conference highlights the themes and current issues connected to HELCOM's Baltic Sea Action Plan, specifically its Maritime activities segment. Presentations in the seminar cover themes related to the Maritime Activities Segment of the HELCOM's Baltic Sea Action plan. These include maritime traffic safety, sewage ...

LOGSEC - A chain of security for European logistics Various types of theft, smuggling and intellectual property violations topped by the fear of terrorist attacks and industrial espionage are a growing concern for European companies, governments and citizens. Aimed at addressing logistics, the project LOGSEC was launched in April by a multinational consortium of seven organisations almost entirely with the support of European Union's 7th Framework Programme for research & technological development....

Let the car do the talking! Improved road safety; a decreased number of road fatalities, accidents and traffic jams; reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions from road transport - are some of the expected results of Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems (CVIS), a European flagship project aimed at providing a universal platform for Vehicle to Vehicle and Vehicle to Infrastructure communication and services....

Electric cars: sustainable mobility in Ventotene, a zero-emission island The "Ventotene Zero-emission Island" Project examines the pathways that will lead to sustainable energy solutions for the island of Ventotene in Italy...

Motorways of the Sea: how to make them competitive A PhD dissertation at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon analyses conditions for making Motorways of the Sea a successful integration of land transport links. ...

Back to the future in 2030: citizens' experiences in cycling and walking... with a vision This project, launched by the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) at Leeds University in collaboration with partners from the Universities of Oxford, Salford, East Anglia and Manchester, looks at creating a suitable atmosphere to promote walking and cycling in Britain. It runs from October 2008 to September 2011...

A dedicated press room for transport projects is launched today PRESS4TRANSPORT Virtual Press Office has just been launched. ...

Waterways without tears with River Information Service (RIS) for Europe Already being described as a public aim, waterways are evolving towards a more service-oriented direction taking user needs into account. Ongoing project RISING, co-funded by the European Union within the Seventh Framework Programme, is based on the assumption that the predictive and real-time exchange of information makes inland waterway transport a considerable safe, secure and reliable mobility option....

TECH-CLINIC SST: how students and SMEs can successfully work together The TECH-CLINIC SST project aimed at raising awareness of senior students to the real problems of the SMEs from the SST Industry thus establishing links between university students and transport SMEs by providing solutions for their technological problems....

Five European cities and regions honored with the OSMOSE Awards for their transport innovations Madrid (ES), Essex (UK), Barcelona (ES), Aalborg (DK) and San Sebastian (ES) are the winners of this year’s OSMOSE Awards for local traffic innovations. The awards were presented to the winners on 7 April in London....