chainPORT hackathon 2018 - Port of Antwerp tour

Intro The Port of Antwerp hosts an exclusive tour in the port for (potential) participants to the chainPORT hackathon, taking place in Antwerp Expo from 11-13 October 2018. Subscribe now for this tour to be optimally prepared to tackle one of the six challenges at the hackathon! The guided bus tour will be conducted in English and will take about 3-4 hours. The tour takes place August 28th, and starts at 10.30AM and ends around 2PM. Note: if you would like to learn more on the challenge “Document and process flow”, we kindly invite you to a separate tour taking place in the 2nd half of September. Due of the nature of this challenge we can only allow participants working on this challenge at the hackathon, to this tour. Thank you for your understanding. If you would like to be part of this tour, let us know at info@chainporthack.com and we’ll get in touch! Participation is free of charge but subscription is mandatory. We kindly ask that, if you register, to also show up for the tour. About the Port of Antwerp The Port of Antwerp is the leading integrated maritime and logistical hub of Europe and the second largest European seaport. Because of its central location in the heart of Europe, and thanks to a widespread network of multimodal connections, the port is optimally connected with the economic centers over all of Europe. Innovation, one of its most important key drivers, makes sure the port of Antwerp is always looking one step further than the current supply chain needs. Next to economic development, the port attaches great importance to the development of social as well as sustainable management. Brief tour description Albert canal: Inland shipping as a sustainable transport mode (challenge: mobility). Main hub: maritime rail terminal to bundle outgoing traffic of multiple maritime terminals to diverse destinations in the (inter)national hinterland + same organization for ingoing traffics from the hinterland (challenge: mobility). Pipelines and their positive influence on environment and mobility: in the field of transport emissions, noise disturbance, congestion, negative visual effects, pipelines score the best (challenge: mobility). Renewable energy: windmills, solar panels, LNG and methane. The port is home to one of the biggest windmill parks on land in Belgium. We also get to see the closed waste heap Hooge Maey. Via pipings, energy is being produced and so it doesn’t end up in the atmosphere. Solar panels also deliver electricity to be used in the port (challenge: sustainability).  Scanners and Amoras: on-site and mobile scanners from Customs, to control containers. Amoras stands for “Antwerpse Mechanische Ontwatering, Recyclage en Applicatie van Slib”. This project is a solution for the storage and processing of maintenance dredging (challenge: safety & security).