Kiel-Gdansk Market Place – Smart Shipping
31.05.2022
Business and science exchange between Kiel and Gdansk under the umbrella of the international project reSEArch EU

Time: 10:00 – 19:00 h
For the first time, the Kieler Marktplatz, the exchange format of business, science and politics, will be hosted as an international event together with the University of Gdańsk.
The Kiel-Gdańsk Market Place will bring together scientists and business partners from the maritime sector. Both cities are active in promoting future concepts for sustainable shipping: smart shipping in a smart harbour, including autonomous shipping, modern energy systems and harbour logistics. Both cities have excellent scientific research and innovative maritime industry. Kiel as host city will present e.g. the "Clean Autonomous Public Transport Network (CAPTN)", establishing an integrated inner-city mobility chain of autonomous clean modes of transport on water and on land. In addition, the Port of Kiel offers groundbreaking activities like the on-shore power terminal.
This event will:
promote exchange on scientific evidence
support networking between Kiel and Gdańsk
provide science and business contacts for future cooperation and commercialization of inventions
The program offers:
presentations + discussion
visits (e.g. Port of Kiel on-shore power terminal; Shipbuilding-Streaming lab)
reception
Program:
10.00 h Welcome
Christian Wagner-Ahlfs, Kiel University / KMS
Presentations Kiel
CAPTN- INtroducing talk Moderation
Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Dirk Nowotka
Kiel University, Dept. of Computer Science
A lab in the waves- a step towards autonomous shipping
Prof. Dr. Hauke Schramm
University of Applied Science Kiel, Faculty of applied informatics
CAPTN- Integration of 5G in the smart fjord (logistics, transport & sport)
Björn Schwarze
CEO- Addix
Presentations Gdansk
Smart Port- Smart Shipping
Dr. Malgorzata Bielenia
University of Gdansk
Institute of Maritime Transport and Seaboren Trade
Baltic Sea & Space Cluster: Smart Shipping in the sea port
Marek Grzybowski, Baltic Sea & Space Cluster, President of the Board
Discussion
Wrap- up with Axel Koch,
Kiel University, Research and Innovation, Head of the Transfer Department
12:30- 13: 15 h Lunch
13:30- 18 h Visits (included coffee break)
On- shore power terminal- Port of Kiel
Ferry transit to East Shore
University of Applied Science: Presentation of applied ferry model and recent research
Prof. Dr. Ing. Hendrik Dankwoski, University of Applied Science, ship design and marine environment protection
Ferry transit to West Shore
18.00 Reception and Networking, Seeburg Kiel University
A cooperation of: Kiel University, Maritime Cluster Northern Germany, the nucleus (Wissenschaftszentrum), University of Gdańsk, Baltic Sea & Space Cluster (Poland).
Registration
Please register here: Online registration form.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact: Dr. Christian Wagner-Ahlfs (Coordinator transdisciplinary research / Kiel Marine Science (KMS), Kiel University) via e-mail: cwagnerahlfs@kms.uni-kiel.de