24. Leading Innovators in Ferry Port Automation 2023 - Europe AGICON is a leading adviser firm who specialise in port operational digitalisation and transformation. Its primary clients are larger Ports or Ferry RORO Operators interested in exploring a more automated operations and administration. With over 30 years’ experience in the sector, AGICON is a SmartPort adviser who drive innovation and develop new concepts in Ferry Port automation, often by using proven technology from other sectors like enforcement, smart cities & borders. It offers expert consultancy advice for transformation projects, masterplans, and benchmarks. It can design advice for new or existing infrastructure to accommodate automation and improve traffic flows and productivity. It offers operational design of SmartPort concepts and solutions, and advice on the best available technology for the purpose. AGICON is short for agile consulting. As a company, it believes that by harnessing the power of agile processes businesses can more easily respond to changes in customer demands and anticipate future trends. This increased responsiveness not only allows for greater operational efficiency but also helps organisations to maintain a competitive edge. SmartPort Solutions provided by AGICON support and transform business processes by automating and streamlining missioncritical operations through technology solutions. This support saves employees time, increases productivity, drives supply chain efficiencies, improves security, and leverages data to guide revenue growth; all while creating seamless end user experience. Only well-defined and reliable steps can be automated, so the right business logic is crucial to ensure the tech to support and automate customers’ SmartPort systems. Once in place, anchoring and aligning the operational model alongside staff involvement makes a real difference. The bonus of using AGICON is its deep knowledge of the RORO Ferry sector in Europe. This means it has an understanding of customer needs, and the way operations can be converted to provide requirements in a digital concept. Its sector leading Innovation SmartPort was designed in 1992, and when implemented was the first digital gate and video inspection system for trailers and containers. Later, this same innovative design was the first digital RORO terminal management system. AGICON thinks that Innovative SmartPort automation, with data collection and collaboration, will disrupt todays port procedures in 5 ways. These are: using analysis to replace passive data collection; combining multiple live data sources; automating deviations and alerts profiling for effective short-term actions; visualising the data; & making constant improvements and updates. With a history tracing back to the days of the Vikings, geographically Scandinavia has long been a centre for seafarers. It has a huge coastline, multiple ports and terminals, and a large number of operational routes. This means many large shipping operators are active within the region, and it is also the home of the RORO Ferry head office. Scandinavia is where numerous projects concentrated on innovation are initiated. AGICON has developed a new digital product standard when it comes to combining multi-model bookings, operational flow, and automated OCR metadata capture. For a long time, this was the missing link when it came to transportation change overs, from road, rail, and sea, but the new collaborative solution it has developed connects ports with mutable different RORO and Ferry operators. Handling multiple different mixes of cargo modalities with a new digital standard is truly shaping the future, and taking SmartPort to the next level. Future plans for AGICON involve developing an integrated Port Intelligent Traffic Solution with automated border control management. This will be designed to ease the flow where water meets road. New solutions are imperative to deal with the different parameters when changing travel mode, including considerations such as vehicle height, weight, number of passengers, and transportation of hazardous goods, or animals including pets. Ferry services are also an immensely important transportation link for connecting islands, rivers, bays, and other waterways. The investment required for a ferry’s infrastructure is generally lower than that of a major bridge, and more countries are implementing zero emission operation for ferry routes, which makes them a greener option too. It is no wonder this incredible company has been named as Leading Innovators in Ferry Port Automation 2023 – Europe. AGICON has everything under control, offering a seamless transition from port to port, and soon it would seem from port to road as well. Terrific stuff, and well done on your award AGICON. Company: AGICON ApS Contact Name: Per Soeholt Apr23549 “It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.”
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