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03/11/2026

[WEBINAR] Automation in Logistics: Automated Port Operations

An ALICE webinar organised in the framework of the Horizon Europe AutoMoTIF project, in collaboration with VICOMTECH.
How can automation improve the coordination of port operations, from vessel unloading to cargo storage and onward transport?
Organised by ALICE within the framework of the Horizon Europe AutoMoTIF project, this webinar explores practical applications of automation in port operations, focusing on operational integration, technological challenges and the conditions required for deployment.
The webinar contributes to AutoMoTIF’s activities by facilitating knowledge exchange between research and industry, collecting insights from practical automation use cases and engaging stakeholders in discussions on the challenges and opportunities of logistics automation.
VICOMTECH will present a practical use case on Automated Port Operations, exploring how simulation can support the assessment and development of automation solutions across interconnected port processes. The use case covers autonomous MAFI trucks for vessel unloading, autonomous forklifts for cargo handling, automated warehouse operations and intelligent planning and control systems.
Beyond individual technologies, the webinar will explore how these solutions can be integrated into port logistics operations, addressing operational coordination, interoperability and the transition towards deployment.
The discussion will focus on:
  • Operational challenges: identifying inefficiencies in vessel unloading, cargo handling, warehousing and truck loading.
  • Integration and interoperability: understanding how automated technologies can interact across different port processes.
  • Deployment barriers: exploring technical, operational and organisational conditions for implementing automation.
  • Transferability: discussing how the lessons from this use case could inform automation deployment in other ports and logistics environments.

The webinar will provide an opportunity for logistics stakeholders, technology providers, researchers and port operators to exchange experiences and contribute to the broader discussion on the future of automated logistics systems.

The insights gathered will support knowledge-sharing and stakeholder engagement activities within AutoMoTIF, while contributing to the ALICE Automation in Logistics initiative.

 

AGENDA

  • Welcome and introduction – ALICE Automation in Logistics initiative and AutoMoTIF. Giuseppe Luppino (ALICE)
  • Keynote: Automated Port Operations – From Simulation to Integrated Automation. Eduardo Perea (VICOMTECH)
  • Interactive Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A: From Automated Solutions to Integrated Port Logistics Operations – Interoperability, operational integration, deployment barriers and scalability. Moderated by Giuseppe Luppino (ALICE). Panellists:
    • AutoMoTIF representative
    • AutoSUP Coordinator
    • Third panellist (TBC)

 

REGISTRATION

This event is open to both members and non-members.

TG2 and TG3 members do not need to register, as they will receive an invitation containing the connection details.

 

The recorded session videos and presentations will be available in the ALICE Knowledge Platform Corridors, Hubs and Synchromodality event page:

 

AUTOMOTIF has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101147693. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Automation AUTOMOTIF Multimodal transport Ports and airports TG2 TG3

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