Shipping, ports and logistics is a critical part of international import and export markets and supports the global distribution of goods. Concerns and legislative requirements about climate change and local air quality impacts require the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping and ports sector. It means that the industry must prepare for the new future. ABP is the UK's leading port operator with a network of 21 ports across Britain ABP handles around one-quarter of the nation's seaborne trade, contributing £7.5 billion to the economy every year and supporting 119,000 jobs. ABP also operates one of the UK's busiest rail terminals at Hams Hall in the Midlands. Whilst new equipment is being replaced by greener options; the challenge is to improve and update equipment that has a long ROI.

ABP handles around one-quarter of the nation's seaborne trade, contributing £7.5 billion to the economy every year and supporting 119,000 jobs. ABP also operates one of the UK's busiest rail terminals at Hams Hall in the Midlands. Challenge 3: Enhancing efficiency through Operator Learning and Assisted Inspection Technologies ABP need to look at the way people are using their equipment and develop a learning for them so that they use them in both an environmentally friendly fashion and ensure care for equipment so that it runs at its most efficient. The equipment may also assist the people in their operation provided the operator can take full control at the appropriate time. ABP is looking for innovation to develop personal learning as well as data collection on equipment to build a picture of how it is being used. Telemetry may be an option to feed in usage data and then develop in to learning suites where people can analyse the data and use it to make a more efficient working environment.

ABP is the UK's leading port operator with a network of 21 ports across BritainABP handles around one-quarter of the nation's seaborne trade, contributing £7.5 billion to the economy every year and supporting 119,000 jobs. ABP also operates one of the UK's busiest rail terminals at Hams Hall in the Midlands. Challenge 1: Novel Alternative Approaches to Vessel Propulsion Systems ?ABP are keen to explore vessel performance optimisation (VPO) across their fleet to use resources more effectively, decrease fuel consumption and emissions, and create safer, less wasteful operations. It is important for ABP to develop their equipment towards a greener option which doesn’t involve replacing all existing equipment but reduces and improves existing equipment’s green credibility to meet a target of ‘zero Carbon’ for 2050.

The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) and the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation, and their offshore wind farm developer partners (the Challengers) are seeking a dynamic fall arrest system that understands the difference between a fall and normal movement from wave action. The winning business(es) in this competition will be given a commercial opportunity to deliver their solution to the, and receive support from the KTN, ORE Catapult and the wider InnovateUK network.