OPEN ENLoCC is a member of the ADMIRAL Advisory Board.
ADMIRAL is an EU-funded project aiming to transform supply chain management in freight transportation by developing a cutting-edge digital marketplace for multimodal logistics. This solution will allow companies to manage the entire supply chain, including related emissions. For 3 years, 20 partners from 9 EU countries are working jointly to develop the knowledge, business models and technology needed to build and implement the platform.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
The ADMIRAL marketplace will be demonstrated and piloted in four regions: Portugal-Spain, Slovenia-Croatia, Lithuania, and Finland.
Through these efforts, the ADMIRAL project aims at:
- Shifting the focus of the logistics and transport industry towards prioritising emission reductions by providing tools for companies to respond to regulatory and consumer demands;
- Developing the ADMIRAL marketplace, which will provide information on multimodal logistics and transport processes and allow companies to optimise logistics networks, visualise emissions along the whole supply chain, and thus select the most environmentally friendly combination of service providers;
- Achieving a 20% emissions reduction in transportation and logistics by offering process optimisation and emission monitoring along the whole supply chain;
- Enhancing cooperation, visibility and resilience between supply chain actors by connecting supply and demand through the ADMIRAL marketplace;
- Contributing to the global competition on business-to-business logistics platforms;
- Developing business models for multimodal low-emission transport chains.
SOLUTIONS
ADMIRAL will develop a digital marketplace incorporating the whole supply chain to connect logistics service providers and buyers, thereby simplifying cooperation. The marketplace will offer services, digital and and cover sea, port and hinterland operations. It will allow buyers, e.g. cargo owners, to select a provider based on information such as delivery times, associated emission levels and service costs. This will enable companies to optimise transport and logistics processes, including emissions throughout the supply chain, even across different countries, and also adds to the resilience of supply chains as one user or application can be easily replaced in case of a disruption.
In addition, the ADMIRAL marketplace will also function as an innovation platform for developers of digital solutions to distribute their services and products and create awareness of sustainable solutions in transport and logistics.
PILOTS AND METHODOLOGY
The ADMIRAL marketplace will be developed in collaboration with the ADMIRAL pilots representing port operators, postal logistics, and road transport services, each having different requirements.
Starting from a marketplace with ‘generic’ functionalities, each pilot will contribute one or more advanced services or solutions to the marketplace. Therefore, First-hand user experience guides the first applications embedded within the marketplace, which will primarily use AI technologies.
The marketplace will be piloted in four European regions, thus testing and further refining solutions implemented to:
- Optimise current logistics infrastructure and cargo fleets;
- Pave the transition to greener transport modes and providers;
- Allow for the selection of low-emission services through the multimodal low-emission marketplace.
OPEN ENLoCC collaborates with the ADMIRAL project as a member of the Advisory Board, bringing the Network’s experience to the project to ensure successful outcomes and actively contribute to transform supply chain management in freight transport by developing a cutting-edge digital marketplace for multimodal logistics.
For more information about the ADMIRAL project: https://www.admiral-project.eu/