Brussels, 13 September 2016 – Over 100 logistic stakeholders, representing public authorities, transport companies, service providers, ports, customs, shippers, terminal operators, users and research met in Brussels on the open day of the new European ground breaking project AEOLIX.
AEOLIX will develop a digital ecosystem to enable various actors at different levels and of different sizes, with different systems and platforms or even without own in-house systems, to better manage, (re-) plan and/or synchronise freight and logistics operations across Europe. The AEOLIX digital ecosystem will improve data end-to-end visibility across the supply chain, enabling more sustainable and efficient transport of goods across Europe. The AEOLIX Pan-European logistics platform is expected to reduce energy consumption and thus greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% compared to the current situation. The AEOLIX digital ecosystem will be tested, validated and implemented in 11 Living Labs representing logistics business communities across Europe covering the nine TEN-T corridors (Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, Spain and the UK).
“AEOLIX will facilitate information exchange in an easier and more efficient way (without investment), enable larger-scale implementation, and increase the degree of system interoperability for logistics actors”. Hermann Meyer, CEO of ERTICO – ITS Europe stated.
About AEOLIX
With a total funding of 16 Million Euros, AEOLIX is a three-year project co-financed by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 Programme under the grant agreement No 690797. AEOLIX involves shippers, transport companies, service providers, terminal operators, public authorities, and support industry such as ICT, finance, legal, manufacturers and has consortium made of 34 partners: ERTICO – ITS Europe (Coordinator), Kuehne Nagel, Unilever, Mondelez Int, IRU Projects, ATOS, PTV, T-systems, Port of Hamburg, Jan de Rijk Logistics, NTEX, COOP, GIVENTIS, Geoloc Systems, TEAMNET, IHORKS, CERTH/HIT, Chalmers, ICOOR, AustriaTech, CTAG, CEAGA, NOVACOM, CEREMA, Chamber of Commerce Thessaloniki, SEVE, TX Logistics, CONNEKT, Smart freight centre, Northamptonshire University, SAMER, FERNETTI and HOLM. AEOLIX welcomes new associated partners, if you would like to be involved in AEOLIX, please get in contact with the coordinator.
About ERTICO – ITS Europe
ERTICO – ITS Europe is a multi-sector, public/private partnership pursuing the development and deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS). With more than 100 shareholders, ERTICO connects public authorities, industry players, infrastructure operators, users, national ITS associations and other organisations and works, shaping Intelligence into Mobility. The ERTICO work programme focuses on initiatives to improve road safety, security and network efficiency whilst taking into account measures to reduce environmental impact.
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