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Waterborne RESEARCH: INFOLOG Click here to browse the final summary report

Project Acronym: INFOLOG
Type of contract: Shared Cost
Project title: Intermodal Information Link for Improved Logistiks
Main contractor: TFK - TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Type organisation: Research Organisation
Country: DE
Start date & duration: 1998-01-01 - 21 months
Area: Waterborne
Relevant tasks: 6.1.2.4
Total cost in kECUs: 1554
Total EU contribution in kECUs: 777


Objectives of research

Main objectives:

Identified roles for each actor in the transport chain; Determined need for information exchange between the actors; New or adapted existing (EDI) messages; Identified constraints and prerequisites for the information exchange; Rules for the exchange of information; Demonstrated IT solutions in the form of generic model; Input for harmonisation.

Demo Sites:

STORA and Avesta Sheffield export via Gothenburg STORA - Greece, warehousing and distribution

Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
Results from projects within the running Framework Programme, e.g. EUROBORDER, IPSI, INTERPORT, BOPCOM etc will be integrated. INFOLOG will co-operate with PROSIT and COBOLT and also liaise with standardisation activities within CEN, mainly TC278 and UN/EDIFACT


Participants

Organisation Type Country
TFK - TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Organisation     DE
STATENS JÄRNVÄGAR Industry     SE
KVAERNER ASA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Industry     NO
NORWEGIAN MARINE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Organisation     NO
THE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Research Organisation     NO
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Research Organisation     DE
PORT OF GOETEBORG AB Industry     SE
TRD INTERNATIONAL S.A. Other     GR
HELLASCO SHIPPING LTD Industry     GR

Coordinator's name: Mr Lars KAELLSTROEM
Address: TFK - TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Karpfangerstrasse, 14
20459 Hamburg
DE
Tel: +49-40-321207
Fax: +49-40-338402


European Commission Contact Point

Name: Ms. Astrid SCHLEWING
Tel: +32-2-2969866
Fax: +32 -2-2968350


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