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STEAM (INTEGRATED/0916/0063) is co-financed by theEuropean Regional Development Fund and the Republic ofCyprus through the Research Promotion Foundation.

NEWSLETTER

February 2020

PG. 2 – STEAM 2019 Overview

PG. 3 – International PortCDM Council

PG. 4 – RISE in the STEAM Project

PG. 6 – Cyprus Ports Authority: The Role of the VTS

PG. 7 – Cyprus Shipping Association

PG. 8 – Tototheo Maritime

PG. 10 – Ship Tracking Intelligence Platform

PG. 11 – Shipping Agents’ Interviews

PG. 12 – Cyprus Subsea Consulting & Services Ltd

PG. 14 – Delevant Business Solutions Ltd

PG. 16 – STEAM Vision & Objectives

IN THIS ISSUE

STEAM: Sea Traffic Management in the Eastern Mediterranean https://steam.cut.ac.cy/ 2

2019 has been a very productive first year for theSTEAM project with some important developmentsand publications, many of which you will have thechance to read about in this newsletter.

We had our project kickoff meeting in February andtwo more Living Lab meetings at the Port ofLimassol. There were considerable efforts inestablishing the commercial PortCDM platform andthe Limassol Shore Center. This involved identifyinggaps in the port call process through interviews withthe shipping agents, the terminals, and the VTSoperators. The Ship Tracking Intelligence Platformwas enhanced with data coming from additional AISstations that were installed on the coast of Cyprus.Moreover, an environmental monitoring plan wasdesigned and put into motion, tailored according tothe needs of the local port actors. Last but not least,important achievements were made with respect todata management, cleaning, and validation.

Michalis Michaelides, STEAM Project CoordinatorAssistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and InformaticsCyprus University of [email protected]

STEAM 2019 Overview

The United Nations now acknowledges PortCDM(Port Collaborative Decision Making) as an enablerfor enhanced performance in Short Sea Shippingbased on a study made on the role of improvedcollaboration and data sharing between ports. Thearticle published at UNCTAD (United NationsConference on Trade and Development) wasauthored by Mikael Lind (Research Institutes ofSweden - RISE - and Chalmers University ofTechnology, Sweden); Michalis Michaelides (CyprusUniversity of Technology - CUT, Cyprus); RobertWard (RISE), Herodotos Herodotou (CUT), andRichard T. Watson (RISE and University of Georgia,USA). This study focuses on Short Sea Shipping in theEastern Mediterranean for port calls made at thePort of Limassol, Cyprus and provides essentially asummary of the journal article “Port-2-PortCommunication Enhancing Short Sea ShippingPerformance: The Case Study of Cyprus and theEastern Mediterranean”, which was recentlypublished in the MDPI Sustainability Journal.

STEAM Publications

[1] UNCTAD Newsletter: "Boosting data-sharing to improve Short Sea Shipping Performance: Evidence from Limassol port calls analysis“ https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2102

[2] The MDPI Sustainability Journal on "Port-2-Port Communication Enhancing Short Sea Shipping Performance: The Case Study of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean” https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/7/1912

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/7/1912


During the work on the STM Validation project, theInternational PortCDM Council (IPCDMC) has beencreated as a sustainable organization governing thePortCDM concept and making it a reality, even afterthe end of the STMV project.

Highly inspired by the Airport CDM council, thePortCDM council with its global reach, aims forestablishing the necessary overarching guidelines,processes, and procedures to make PortCDM asuccessful international concept in order to improvemaritime transport as it relates to Port operationsand Ports interaction with ships.

The partners of the STEAM project have beeninstrumental in establishing and running IPCDMC. Ihighly appreciate the dedication and work of STEAMand ensure our support for a successful completionof the project.

Michael BergmannSecretary [email protected]

International PortCDM Council

Since its inauguration in March 2017, the IPCDMChas made substantial developments with directeffects on the STEAM project.

The IPCDMC has migrated the Port Call MessageFormat, developed during the STM ValidationProject, into a format compliant with the IMOCommon Maritime Data Structure. The standard hasbeen assigned the number S-211, it is endorsed byIALA, and it is now fully adopted in the registry. ForSTEAM this means that an international recognizedstandard is available and can be used. Additionally,operational guidelines had been established to guidePortCDM implementations. Those guidelines bothare benefitting from the work in STEAM as well asthey can be used to inspire the work within theproject. Same is true for the IPCDMC Compliancydocuments currently under final development.

The IPCDMC Working Groups (WGs), especially theTechnical and Operational WGs, are very muchlooking forward to including the learnings fromSTEAM as well as the artifacts of STEAM to furtherrefine PortCDM and pioneer its implementation.

PortCDM Implementation


For almost ten years, the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)has pursued applied research and developed innovationsassociated with port collaborative decision making (PortCDM).As the innovation of PortCDM has been highly valued by theindustry as a concept for enabling ship and port operations tobe much better integrated, RISE is now supporting diverseimplementation initiatives on a global level, building upon theprinciples of PortCDM for ports of the world to become highlyintegrated in the global transport chain. Being a partner in theSTEAM project is important to both support the furtherdevelopment of the efforts already pursued in the Port ofLimassol through the validation of the PortCDM concept withinthe STM validation project as well as contributing to helpingensure that the ports of Cyprus are among the pioneering portsof the world that fully adopt the principles of PortCDM andthereby become leaders and examples for other ports to follow.

The principles of PortCDM are well aligned to support theenvironmental initiatives that are now prominent in IMO, suchas just-in-time shipping. Just-in-time shipping will rely on portsbeing able to support collaborative decision making, andimproved coordination, synchronization, and data sharing thatPortCDM can provide.

Building upon the ambitions that Cyprus has to strengthen itstransshipment and information hub capabilities for the easternMediterranean, and becoming more connected to the ports inthe region, the PortCDM concept, which comes with operationaland technical guidelines for its implementation, is ideal to guidethe upgrade of existing tools and procedures.

Through the STEAM project, the ports in Cyprus can be expectedto experience and demonstrate the beneficial effects comingout of adopting full PortCDM capabilities. Important enablers forsuch a development are that the port call actors arecoordinated, and that the port manages to expand its planninghorizons by being able to access information about expectedand conducted ship movements as well as progress in ports oforigin. The STEAM project is well equipped to bring this forward.

By building upon an internationally accepted message formatfor sharing port call messages (timestamps) associated tointentions, outcomes (actuals), and recommendations, commonsituational awareness among participating stakeholders isexpected to be achieved. The message format, S-211, being partof the IMO common maritime data structure, has beendeveloped based upon earlier experiences in Port of Limassol,together with eight other European ports, as part of validatingthe PortCDM concept.

RISE in the STEAM Project


The RISE contribution to the STEAM project is mainly advisory,helping to ensure that the STEAM project adopts the latestexperiences of introducing PortCDM in port environments andthe connectivity to external stakeholders that comes with that.For RISE, the STEAM project is an important demonstration ofhow PortCDM can be applied in operational settings.

Building upon its independence and scientific foundations, RISEprovides advisory, research, and analysis services to the variousmaritime actors such as shipping companies, transportoperators, and ports to help them upgrade their capabilities fordata sharing and collaboration by following internationalstandards together with its insight on contemporarydevelopments related to the optimization of the port callprocesses. Examples of such services include:

The orchestration of pilot implementations

Advising on technical implementations

Independent analysis and evaluation

Development and demonstration-in-real-life tools for digitalcollaboration and data sharing

Provision of a Living Lab approach for enhanced collaborationwithin the maritime transportation business and operationalecosystem

Development and refinement of concepts for ecosysteminnovation

Dissemination of concepts and experienced effect comingout of enhanced data sharing and collaboration

The STEAM project is now working on implementing PortCDM.RISE is contributing by communicating its established experienceof both the PortCDM concept and its implementation. Thefurther experience gained by RISE in the STEAM project will, inturn, then be available to assist others around the world thatwish to implement PortCDM.

Associate Professor Mikael LindSenior Strategic Research AdvisorResearch Institutes of [email protected]+46 70 566 40 97

RISE in the STEAM Project


“RISE is contributing by communicating its

established experience of both the PortCDM

concept and its implementation”

https://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=2663


The role of the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) has changedsignificantly after the privatization process in 2017. It is now theregulating and monitoring authority and it is no longer involvedin the operations process. The Limassol VTS (Vessel TrafficServices) has remained a part of CPA and its responsibilities arenow more important than ever. The Limassol VTS has 3 pillars ofresponsibility, namely, safety of navigation, safety of human life,and environmental issues. The key challenges faced by the VTSare the following: (i) the language barrier when communicatingwith ship captains since many of them are of Asian/EasternEuropean origin and their English aptitude skills are limited; and(ii) the workload of the VTS is currently too much and thedepartment is understaffed, with only three persons currentlycovering the 24-hour shifts.

Limassol VTS has no responsibility for any other port in Cyprus(Larnaca, Vasiliko, etc.). The VTS stations for the respectiveports unfortunately remain unmanned; therefore, it is up to theshipping agents to report vessel operational times. Limassol VTSis the only manned VTS station in Cyprus at the moment.Nevertheless, in the coming days, three more operators areexpected to join the team and the Larnaca port area will mostlikely be managed by the Limassol VTS station as well.

An important undertaking of the STEAM project is to establishthe Limassol Shore Center. The shore center will offer a numberof maritime services to assist ships navigating the area andimprove navigation conditions. Such services may includerecommendations of specific times of arrival in order for theship not to face delays at the port, suggested routes to avoidpossible risks or congestion in the area, and others.

Stelios Kolomvos believes that the Limassol Shore Center willadd significant value to the Cyprus Maritime Industry. However,due to the limited resources in terms of personnel faced by theVTS right now, it would be a challenge to undertake additionalduties for managing the Limassol Shore Center.

A solution to tackle this would be to charge a small fee foroffering the services in order to cover the cost of additionalpersonnel or incentivizing the existing personnel. After all, ifvalue is added and money is saved, then there is no questionabout it.

Nikos EvmidesSTEAM Research AssociateCyprus University of [email protected]

Cyprus Ports Authority: The Role of the VTS


Mr. Stelios Kolomvos, an experienced VTSoperator, in his own words said: “The STEAMproject is moving towards the right direction andfunding for employing first-line personnel thatwill operate the STM/STEAM systems should bepursued more aggressively. STEAM is all aboutsynchronizing the various actors, makingprocesses more efficient and reducing delays. Ifship owners can save money after the processesare optimized via the port call systemdeployment, then that would translate into morejobs in the maritime industry, reduced overheadcosts in the commerce industry, thus benefits tothe whole of society.”


“CSA assures all colleagues that it will continue contributing

positively and trying its best concerning the

accomplishment of the aims and goals of our

STEAM project”


Furthermore, CSA has been in closed contact with thecompetent Ministry concerning the construction of thenew industrial port at Vassiliko for serving mainly theoil and gas sector as well at certain types of bulkcargoes (imports and exports). In addition, CSA sparedno effort and time trying its best with thecollaboration of the port operators to improve themarine services provided to vessels keeping also thecosts as low as possible at the Port of Limassol. CSAalso continued participating in the functions ofFONASBA, ECASBA, ICHCA, BIMCO, and otherinternational port, shipping, and maritime fora, with aview to raise awareness of the internationaldevelopments in these fields of activities playing also avital role as a result of its huge experience in thisregard. Last but not least, CSA assures all colleaguesthat it will continue contributing positively and tryingits best concerning the accomplishment of the aimsand goals of our STEAM project.

Cyprus Shipping Association

In the last year (2019), CSA continued its constructiveand effective role providing its services to the portoperators of Limassol and Larnaca ports, including itsservices in the sector of the handling of goods onboardthe vessels (stevedoring sector). In addition, itsservices covered the passenger and cruise sectors, thetranshipment cargo, as well as the oil and gas activitiesin Cyprus ports.

CSA was also focused on the preparation of a strategicscheme concerning the improvement of the way thatthe Port of Limassol as a result of its privatizationcould serve the vessels, cargoes, and passengers oninternational accepted models and levels globally. CSAhas been also dealing with the possible privatization ofthe Port of Larnaca, aiming to secure that thecommercial sector of the port will continue to beserved after the privatization and that the port costswill not be affected.

Lefteris KouzapasGeneral ManagerCyprus Shipping [email protected]


Tototheo Maritime specializes in innovative, efficient, andfunctional solutions in the fields of digitalization, satellite andradio communication, as well as automation and navigationsystems. Headquarters are located in Cyprus with an office inGreece and partner offices in Dubai and Singapore. Theexperience of Tototheo Maritime in the maritime sector incombination with its dynamic approach towards innovativetechnologies, such a full digital solutions for the MaritimeIndustry, e.g., the Digital Control Room (DCR), provide a uniqueadvantage for the STEAM project.

Tototheo Maritime operates in a connected dynamic andsustainable maritime sector, supported by reliable and efficientconnectivity and innovative technologies – all underpinned bythe Tototheo values. Tototheo Maritime’s participation in theSTEAM project aspires to achieve reliable and efficientconnectivity by installing a number of AIS stations around theentire coast of Cyprus, thus monitoring and consuminginformation for analysis to achieve effective, safe, secure, andenvironmentally-friendly maritime traffic.

Further, having in mind that the way port visits are performedtoday cause unnecessary emissions due to underutilization ofthe world merchant fleet and port infrastructures, TototheoMaritime will try to alleviate the problem within the STEAMproject by improving and widening the spectrum of situationalawareness during a specific Port Call by employing the power ofMarineFields’ data sharing platform, PERSEUS, and the dynamicsarriving from its Digital Control Room in relation to preciseestimation of vessel time of arrivals and departures.

MarineFields is an impartial company that was established inFebruary 2017 in Limassol. It is manned by people with a longand established experience in the shipping industry, they areassociate partners of the STM Validation Project, and havesigned MoU agreements and collaboration contracts with globalindustry leaders, governments, and organizations. They are alsoparticipants of the International PortCDM Council. Their vision isto provide one interface for everyone to share timestamp datato each other; port actors to be connected to other port actorsand for ports and port actors to be connected to outside actors(shipping companies and other ports).

Tototheo Maritime


Tototheo Maritime


As of today, it is common that when ships are visiting ports, theyare not served ‘Just-In-Time’; i.e., ships must wait until portresources are available. If ships and ports would be moresynchronized that would mean that the ship could steam in amore optimal way, requiring less energy and in effect reducingits carbon footprint.

The same goes for port actors that could serve their clients in‘Just-In-Time’ reducing waiting times for service providers andincrease the utilization of available infrastructure and resources.

The information from the AIS stations mentioned above will alsobe available to the PERSEUS platform pushing the boundaries ofdata sharing to new levels. The overall port call data sharingconcept is captured in the diagram below.

In conclusion, Tototheo Maritime is striving to achieve ‘Just-In-Time’ in ports, through a collaboration environment engagingthose that are involved in sea transport and drive away from thetraditional sharing of information, which is done in isolation ofother ports or the ship itself.

Andreas ChrysostomouChief Strategy OfficerTototheo [email protected]

“Tototheo Maritime is striving to achieve

‘Just-In-Time’ in ports”


STEAM’s Ship Tracking Intelligence Platform is a web-basedplatform that exploits Automatic Identification System (AIS) datasignals to provide meaningful representations, graphs, and dataanalytics to the end user. AIS is an automatic tracking/signalingsystem used by ships to provide their continuous positionthroughout the seas. Signals are sent in constant time intervalscontaining encoded information regarding a ship’s attributes atthe given time the signal was sent. These attributes includeposition coordinates in latitude and longitude, speed overground, course over ground, the vessel’s unique identificationnumber (MMSI), and many more. AIS messages arediscriminated into categories depending on the message typethey concern, with the number of total types of messagessumming up to 27. The main categories of AIS data messagesour platform utilizes and handles are the following. First, thePosition Report A concerns Class A vessels, denoting commercialships. Second, Position Report B concerns Class B vessels, whichare smaller ships like fishing boats and leisure crafts. Third, wehave the Base Station Report containing messages that are sentfrom AIS service stations to coordinate themselves. Finally,Static Voyage Data offer additional information regarding ClassA vessels such as destination and expected time of arrival.

Currently, the platform provides data from a single source,which is installed in the premises of Cyprus University ofTechnology. There is a VHF antenna that collects the AIS data,forwards it to a receiver, and then to a Raspberry Pi to decodethe actual messages. From then, the messages are organizedand stored into a database containing valuable information.Finally, the platform’s front end connects with the database toaccess the stored data and provide important statistics andvisualizations.

Our immediate plans for extending the platform include theintegration of other sources and streams of AIS data. One suchsource is provided by the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry andcontains the AIS data currently consumed by the VTS station atthe Port of Limassol. We are also closely collaborating withTototheo Maritime for the installations of more AIS datastations so that we can increase the coverage of the receivedvessel signals. Installations will be applied at various locations,including Paralimni, Agia Napa, Larnaca, Zygi, Paphos, andLatchi. These locations ensure significant geographical coverageacross Cyprus.

Lambros OdysseosResearch AssociateCyprus University of [email protected]

Ship Tracking Intelligence Platform


Zygi station

Paralimni station

Agia Napa station

Larnaca station

Current architecture of receiving AIS data


“PCS software is not used by all parties creating

inefficiencies in the port call process”

Many services are offered by the shipping agents inCyprus. A major service is organizing and coordinatinga vessel’s port call, acting on behalf of the vessel’sowner or charterer. Other services include arrangingthe ship’s paperwork and certificates, bunkering,machinery and equipment provisions (spare parts),ship-to-ship transfer services, provision of fresh water,ship chandlery, freight forwarding, customs clearance,logistics, on the spot monitoring of operations, cargoinspection, land transportation of imports, cargowarehousing and storage, clearing formalities,securing cargo for the line or ship operator, crewchanges, transfers, and welfare.

According to shipping agents, the most commondestination ports of vessels leaving the Port ofLimassol are Beirut, Haifa, Alexandria, Ashdod,Piraeus, Thessaloniki, etc. Their shipping lines’ vesselscall in various major ports such as Rotterdham,Antwerp, Valencia, Ravenna, Genoa, Venice, Mersin,Barcelona, Marseille, Liverpool, Castellon, Dublin, etc.

Shipping agents face many problems related to theport call process in the Port of Limassol. Most shippingagents mention the difficulty of accurately predictingestimated time of arrivals (ETAs) for ships coming fromnearby ports such as Haifa or Beirut. Furthermore,there are communication and coordination problemsbecause some actors do not update the PCS on-time.


A ship may be delayed due to late customs’ clearance.Also, VTS typically notifies the shipping agents late forexpired certificates prior to ship’s arrival. ETA is oftenaffected by the previous port the ship is coming. If theprevious port is nearby the Port of Limassol.registration is done 24-12 hours before arrival,whereas if the port is not close to Cyprus, registrationis done 2 days before arrival. In comparison, ETD is notan issue for the shipping agents who usually register it2-4 hours before departure. In addition to theaforementioned problems, communication andcooperation with the port operators are considereddisrupted and fragmented according to the shippingagents’ views. There are cases where parties are notproperly informed causing to skip a ship with priorityentering the port. PCS software is not used by allparties creating inefficiencies in the port call process.

Andreas KousposSTEAM Project ManagerCyprus University of [email protected]

Shipping Agents' Interviews: Opinions, Issues, & Challenges

Cyprus Subsea Consulting & Services Ltd


Cyprus Subsea Consulting & Services Ltd (CSCS) was founded inDecember of 2012 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The company blendsacademic and technical expertise as well as seagoing and surveyexperience to carry out research, commercial, andgovernmental projects in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea,Middle East, Europe, and North America. CSCS serves the publicand private sector with oceanographic consultancy, services,and equipment for offshore activities.

Specifically, Cyprus Subsea provides:

traditional and autonomous survey expertise,

knowledge of local oceanography,

autonomous surface and underwater vehicle operationalcapabilities,

high-tech equipment for marine monitoring andcommunication through a global supplier network,

real-time data collection including planning, execution andanalysis with a mix of platforms that spans the surface to fullocean depth, and

simulations of ocean sound speed, temperature, salinity,currents, oil spills or trajectories, forecast and re-analysis.

Cyprus Subsea provides rentals and official resales as anAuthorized Distributor of marine and maritime products ofmanufacturers at the forefront of scientific exploration,underwater robotics, through-water wireless communicationnetworks, underwater navigation, satellite technology, and thecutting-edge of fluorescence-based optics.

CSCS also specializes in marine robotics and autonomoussystems, such as gliders, AUVs, ROVs, surface drifters, mooringsand landers as well as operational forecasting and observingsystems. In addition to specializing in state of the art marinesystems, CSCS develops custom products and systems for user-specific needs, such as the SMART Cable, DeepEcho Module,and gListen Board.

Contributions to STEAM: The variety of activities carried out inand around ports may cause the deterioration of air and marinewater quality. Reducing port pollution is a top priority for manygovernments; however, it can incur significant cost and is oftenpolitically challenging. The first step is to determine the levels,types, and sources of pollution through regular monitoring andassessment of major ports, which incorporates monitoring of airand marine water quality along with the collection of onlinemeteorological and oceanographic data.


“The network will autonomously monitor

water and air quality within and around the port and relay them to

the users through easily accessed online media”

CSCS lends its expertise to the development of efficient portmanagement tools and innovative monitoring and forecastingsystems to aid in the improvement of port operations andreduce the risk and environmental impact of maritimeaccidents. For the purposes of the STEAM project, CSCS iscontributing to the strategic designing and installation of anenvironmental monitoring network for the Port of Limassol.Following a state of the art study and a stakeholder consultationsurvey, CSCS identified the core needs to monitor specificparameters and deliver data in real-time. The network willautonomously monitor water and air quality within and aroundthe port and relay them to the users through easily accessedonline media. The presence of oil in the sea, oceanographic andmeteorological parameters including wave height and direction,sea current speed and direction, sea surface temperature andsalinity, and water quality will be monitored. Air monitoringobservatories will provide information on the presence ofparticulate matter in the atmosphere, air temperature,humidity, pressure, CO, NO2, SO2, and O3 concentrations. Thenetwork will be built using innovative technologicaladvancements and set a precedent for port monitoringnetworks in the region.

Rana AbualhaijaCyprus Subsea Consulting and Services C.S.C.S. [email protected]

Cyprus Subsea Consulting & Services Ltd

CSCS has designed an integrated monitoring service for the port of Limassol that

includes the installation of two oil sensors within the port (locations 1 and 2) and

two environmental buoys in the coastal area of Limassol (locations 3 and 4).



“Delevant is primarily responsible for tasks

related to data cleaning, integration,

and analytics”

Delevant is a firm specializing in Supply Chain Planning (SCP) andCorporate Performance Management (CPM) software solutionsand technology-based professional services. It has a team ofhighly qualified professionals and a network of associateconsultants. It was founded by Aris Televantos in 2008 and itdelivers solutions and technology-based services to its globalclients either directly or through its partner network.

Delevant utilizes mathematical modelling and machine learningon top of the business intelligence platform to support betterand quick business decisions. Furthermore, it also performsFinancial Budgeting and Sales and Operations Planning; whereSales Forecasting, Operations Planning, Operations Scheduling,and Inventory Planning are considered its key tasks.

In the STEAM project, Delevant is primarily responsible for tasksrelated to data cleaning, integration, and analytics. Its keyobjectives are twofold: (i) to integrate and store all availabledata providing a single unified view of the data; and (ii) todevelop new methods, tools, and algorithms for implementing avariety of analytical techniques (such as statistical machinelearning, text search, and signal processing) for extracting newmeaningful insights. Before performing its data analytics tasks, itis responsible for cleaning dirty data. For example, the AIS datacontain the vessel’s destination, which is manually entered by acaptain, leading to several inconsistent or dirty data (e.g.,Limmassol, CY LMS, LimaSSol Cyprus, LMSCY, etc.). Delevantneeds to clean and resolve these fields to the correctdestination port. To do so, Delevant has developed a fuzzymatching algorithm that receives dirty destinations and returnsthe clean port names based on the similarities generated by thealgorithm. As a result, the developed fuzzy matching algorithmhas successfully cleaned over 2 million dirty records to date witha 92.6% success rate.

Sheraz Aslam (CUT) [email protected] Televantos (Delevant) [email protected]

Delevant Business Solutions Ltd

Extract Transform Load

KPI Dashboards

Port Fees/ChargesCosting

SystemsIntegration

Reporting & Data Mining

What-If Analysis & Planning

Data Analytics

Port Call Schedules Vs. Ship Arrivals

Container Stowage/Transport Scheduling

Data Cleansing Reports & Insights

Data Warehouse




Kickoff Meeting

Living Lab Meeting

STEAM (Sea Traffic Management in the Eastern Mediterranean)is a three-year project that has started in Jan. 2019 with abudget of approximately one million EUR. The primary goal ofSTEAM is to develop the Port of Limassol to become a world-class transshipment and information hub adopting moderndigital technologies brought to the maritime sector, as well as adriver for short sea shipping in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Towards this end, the ports of Cyprus, and especially the Port ofLimassol will have a vital role to play due to its strategic location,as an information hub, exchanging information with bothnearby ports and ships in the Eastern Mediterranean area foroptimizing the ships’ routes, expanding the planning horizon forport operations, and avoiding possible dangers. Thegeographical location of Cyprus encourages the use of Cyprusports as transshipment hubs for short sea shipping.

In the STEAM project, the implementation of the STM conceptwill be significantly extended and enhanced by the successfultestbed conducted at the Port of Limassol through the furtherdevelopment of Port CDM, which will enable real-time situationawareness to all participants involved in maritime activities inthe ports of Cyprus. Moreover, the Port of Limassol will bemodernized with innovative technological solutions andadvanced data analytics providing new decision-support toolsand services for maritime stakeholders.

Dr. Herodotos Herodotou (Assistant Professor)STEAM Scientific CoordinatorCyprus University of [email protected]

STEAM Vision & Objectives


Consortium Members

Associated Stakeholders Network


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