AVATAR- Autonomous vessels, cost-effective transhipment, waste return
Welcome to AVATAR's website. AVATAR is a project co-funded by the North Sea Region Programme 2014 - 2020.
The massive under-exploitation of inland waterways (IWW) in the North Sea Region, especially in and around urban environments, provides opportunities for technological innovations. The AVATAR project aims to deploy zero-emission automated vessels that can do hourly traffic between the Urban Consolidation Centers outside the city and inner city hubs, focusing on the distribution of palletized goods and waste return.
The AVATAR project aims to tackle challenges of city freight distribution by developing, testing and assessing adequate technologies and business models for urban autonomous zero-emission IWT. Through this, the project unlocks the economic potential of urban vessels and corresponding waterways, increases available solutions for full-cycle automation and sets up a sustainable supply chain model for urban goods distribution and waste return.
Project focus:
- Development of prototypes of automated to autonomous ship units
- Development of remote monitoring and control concepts
- Development of use cases and business cases for use in an urban context
- Analysis of the political and legal framework for the deployment of autonomous ship units in the participating regions
- Performance of pilot tests
Project period: May 2020 - June 2023
Project budget: Total EUR 2,83 million, funding (ERDF): EUR 1,42 million
Latest Project News
AVATAR - FINAL EVENT - REVIEW
06 July 2023It’s a wrap! After three intense and hard working years, the AVATAR Interreg North Sea Region project ended on 30/6/2023. A review of the final event …
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AVATAR - FINAL EVENT - LIHH
25 June 2023Want to know more about Logistics Initiative Hamburg activities that will be showcased during the final event of the AVATAR Interreg North Sea Region …
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AVATAR - FINAL EVENT - LAST CALL
20 June 2023There are still a few places available. Registrations will close on 25/6/2023!
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AVATAR - FINAL EVENT - UOL
19 June 2023Want to know more about the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg activities that will be showcased during the final event of the AVATAR Interreg…
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AVATAR - FINAL EVENT - SEAFAR
16 June 2023Want to know more about SEAFAR activities that will be showcased during the final event of the AVATAR Interreg North Sea Region project on autonomous …
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