Euro-ZA is a project aiming at capacity building in the field of maritime education. All the six EURO-ZA partners from Europe, UK and South Africa have a long history in maritime education – some European partners over 100 years. This short story outlines a few thoughts and ideas that arose from the project that is ending at the end of July 2022.
Euro-ZA project takeaways Read More »
COVID-19 virus lead to a pandemic, and started a global crisis in March 2020. From the very beginning, the key aspect to sort the crisis has been security of supply.
We research: Maritime logistics ensuring security of supply Read More »
SAMK (Satakunta University of Applied Sciences) is involved in a cooperation project to
develop maritime education in South Africa, whose universities are aiming to raise the standard of their education to equal that in Europe.
A cooperation project to develop maritime education in South Africa Read More »
Piloting is an ancient traditional profession. The pilot has secured access to the high-risk seaport in our congested archipelago fairways as a local expert. Work commences in both icy and horizontal snowfall on a January night and in the August sunshine.
We research: Remote pilotage Read More »
Ports are hubs for traffic. In Finland, 80% of import and 90% of export is done with ships. Just in time arrival is critical for port operations, and the whole transportation chain.
We research: “Just in time” arrival of a ship to a port Read More »
