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STOCA - Study of cargo flows in the Gulf of Finland in emergency situations » STOCA METKU - Development of Maritime Safety Culture » METKU SPORT - St. Petersburg Oil Recovery Training Center » SPORT TUKKE - Tracing in seaport related supply chain The purpose of this research is to clarify the information sharing in port-related supply chain in South East Finland. The project studies what kind of information the operators in this supply chain share with each others in different points of the chain. It is also studied in which ways the companies in the supply chain trace the transported goods. At the end the project aims to develop a model, that could help companies in the port-related supply chain to offer effective ways to trace different kinds of goods and transportation units. TUKKE started on 1st of Jan 2008 and will continue 1.5-years. More information: Researcher Hennariina Pulli, tel. +358 400 280918, hennariina.pulli(at)utu.fi Professor Ulla Tapaninen, tel. +358 50 525 8131, ulla.tapaninen(at)utu.fi TRALIA - Value-added services on transit traffic Russian transit traffic via Finland has fundamental effect on Finland and in particular on Kymeenlaakso area, both economically and environmentally. There exists no study on present and potentail value-added services on transit traffic. TRALIA project studes present and potential value-added services of transit traffic in Finland. The project is carried out between summer 2008 and summer 2009. Projects poster: 
More information: Researcher Pentti Ruutikainen, tel. +358 40 563 3276, pentti.ruutikainen(at)utu.fi Project Engineer Antti Posti, tel. +358 40 485 5686, antti.posti(at)utu.fi Professor Ulla Tapaninen, tel.+358 50 525 8131, ulla.tapaninen(at)utu.fi MS GOF -Maritime Safety in the Gulf of Finland The objective of the project is to conduct research that investigates ways to improve maritime safety in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland. Special notice is taken on ice conditions and winter navigation, which are important factors in maritime safety in the Gulf of Finland. In the project education and training packages regarding maritime safety and winter navigation are planned and developed. Student, researcher and information exchange between organisations in Finland and Russia is improved. The project is composed of three work packages: WP 1: Safety of winter navigation WP 2: Developing education and training regarding maritime safety and winter navigation WP 3:Developing maritime safety and rescue operations in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland The project is conducted by Helsinki University of Technology, Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, the Finnish Lifeboat Society and Russian partners: Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy and St. Petersburg State University of Marine Technics. The project is partly funded by the European Union. Financing for the MS GOF project has been granted from the South-East Finland - Russia New Neighbourhood Programme. This two-year project ends in December 2007. TRANSGOF -Transport and Logistics in the Gulf of Finland In this project transport logistics related to maritime transport and port operations are developed by means of research, development and education. The aim of the project is to improve and advance logistics, decrease the costs of logistical services and to develop new service concepts, which improve the competitiveness of companies. The TRANSGOF-project is composed the following interrelated parts: WP 1:Transport logistics between the EU and Russia: the competitiveness of the transport route through Finnish ports WP 2: Development of port operations WP 3: Advancement of port training and education The project partners are Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences and University of Turku, Centre for Maritime Studies. The project has published several reports concerning transit traffic to Russia. The project is partly funded by the European Union. Financing for the TRANSGOF project has been granted from the South-East Finland - Russia New Neighbourhood Programme. The two-year project lasts until the end of 2007. TYLOGE The aim of TYLOGE project is to study possibilities to improve the visibity of the supply chain. the focus is on the need of transportation companies. The basis of the study is situation that the industrial companies do not share their production planning data with their transportation companies. Transportation companies are therefore unable to plan their resourses in the long range. This project will answer the question how ERP's of logistics companies should be developed in order to fully utilise the advantages of visibilyty of the supply chain. The project is carried out by University of Turku, Centre for Maritime Studies. OKT-Infra OKT-infra is aiming to outline the possible future scenarios of the Russian transit traffic development (oil and containers), and their indications to infrastructure investments of Finland and Estonia. University of Turku, Centre for Maritime Studies is responsible for the project. www.okt-infra.fi OILECO -Integrating ecological values in the decision making process on oil spill combating in the Gulf of Finland The volume of oil transport has quadrupled on the Gulf of Finland during the last decade, increasing a risk of a large-scale oil spill. Recovery of the ecosystem after an oil catastrophe is a major concern. The relevant authorities have invested in new oil combating techniques and strategies. However, to be able to allocate oil combating resources effectively, information is needed about the ecological impact and social significance of an oil spill on the Gulf of Finland. Ecological knowledge is pivotal for decision making. In the OILECO -project, the ecological values of the Gulf of Finland will be surveyed, their significance evaluated and background information produced to facilitate operational decision making in order to protect the most valuable areas after an oil spill. The major tasks will be compilation of existing knowledge by expert interviews and database searches, acquirement of the necessary additional information, modelling the data, and comparison of values. The project outcome and results will be available for the relevant authorities and can be used in training and enhancing environmental consciousness. The OILECO project is linked to Kotka Maritime Research Centre as well as to the SÖKÖ-project of the Kymenlaakso Polytechnic, the latter one aiming to investigate the processing of oil waste, functioning of related logistics, ecological load, and monetary costs. Efficient oil combating requires co-operation between several authorities and integration of resources at scientific and pragmatic level in maritime institutions. The OILECO project is implemented by the University of Helsinki, Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education, Kotka Unit and executed by the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and University of Tartu, Eesti Mereinstituut as the Estonian partner. The duration of the OILECO project is from April 2005 to December 2007. http://hykotka.helsinki.fi/oileco/ Summeri, Summeri II and GOFMEC The projects deal with maritime safety and protecting the marine environment on the Gulf of Finland. They aim at improving co-operation concerning maritime transport and the maritime environment around the gulf. A co-operation network between educational and training establishments around the Gulf of Finland will be formed. This network will develop education and training and improve information exchange. Exchange of experts, instructors and material within the network will be developed. Kotka, Tallinn and St Petersburg will be equipped with simulators enabling simultaneous simulations from different institutes, for instance for oil combating caused by a collision of two ships. The simulators in the three locations will be joined by internet. The Summeri, Summeri II and GOFMEC-projects end at the end of 2007. The partners in the projects are the City of Kotka, South Kymenlaakso Vocational Institute, Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, rescue centres, and Southeast Finland Regional Environment Centre, Admiral Makarov Maritime Academy from St. Petersburg and the Estonian Maritime Academy from Tallinn. www.gofmec.fi Baltic Master -Maritime safety across the borders The Baltic MaSTER project >> www.balticmaster.org focuses on local and regional influence on maritime safety issues. The main objective of the Baltic MaSTER project is to define the ability of regional administration and local partners to participate more effectively in the processes to improve the safety of transport in the Southern Baltic Sea region. The objective can be divided into the following goals: • To increase preparedness to prevent and manage the consequences of a catastrophe, by integrating local and regional coastal zones in the planning and implementation processes. • To develop transport and communications within a framework of maritime safety. Expected outcomes of the project: • Harmonisation, ratification and implementation of maritime safety conventions, directives and regulations applicable to the Southern Baltic Sea region. • Proposals for new initiatives with the purpose of securing a viable maritime safety structure. • Increased and developed forms of co-operation. An international partnership of 41 bodies representing local and regional organisations, national authorities and institutes of higher education are taking part in the project. The City of Kotka and the Kymenlaakso Polytechnic are among these partners. The EU Interreg III B-project runs from July 2005 to December 2007 with a budget of 3,6 million euros. |
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