SINAPSI

In the context of the Blue Economy, maritime transport plays a crucial role in international economic exchanges and is based on an efficient and safe transport and logistics system, of which ports are a key element. The gradual increase in the size, and therefore in the load capacities, of ships transiting in international ports, leads to a growing interest in ensuring operational safety. The constant request to increase the speed of operations that take place in ports cannot fail to take into account the need to carry out these operations in safe conditions for ships, operators and cargo.
In this context, the variability of weather and sea conditions can greatly alter the maneuverability of ships within ports. In fact, despite the application of new technologies, naval accidents continue to occur and can be favored and / or aggravated by unfavorable weather and sea conditions. Therefore, it is increasingly necessary to be able to use a monitoring system of the weather and sea conditions inside the ports.
SINAPSI's objective is to respond to the need for port operators to be able to take advantage of real-time data relating to both sea currents and wind. This increases the ability of the operators themselves to be able to navigate and maneuver within ports in total safety.
SINAPSI has provided for the installation of tools for monitoring weather and sea conditions near and within the pilot ports of the Project (Genoa, Toulon, Livorno and Piombino). The data collected can be viewed in real time and are available to port operators who wish to use them, such as pilots, captains, port and maritime authorities. A useful tool is thus provided to facilitate the entry and maneuvers of ships within the ports in safe conditions. In addition, the collected data are also used for the calibration, validation and optimization of numerical modeling tools for the prediction of the meteo-marine conditions, both pre-existing and developed by the SINAPSI Project.