From 1–3 October 2025, the city of Klaipėda hosted the 29th International Scientific Conference Transport Means, gathering experts, researchers, and industry leaders to discuss innovation and sustainability in the transport sector.
On the opening day, our project partners Elizaveta Diatlova (Hochschule Wismar / European Project Center) and Lawrence Henesey (Assistant Professor, Blekinge Institute of Technology) joined Algimantas Žygus, Ligita Vanckuvienė, and Erika Zavackienė from Klaipėda Science and Technology Park at the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority to explore the port’s new digital twin system.
The Port of Klaipėda is going digital!
The real-time digital twin is now operational, enabling the port to:
- Monitor daily operations more effectively
- Improve planning and resource allocation
- Enhance energy efficiency and sustainability management
This innovation, co-financed under the #DigiTechPort2030 initiative, showcases how smart technologies can transform even the busiest ports into greener and more resilient transport hubs.
On the second day of the conference, Elizaveta Diatlova presented the research paper “Developing Green Energy Monitoring Process Concept for Small and Medium-Sized Ports in the Baltic Sea” (co-authored by E. Diatlova, L. Henesey, S. Jankowski, M. Przywarty, and L. Gerlitz). The paper introduces a five-pillar framework — covering capability assessment, stakeholder inclusion, smart technology deployment, centralised data analysis, and sustainability management roles — designed to help Small and Medium-Sized Ports (SMSPs) actively contribute to the EU’s 2030 and 2050 climate targets.
Together, the site visit and presentation highlighted the strong synergy between research and practice:
- Theoretical frameworks from the project are already being applied in real-world environments.
- The Klaipėda digital twin serves as a living laboratory for testing sustainable port innovations.
- Collaboration among academic, industrial, and port stakeholders demonstrates the scalability and transferability of DigiTechPort2030 solutions across the Baltic Sea region.
We are proud to see Klaipėda at the forefront of digitalisation and green transition and look forward to continuing the joint work with our partners to build smarter, more sustainable small and medium-sized ports across Europe.