Circle and DFDS: Ports of Trieste and Pendik more and more connected thanks to the digitalization

Genoa – Circle Group, specialized in the analysis and development of innovative digitization solutions for port and intermodal logistics sectors headed by Circle S.p.A. (listed on Euronext Growth Milan market), announces together with the international shipping and logistics company DFDS the success of first pilot test of International Fast & Secure Trade Lane between the Ports of Trieste and Pendik.

Realized within European project FENIX (coordinated by ERTICO at European level and by the Ministry of infrastructure and transport as recipient through TTS Italia at a national level) this pilot test also involved Samer&Co.shipping and saw the use of IoT (Internet of Things) technologies and eSeals with RFID electronic components with a numbered sequence which allows immediate identification of each container.

“After the ones related to other International Fast & Secure Trade Lanes between the Ports of Genoa and Casablanca in Morocco and between the Ports of Genoa and Alexandria in Egypt, we are pleased to have successfully completed also this important pilot test – said Luca Abatello, President & CEO at Circle – As pointed out on other occasions, the main innovation introduced regards the anticipated transmission of documents to the port of destination before the ship has left. CIRCLE Group provides evolved federative services which are interoperable with IT systems of DFDS and other port and logistic players involved in the corridor”.

The next stage of the project previews a further activity exploiting advanced digitalization customs tools with the direct involvement of Italian and Turkish Customs and Monopolies Agencies.