{"id":1761,"date":"2024-07-23T11:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T09:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adriaferrailservices.com\/about-us\/projects\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T14:27:45","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adriaferrailservices.com\/en\/about-us\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700||||on|||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||||on|||&#8221; width=&#8221;462%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;124%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-522px|6px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||18px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>AUTOSUP &#8211; Preparing the ground for AUTonomous Multimodal SUPply Chains<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;35px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Elevating operational automation to support multimodal freight transport<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/adriaferrailservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo1-2.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;logo1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_height=&#8221;1018px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||74px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|64px||72px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_6,1_6,1_6&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;14px|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||19px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>AUTOSUP is a Research and Innovation Action (RIA) project funded under the Horizon Europe programme, aiming to develop multimodal automatic freight transport concepts and solutions to enhance the operation of hubs as nodes in a Physical Internet logistics network. AUTOSUP will closely work in two intermodal nodes (L-Hubs): Trieste and the port of Antwerp \u2013 Bruges.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This project, which commenced on 1 June 2024 and spans 36 months, brings together a multidisciplinary team of 17 partners. 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