The Canary Islands are developing technology to improve the management and security of their marinas That it could be Potential future exports to similar environments in Macaronesia. This was pointed out today on Wednesday Managing Director of Puertos Canarios Manuel Ortega At the end of the sessions of the European Blue Deck project that was created this week Home of Africa.
These tools do not exist now and have become possible European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) allocated to the 2014-2020 Blue TEC programme, Seeks to promote cooperation and competitiveness among small and medium enterprises in the maritime and port sector of Macaronesia. Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Azores and Mauritania.
Blue TEC project led for the first time by the Canary Islands And this includes public administrations etc Canarian ports, Companies like Canarian Maritime Clusters and commercial establishments etc Femepa and Femete and others related to the marine, sports, tourism and blue economy sectors of the islands, have made it possible to manufacture specific wireless sensors and hydrophones with 3D technology that, once installed in wetlands, provide information of great interest for control and conservation. Among other things such as knowing the occupation at a particular time, detecting the presence of radioless people or new boats and knowing the position of pontoons due to the impact of the sea.
Islands lead the project, which includes the territories of Macaronesia
He Puerto Canarios’ prototype was tested at the Moro Jable dock (Furteventura) and Puerto Canarios will export to Corralejo on the same island; Agaete (Gran Canaria); Playa Blanca (Lanzarote); And maybe La Graciosa. Puertos Canarios directly manages more than 16 40 marinas in the archipelago.
He Technician of Puertos Canarios Juan DomínguezExplaining prototyping, he emphasized the need to create technological systems that allow for “integration into the present” and design into the future.
Promoting environmental sustainability
Manuel Ortega, managing director of Puertos Canarios, pointed out that this technology, produced “with little money”, is very important for docks that are not industrial but carry out various activities such as fishing, marine, tourism. For a blue economy, it must coexist. “They need a different strategy to improve their operations and improve their environmental sustainability,” he said of the importance of monitoring waste and fuel spills. “Through this technology, we can track vessels with leakage or other prohibited activities,” he said.
Manuel Ortega added that the problems of sports docks and how to manage them better have not yet been solved in Europe, so this type of technology developed in the Canary Islands can solve their needs without large investments, managing any dock “optimally. Way.” average size. And he warned “An opportunity for the archipelago to export these tools to Macaronesia And become a leader in managing these types of ports.
Puertos Canarios will demand the extension of the project and the development of technology
Another tool developed by the Blue TEC project is the dashboard, through which the marina’s technicians can visually and quickly know the occupancy of the marina, but also detect non-paying boats. Allows you to better manage space and act accordingly. Also know other activities such as the register of boats and when they vacate the shore.
Tool, designed Grupo EVM, Dedicated to artificial intelligence, it allows Puertos del Estado to access statistics and store said information in the Puertos de Canarias database. In this sense, Ade Curbelo, from EVM Group, Describing the tool, he commented that the use of data today offers “many doors to improve the economy and businesses of the future.”
The Blue TEC program started in 2018, but the pandemic forced it to be postponed until 2022. The total investment was more than one million euros, of which the Canary Islands managed more than 400,000 euros. The executive director of Puertos Canarios indicated that they will request the European «Phase II of the project » And improve this technology.
On the last day, the Regional Government’s Infrastructure Vice Minister, Francisco Javier González Díaz, was attended by delegates. Chamber of Commerce of Madeira and Municipal Chamber of Horta (Azores), which They presented some projects to boost the blue and tourism economy which they promoted in the blue TEC fund.
