On 2 October 2015 in the Maritime University of Szczecin another (third) meeting of the ESABALT (Enhanced Situational Awareness to Improve Maritime Safety in the Baltic) project took place. The project is carried out by partners from Finland, Sweden and Poland.
In June 2015 the ESABALT received the status of a Flagship Project under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and was incorporated into the Action Plan of this strategy.
The project’s main aim is to develop a feasibility study of providing an enhanced situational awareness solution for all ships operating in the Baltic, including real-time maritime traffic monitoring and a marine environment observation system relevant for maritime transportation and accident prevention.
During the meeting, project progress was discussed together with results of evaluating the system in terms of its ability to meet system and user requirements. Discussing project continuation aimed at creating a fully functioning system was an equally important point in the agenda of the meeting.
In the photo, participants of the meeting (from the left): Paweł Banaś (MUS, Poland), Philippe Ghawi (SSPA, Sweden), Justyna Stojek (MUS, Poland), Piotr Wołejsza (MUS, Poland), Sarang Thombre (FGI, Finland), Olli Seppälä (Furuno, Finland), Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (MUS, Poland).
