Finnish Maritime Single Window (NEMO) Data Platform, Value-added Services, and Sustainability
Keinänen-Toivola, Minna M. (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025051612428
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025051612428
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Maritime logistics is developing due to legislative and business aspects, such as the quality of the environment or the use of digitalization tools. Maritime single windows are being used globally and in Europe. The Finnish maritime single window, NEMO, will consist of a regulatory-driven part and a business-driven data sharing platform for value-added services. These value-added services will be provided and used by several different maritime stakeholders.
The overall purpose of the thesis was to study the potential of the NEMO data sharing platform to contribute to the efficiency of maritime logistics, to promote sustainability objectives, and to create innovation opportunities for value-added services. The client of the thesis was Fintraffic VTS Ltd., and the stakeholders of the thesis were member companies of Shipbrokers Finland. The member companies are agents and shipbrokers, with various digital tasks related to ships’ arrival, stay, and departure at ports.
The theoretical framework consisted of digital transformation of maritime logistics, fair data economy, triple bottom line (TBL) of supply chains, and sustainable innovation. The thesis was a case study with primary quantitative (Likert-scaled questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) data. The secondary data from the MIRO board was analyzed qualitatively through content analysis. A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis was made for the platform. A sustainability concept was formulated for the data sharing platform, and guidance on digital transformation with sustainability for value-added services was provided.
The questionnaire results (n=16) and interviews (n=5) for representatives of member companies of Shipbrokers Finland showed that the companies plan to use the NEMO data platform and value-added service, and providing services is not yet clear. Skills development is needed both on the subject and in terms of sustainability. The stakeholders are waiting for the NEMO data sharing platform with value-added services, but its development as a sustainable concept requires further concrete steps.
The overall purpose of the thesis was to study the potential of the NEMO data sharing platform to contribute to the efficiency of maritime logistics, to promote sustainability objectives, and to create innovation opportunities for value-added services. The client of the thesis was Fintraffic VTS Ltd., and the stakeholders of the thesis were member companies of Shipbrokers Finland. The member companies are agents and shipbrokers, with various digital tasks related to ships’ arrival, stay, and departure at ports.
The theoretical framework consisted of digital transformation of maritime logistics, fair data economy, triple bottom line (TBL) of supply chains, and sustainable innovation. The thesis was a case study with primary quantitative (Likert-scaled questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) data. The secondary data from the MIRO board was analyzed qualitatively through content analysis. A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis was made for the platform. A sustainability concept was formulated for the data sharing platform, and guidance on digital transformation with sustainability for value-added services was provided.
The questionnaire results (n=16) and interviews (n=5) for representatives of member companies of Shipbrokers Finland showed that the companies plan to use the NEMO data platform and value-added service, and providing services is not yet clear. Skills development is needed both on the subject and in terms of sustainability. The stakeholders are waiting for the NEMO data sharing platform with value-added services, but its development as a sustainable concept requires further concrete steps.