{"id":292,"date":"2025-11-28T09:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markoja.hr\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:23:23","slug":"luka-ploce-postaje-prva-pametna-luka-u-hrvatskoj","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/markoja.hr\/en\/luka-ploce-postaje-prva-pametna-luka-u-hrvatskoj\/","title":{"rendered":"Port of Plo\u010de to become first smart port in Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Port of Plo\u010de to become first smart port in Croatia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In 30 months, the largest domestic sea port at the top of the port business will also become the first smart one thanks to the installation of a private 5G SA network.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cooperation between the company Markoja and Plo\u010de Port Authority resulted in the project \u201cEnhancing public services of Ploce Port Authority via implementing 5G connectivity\u201d, worth around 1.27 million euros, of which 70 percent come from EU funds. It is the only project from Croatia selected for co-financing by the European Commission in the amount of \u20ac958,125 from the 5G for Smart Communities (5GSC) fund<\/strong>, as part of the second round of CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) Digital \u2013 intended for the introduction of a safe, secure and sustainable 5G network in EU member states.<\/p>

Strategic importance of Plo\u010de Port<\/strong><\/h2>

The Port Authority of Plo\u010de<\/span><\/a> was founded in 1997 to manage, develop and use the port of Plo\u010de, which was declared a port of exceptional national economic interest for Croatia. Its mission is to ensure the development of the port and turn it into a competitive location that provides fast, quality, reliable, safe, cost-effective, and productive services, with special attention its impact on the local community and economy.<\/p>

The main activities of the Port Authority include caring for the port area, ensuring safe port traffic, coordinating concessionaires, and managing the free port zone. Concessionaires, like Port of Plo\u010de, perform key services such as loading, unloading, storage, and cargo handling.<\/p>

The Port of Plo\u010de<\/span><\/a>, located on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea along the E-65 highway, is a key point for the transport of goods to Central, Western and Eastern Europe. It is connected by railway and route E-73, part of Corridor 5C (Budapest-Osijek-Sarajevo-Plo\u010de) which in a broader sense connects the Baltic with the Adriatic. This connection plays a vital role in the economic integration of Europe. The port is also a complex system in which Port Authority must ensure the conditions for the smooth operation of all concessionaires and stakeholders (customs, police, firefighters, ambulance, transport agencies, truck drivers and other users), including the provision of infrastructure, internet connectivity and coordination of all processes within the port area.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Problems, solutions, end goal<\/strong><\/h2>

The Port of Plo\u010de is a universal port that annually transports large volumes of cargo and has significant infrastructure, including multiple terminals for different types of cargo. However, the analysis of the current situation found that the existing system can be further improved, especially in the context of traffic coordination, IT support for the integration of all entities, optimal organization of port operations, and provision of an adequate security system and environmental quality measuring.<\/s><\/p>

To solve these problems, use cases involving\u00a0smart cameras, a sensor system and a dedicated IT platform<\/strong> are proposed, with the aim of improving coordination, surveillance, record keeping, and security within the port as well as enabling better management of cargo and the port area.<\/p>

The goal of the SmartPortPloce<\/em> project is to increase the level and quality of public services provided by Plo\u010de Port Authority by deploying a private 5G network in the port area, enabling superior connectivity and large data processing and transfer, which are essential for precise and fast analytics. With the implementation of this project, the Port of Plo\u010de will become the first smart port in Croatia connected by a 5G network. This requires process automation and sensors, which will change the way the port works, all with the aim of achieving additional competitiveness of the port and further reducing its carbon footprint.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Markoja\u2019s role & use cases<\/strong><\/h2>

As part of this project, Markoja d.o.o., leading Croatian provider of network and infrastructure telecommunications solutions, will install the network infrastructure and associated equipment for the deployment a private 5G SA (Standalone<\/em>) network in the Port of Plo\u010de area, and develop and demonstrate three innovative data-intensive use cases:<\/p>