‘I want to measurably improve the port of Rotterdam’
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She loves tech and believes in Artificial Intelligence or AI. Her motto is ‘learning by doing’, with a varied team and stakeholders outside the World Port Center. Her goal is to reduce emissions in the port of Rotterdam, driven by digitalisation. ‘That’s how we improve the port,’ according to Saskia Mureau, Director Customer Digital at the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
‘Reducing emissions in our port is no longer a bycatch but the goal. That is also reflected in the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s new corporate strategy for the period of 2025-2029. This is a massive step forward and we must achieve it now,’ Saskia states.
ChatGPT versus Google
‘Where my passion for tech comes from? I have always been fascinated with making things easier. I was preoccupied with computers from a young age and both my parents were creative in devising and developing solutions,’ Saskia says. She rarely uses Google nowadays, only AI tools. ‘I use Google to search for business details at most, such as the Yellow Pages.’ She believes that AI is groundbreaking technology that will affect our lives much in the same way electricity and steam did at the time. She anticipates that AI will play an important role on a large scale in the port of Rotterdam and the supply chains, particularly in terms of dynamic planning. ‘Partners in the supply chains will share their data with each other in real time. That will make production and logistics processes faster and more efficient, resulting in reduced emissions,’ Saskia states.
Making waves
In this series, you’ll hear from people who are committed to a smart and sustainable port of Rotterdam and our planet as a whole. Let them inspire you and help make that a reality.
