Winners of the 7th Intelligence Hunt Project Competition
The winner of the #IHCup2021 project competition was ABB Marine and Ports and the Student Team H1 TECHNOLOGIES with JONATHAN ATWOOD (US), NIKOLAI ANDRIAKOV (RU), NIKITA BREDIKHIN (RU), ANDRII NOVIKOV (UA), DANIEL OZOMMAH (NG), KAUNG THU (MM).
The team had two mentors, Esko Mustamäki (FI), Ali Abdellaoui (DZ). CASE ASSIGNMENT AND THE WINNER PRESENTATION
5th May Sami Kanerva (FI), Senior Principal Engineer, ABB Marine and Ports presented the company’s interest for giving the student a Case Assignment by the company ABB was “The Use of Hydrogen in Shipping”.
The first runner up of the #IHCup2021 project competition was WASALINE and the Student Team VENDACE with VARUNKUMAR PRATHAPAM SRINIVASAN (IN), NANNO JANSSEN (DE), JONATAN MENDOZA (PE), HUYEN PHAN (VN), MARI SIILIVASK (EE), and NIKLAS WESTIN (FI). The team had two mentors, FRANK KHO (HK, NL), FERDOUS ALAM PATWARY (PK). CASE ASSIGNMENT AND THE RUNNER UP TEAM PRESENTATION 5th May TONY EHRS (FI), Director, Cargo at Wasaline and JENNIE HINZ (FI), Business Development Manager at Wasaline presented the company’s interest for giving the student a Case Assignment by the company WASLINE was “Digitally from Shore to the Sea - Supply Chain Optimisation by Digitalising the Port Operations”.
The Finals of the 7th IntelligenceHunt project was held in conjunction with Messe München transport logistic 2021, online Conference Programme, May 5-6th, 2021. We had nine case companies and nine student teams competing. The theme of the project competition was "Responsible, Resilient and Innovative Supply Chain".
IntelligenceHunt7 - Case Companies & Event Partners
Winners of the 8th IntelligenceHunt Project Competition
The winner of the project competition was Talent Team RAUMA´S DECARBONIZERS with AHMED HASSAN (EG), Team Leader, Aalto University, Finland, XIAOHAN GU(CN), Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, MARIIA KHRAPYTSKA (UA), Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Ukraina, ANKITA NAYAK (IN), Aalto University, Finland and NSEOBONG UMOH (NG), Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden with the case assignment "Decarbonizing Shortsea Shipping" by Rauma Marine Constructions.
The award for the team Rauma´s Decarbonizers is six months tailored individual career mentoring programme, and 500 € /team member. They all will be chosen as Finalists for the next intelligence hunt, if they wish to join. They will also be speakers of the Intelligence Hunt 9 Finals at the Navigate2022 Maritime Trade Exhibition, Turku, June 1-2, 2022.
The first Runner-up of the project competition was Talent Team LONEGATE ASHITOSH PALKAR (IN), Team Leader, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, LUCAS OPOKA (PL), Aalto University, Finland, MARI SIILIVASK (EE), TalTech Estonian Maritime Academy, Estonia, ELIZABETH SOZINOVA (UA), Odessa National Maritime University, Ukraina and JOHANN YOUNG (USA/FI), Aalto University, Finland has been working on the case assignment under the supervision of their Team Mentor FRANK KHO (HK).
The Finals of the 8th IntelligenceHunt project was held online January 26-27th, 2022.
January 26th, the Case Companies presented the case assignments and Talent Teams presented their solutions. January 27th we heard about the strategies behind the case assignments by the Corporate Case Company Speakers and the day ended with the Award Ceremony.
This time we had seven international, cross-faculty talent teams and seven case companies competing.
SeaFocus Intelligence Hunt's jury this year consists of five distinguished members who all have more than 25 years background in business in responsible positions. ULLA TAPANINEN, Chairman, SANDRA DILLON, CRAIG EASON, XAVIER DE MEULDER and KARI SILLANPÄÄ
IntelligenceHunt8 - Case Companies & Event Partners
Winner of the 9th Intelligence Hunt Project Competition
The Winner Team with the best promotional concept was awarded at the Intelligence Hunt Award Ceremony 2.6.2022.
The Talent Team NEWTON with Andrei Morariu, Team Leader, Åbo Akademi University, Mahesh Amberkar, University of Strathclyde, Vladislav Balashov, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Ahmed Elhadi, Aboa Mare - Novia University of Applied Sciences, Jesse Jackson, Strathclyde University and Gilnela Jalonen, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, won the competition. Their case assignment was "Lifecycle Emissions of a Cruise Ship – Improving by Constantly Adapting the Latest Technology” by the case companies Meyer Turku and Wärtsilä Voyage. Congratulations!
The Finals of the 9th edition of a talent scouting and innovation programme, Intelligence Hunt, took place June 1-2, 2022 in conjunction with the Navigate2022 Maritime and Shipping Trade Exhibition. The programme consisted of Inspiring Speakers, Case Companies and Talent Teams presentations. The theme of the 9th Intelligence Hunt project was "Our Sustainable Future".
This time we had seven international, cross-faculty talent teams and ten case companies competing.
The Jury members were (from the left): Alan McKinnon, Professor of Logistics in Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg and Professor Emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Dr. Rolf Neise, Senior Advisor at SeaFocus, Nora Haapala, Attorney-at-Law at Rödl & Partner Finland Oy, Pia Meling, Vice President at Massterly and the Chairman, Kari Sillanpää, Director of Maritime and Technology Industry Branches at the Turku Science Park Ltd. Turku Business Region.
The 10th Intelligence Hunt Show
Onboard M/S Finnsirius
This time the Intelligence Hunt talent show took place in conjunction with the SeaFocus ESG Summit October 4.-5th, 2023. Five teams of talented students and their mentors together with the case company representatives presented the case assignments and their findings. The case assignments were given by Inmarsat, Euromar, Gasum, Hillebrand Gori DHL Company, Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, Fintraffic´s Vessel Traffic Services, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and Finnish Transport and Communication Agency, Traficom.
Inmarsat
Insights into Safety Trends at a Local and Global Level
Inmarsat case was about examining data from Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) calls made to Inmarsat in order to provide insights into safety trends and reveal patterns at a local and global level. A better understanding of these patterns can help the maritime industry take proactive steps to prevent such incidents and help guide us to a safer future.
INMARSAT - Team SAFETY FIRST
Hollie Black is currently studying for a PhD in Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.
Rommo Shams is currently studying International Business at Aalto University, Finland.
Khoa Pham is studying international business at Aalto University in Finland.
Tobenna Maduka is currently studying Business Analytics at Keele University in the United Kingdom.
Shrishti Choudhary is studying at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Germany.
Nikolai Andriakov - Team Leader
Euromar
New Maritime Safety Training Centre for Hotel and Catering Crew to Madeira
EUROMAR project was about establishing a new service crew maritime safety training centre in Madeira for cruise and Ropax vessels. The idea was to create a feasible, realistic and future looking business plan for the service crew maritime safety training centre to Madeira. Highly skilled students with marketing and economical background were working with the experts of EUROMAR and SeaFocus on the business plan to support Madeira as a potential future location for working, studying and living.
Euromar - Team MARÉ
Shrishti Choudhary is studying at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Germany.
Stanislav Kolosov is studying about Internet of Things at Savonia University of Applied Sciences in Kuopio, Finland
Victoria Pasquarelli and Valentina Platzgummer - Team Leaders
Finnpilot, Fintraffic, FTIA, Traficom
Improving the Usage of Fairway Data for Different Users
Case assignment of Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, Fintraffic´s Vessel Traffic Services, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and Finnish Transport and Communication Agency, Traficom was “Improving the Usage of Fairway Data for Different Users” and focuses in commercial and recreational fairways as well as in new technologies. This case assignment focused on investigation possibilities to improve the utilization of digital information from the fairways; static and changing information by different user groups and stakeholders, to identify additional services possible to create from the collected / available data and to identify new users and user groups.
Finnpilot, Fintraffic, FTIA, Traficom - Team EUREKA
Faranak Ahmadi is studying master of Industrial engineering and international management in Fresenius Hochschule of Berlin, Germany.
Eslam Gad, Marine Officer, is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration at the World Maritime University, Sweden.
Jonatan Mendoza (Peru), MSc. in Evaluation and Environmental Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems from the UPV and MSc. in Maritime Affairs from the World Maritime University, Sweden.
Minh Thu Nguyen Ngoc (Roxanne) is a second-year International Business student at Aalto University, Mikkeli Campus, Finland.
Bao Nguyen is a second-year student at Aalto University, School of Business, Finland.
Nseobong Umoh, is a Chief Engineer Officers, Maritime Management at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden and he is a candidate for MSc Systems Engineering for Cranfield University, England.
Ferdous Alam Patwary and Nicholas Martinez - Team Leaders
Gasum
LNG, Bio-LNG and e-LNG Bunkering Study in the Northwest Europe
The Gasum´s Case assignment was about the future of LNG, bio-LNG and e-LNG. Today Gasum is a leading LNG and bio-LNG bunkering company in the Baltic Sea and North Sea area.
By engaging students in this project, Gasum was looking for fresh ideas for developing a future bunker market offering. As a leading LNG bunker market player in Northern Europe, Gasum has a profound interest in developing future talent for the maritime market by offering students an opportunity to learn about maritime emission reduction alternatives and future maritime fuels and get their views on future success factors.
Gasum - Team Green Bunkers
Lydia Ferrad, Marine Officer, is following a MSc in maritime affairs, specializing in maritime energy management in the World Maritime University, Sweden
Vatsal Mandlesara is currently, studying at Aalto University. His Major is Production Management and my Minor is Supply Chain Management.
Kaung Thu has recently graduated from the University of Gothenburg with a Master of Science in Sea and Society.
Silvia Serafini and Annalisa Mudahy - Team Leaders
Hillebrand Gori
The power of data: how to improve the accuracy of carrier data to provide better visibility to customers
The Hillebrand Gori´s case assignment was about how to improve collection and analysis of ocean carrier data. The company is specializing in the logistics of wine, beer and spirits, in any quantity, along any route, across all modalities.
Hillebrand Gori - Team Hillebrand Gori
Shrishti Choudhary is studying at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Germany.
Ankit Grover is currently pursuing MSc in supply chain management.
Sepideh Vasseghi is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Data Science at UE Potsdam, Germany.
Dmitri Niukkanen and Daniel Millea - Team Leaders
The 11th Intelligence Hunt Show
In conjunction with the NaviGate 2024
This time the Intelligence Hunt talent show took place in conjunction with the Navigate Maritime Trade Fair Mey 16th, 2024. The programme consisted of keynotes, talent team presentation and networking party "We are the Future".
Keynote: Navigating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Charting the Course with DEI in the Maritime Industry by Kamilla Sultanova, Finland
Intelligence Hunt Case Presentation: Inmarsat Future Maritime Safety Report 2024 project by the team Safety First
Networking Party: We are the Future - Navigate Night Live" show moderated by Johannes Tervo, Finland with luscious buffet, company greetings, lucky draw and live music.