APICA is short for “Antwerp Port Information & Control Assistant” and takes you 10 years into the future of a world-leading port. 

It envisions a time where the port evolves into a Living Digital Entity, with hi-tech sensors, a (digital) nervous system and an (artificial) brain. While this “sci-fi” concept embraces the opportunities that come with the rise of AI and merging the physical and digital world, it also warns about the responsibilities that come with nurturing this young hybrid port entity.

Check out the inspirational book & a concept teaser video.

Digital Twin

An essential first step in bringing APICA to life, is to centralize all available data and make them accessible via an intuitive interface or Digital Twin. Combining several seemingly unconnected information layers in a single visual user-interface gives us a far better insight on cause and effect. 

As a proof of concept, we created an actual 3-dimensional Digital Twin of the port.

For: Port of Antwerp
With: Fixion Design

More about APICA

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  Antwerp Port ExperienceAugust 17, 2017
  Exploring the Port of Antwerp with Virtual Guides Both the Port House and the MAS Haven Pavilion proudly display impressive… Read more: Antwerp Port Experience
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  Port of the FutureNovember 7, 2018
  Were you one of the 15,000 visitors who explored the Port of Antwerp dome during SuperNova? If so, you were… Read more: Port of the Future
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  Digital Twin – BoekenbeursOctober 19, 2019
  The Port of Antwerp does not take its role as a partner of the Book Fair lightly. At its booth,… Read more: Digital Twin – Boekenbeurs
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  APICAFebruary 22, 2021
  APICA is short for “Antwerp Port Information & Control Assistant” and takes you 10 years into the future of a… Read more: APICA
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  APICA FUTURE CONCEPT BOOKMarch 9, 2021
  Take a closer look at how we believe the port will one day evolve into a Living Digital Entity.
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  APICA – Digital TwinAugust 22, 2021
  “Hello, I am APICA, your virtual assistant. Welcome to the port of Antwerp-Bruges. It will be a sunny day, with… Read more: APICA – Digital Twin
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  APICA wins ICT/Digital Project of the Year 2022December 1, 2022
  Very proud to announce that APICA won the ICT/Digital Project of the Year 2022 Award (Link in Dutch)
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  MetaPort VRMay 8, 2023
  The primary aim of this project was to explore and understand the capabilities of the metaverse in facilitating virtual tours… Read more: MetaPort VR