Findings of the Research Programme “Impulse Dynamic Waterway Traffic Management” -- IDVV

With the realization of Maasvlakte II by the Port of Rotterdam transport volumes for Inland Navigation in The Netherlands, especially in the Container segment, are expected to grow considerably. Given the combination of the ambition to realize a modal split share of 45% for Inland Navigation for the transport of containers to the hinterland (current modal split is 38%) with the long term predicted growth, container volumes for Inland Navigation could double to quadruple in 2030. In order to prepare for this potential growth a 100 M€ program under the title ‘Impulse dynamic waterway traffic management’ has been started by the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat in 2010. As part of this program a 5 M€ research program is conducted starting December 2010 to August 2013. This research program has developed new knowledge to improve the position of the Inland Navigation sector in order to prepare the sector for the future challenges it faces to realize the modal split objective. In addition to a general analysis of the current situation and future challenges for the Inland Navigation sector, new knowledge is developed in four areas. The research topics are: (1) improving the cooperation between the parties in the logistic chain; New business models are developed and tested in serious gaming sessions. This is done for several specific hinterland areas challenging the leading Logistic partners in these areas ranging from shippers to barge-operators. Next to these sessions, pilots exploring the potential profit of sharing logistic information between different actors in the logistic chain are conducted. (2) Optimizing the use of the waterways: Recommendations for safer, more environmentally friendly and reliable use of the nautical infrastructure. Improving the existing maneuvering models to make admission policy faster and more transparent. Realization of a working prototype for an advanced Economy planner where the ships are incorporated in the information chain using their depth measurements to make actual water depth charts. Resulting in a system with timely data on present and future water depth, flow velocities, and clearance under bridges. (3) Speeding up the pace in which the fleet is greening; Apart from carbon dioxide (CO₂) Inland Navigation is rapidly losing the edge on all other pollutants it has compared to trucks. If the fleet is not greening much faster than it does now it will lose this advantage it has over the trucking sector. (4) Strengthening the innovative capacity of the sector. In August 2013, the four research clusters were completed. This has resulted in a rich harvest of new knowledge and 55 recommendations for actions to bring the gained knowledge to practice in the coming years. Also some products have been realized that stand on their own; a working proof of concept for collective depth measurement by barges themselves, a simulation tool for strategic scenario exploration of logistics concepts for inland container shipping, a database containing a structured overview of innovative ideas for inland navigation and improved models for simulation of manoeuvring behaviour. An overall report with conclusions and recommendations of the total research programme is currently being written. The overall report will describe the necessary actions to take place be both by market parties, as well as government parties, to bring the conclusions and recommendations of the research programme to practice in the coming years. In this process all stakeholders are consulted to reach support for the conclusions and recommendations. Overall, there is much support for the conclusions and recommendations that come forward from the research clusters. The general feeling is that now there is a good understanding of the problems and opportunities. The challenge for the coming years will be to keep the momentum generated by the IDVV programme, and other initiatives, and start implementing the conclusions and recommendations. This paper will present an overview of results and main recommendations of the research clusters. The paper is in this sense more descriptive rather than academic. For several specific topics also academic papers will be published, and some have been published. These papers will be listed separately in the bibliography. The main reports of each research cluster, and the overall report, will be available in English before the end of 2013 and can be downloaded from the IIDVV website.

• Record URL:
  https://aetransport.org/past-etc-papers/conference-papers-2013
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used by permission of Association for European Transport.
• Corporate Authors:

  Association for European Transport (AET)

  1 Vernon Mews, Vernon Street, West Kensington
  London W14 0RL,    
• Authors:
  • Smith, R J
  • de Mol, F J M
  • Buursen, H G J
  • van Meijeren, J C
  • Colon, P
  • van Wirdum, M
  • Tachi, K
• Conference:
  • European Transport Conference 2013
  • Location: Frankfurt , Germany
  • Date: 2013-9-30 to 2013-10-2
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: 19p
• Monograph Title: European Transport Conference 2013: Strands

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Inland water transportation; Logistics; Modal split; Optimization; Physical distribution; Supply chain management
• Identifier Terms: Port of Rotterdam
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01545800
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 26 2014 4:01PM