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Greening of surface transport through an innovative and competitive CARGO-VESSEL Concept connecting marine and fluvial intermodal ports.

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Complete with results
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€3 811 258
EU Contribution
€2 600 788
Project website
Project Acronym
EU-CARGOXPRESS
STRIA Roadmaps
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Transport mode
Waterborne icon
Transport policies
Societal/Economic issues,
Decarbonisation
Transport sectors
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1
Link to CORDIS
Background & Policy context

One vessel equates to roughly one hundred road trucks. Water transport can therefore, help to de-congest the road network.

Objectives

The objective of EU CARGOXPRESS was to develop a ground breaking innovative cargo vessel to meet the expectations of green transport and contribute to de-congesting Europe's roads. It gave particular attention to the role of SMEs.

Delivering the cargo vessel design for the future is particularly suited to the small and medium sized European shipyards and equipment suppliers.

Methodology

The vessel concept of EU-CARGOXPRESS goes far beyond existing approaches. It also promotes a logistic philosophy which has the potential to revolutionise the Short Sea Shipping business. The project was to develop a high tech vessel for medium and small marine or fluvial ports. Road transport starting from these small ports would considerably shorten the travel time. This would clearly impact on CO2 and other pollutant emissions.

The first calculations have shown a potential fuel saving of 10,3 Mt/year. This will account for 0,63% of the total EU25 energy consumption per year, when applying the concept to the next 3,000 new builds for Short Sea Shipping.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
The European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)

Results

The EU-CARGOXPRESS developed a sustainable and competitive cargo vessel for medium and small marine or fluvial ports. This new cargo vessel was developed to meet the expectations of green transport contributing to the decongestion of the European Roads and the pollution abatement. 
One hundred trucks can be replaced by one cargo vessel which saves a large amount of fuel, significantly reduces CO2 and NOx emissions, stops contamination at ports due to electric power systems, has low maintenance costs and requires a smaller crew size.

One vessel compared to 100 trucks saves:

  • 80% of fuel
  • 96% of CO2
  • 98% of NOx
  • No port contamination, maneouvering and leaving port because of battery-power
  • With fuel cells coming up in the future, inefficient piston engines will be eliminated
  • Massive reduction of coastal road transport

Technical Implications

A sustainable and competitive cargo vessel for medium and small marine or fluvial ports was developed.

Strategy targets

Innovating for the future: technology and behaviour: Promoting more sustainable development

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Compañía Trasmediterránea
Address
Avenida de Europa, 28108 ALCOBENDAS, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€324 953
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Fjellstrand As
Address
Omavegen 225, 5632 Omastrand, Norway
EU Contribution
€324 325
Organisation
Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan
Address
Brinellvagen 8, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
EU Contribution
€144 426
Organisation
Rise Sicomp Ab
Address
FIBERVAEGEN 2 - OEJEBYN, 941 26 PITEA, Sweden
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€107 294
Organisation
Sintef Ocean As
Address
OTTO NIELSENS VEG 10, 7052 TRONDHEIM, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€235 933
Organisation
National Technical University Of Athens
Address
Heroon Polytechniou 9 (polytechnic campus), 15780 ZOGRAFOS, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€109 300
Organisation
Innovacion Logistica Cargo-Xpress Sl
Address
Urbanisation Pena Grande - A. Cabana 2, 15590 Ferrol, Spain
EU Contribution
€369 000
Organisation
Kockums Ab
Address
Stora Varvsgatan 11, 205 55 MALMO, Sweden
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€180 900
Organisation
Sdc Ship Design & Consult Gmbh
Address
Bramfelder Str. 164, 22305 Hamburg, Germany
EU Contribution
€292 602
Organisation
Universidad Politécnica De Madrid
Address
Avda. Ramiro de Maeztu, 3, 28040 MADRID, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€116 222
Organisation
Siemens Ag
Address
SIEMENSSTRASSE, 93026 REGENSBURG, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€8 832
Organisation
Center Of Maritime Technologies E. V.
Address
Bramfelder Strasse 164, 22305 HAMBURG, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€270 000
Organisation
Autoridad Portuaria De Gijon
Address
Claudio Alvargonzalez, 33201 Gijon, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€117 000

Technologies

Technology Theme
Infrastructure management
Technology
Multimodal border management technologies
Development phase
Research/Invention

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