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RIS Services for Improving the Integration of Inland Waterway Transports into Intermodal Chains

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Complete with results
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€7 499 604
EU Contribution
€5 279 859
Project website
Project Acronym
RISING
STRIA Roadmaps
Network and traffic management systems (NTM)
Transport mode
Waterborne icon
Transport policies
Societal/Economic issues
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1_
Link to CORDIS
Background & Policy context

Europe's freight transport system has much room for improvement. Congestion, capacity problems and delays affect mobility and economic competitiveness and are detrimental to the environment and quality of life. Growing overseas trade and EU enlargement towards Central and Eastern Europe are key economic factors which have a great impact on freight transport volumes in Europe. According to forecasts, freight transport volumes are expected to increase by one third until 2015.

Present patterns of transport growth and the reliance on road transport have lead in many regions to congestion and pollution, the cost of which are expected to double to 1% of Europe's annual GDP by 2010 (source: Communication from the Commission on the promotion of inland waterway transport 'NAIADES').

Shifting transport to less energy-intensive, cleaner and safer transport modes is a main concern of the European Union: the EU has committed itself to pursue the goal of promoting the use of transport modes which are less energy-intensive, cleaner and safer. Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) is an obvious choice to play a more prominent role in reaching these targets.

In this view of this situation, all modes must become more environmentally friendly, safer and more energy efficient as well as easily compatible in the transfer points. Co-modality, that is the efficient use of different modes on their own and in combination, will result in an optimal and sustainable utilisation of resources. Together with other modes, Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) can contribute to the sustainability of the transport system.

Objectives

RISING has the overall objective of identifying, integrating and further developing information services such as River Information Services (RIS) in order to efficiently support Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) and logistics operations.

IWT has become an integral part of co-modal transport and logistics chains. As such, the IWT sector has to comply with requirements of supply chain management (SCM). Effective transport infrastructure and high-performance Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) must be further developed which will play a key role in this process.

Therefore there is the need to exploit existing and identify new RIS services for almost every step of an IWT-based process: planning, execution, completion. The following potential RIS services for transport-logistics players will be enhanced in the framework of RISING:

  • RIS information for voyage planning of IWT operators providing data on water level, water depth, maximum height/bridges, berth availability, lock occupation (actual and predictions/forecasts) used for routing, stowage planning, etc;
  • RIS information for the fleet management of inland navigation including unpropelled inland vessels, by identifying their current position and status of operation;
  • RIS information facilitating event management, i.e. voyage monitoring for IWT operators, freight integrators, inland port operators, sea port operators providing status information, e.g. vessel positions, passing way-points, missing administrative reports, predictions of problems in continuation of the voyage;
  • RIS information for both inland/sea ports and terminals management by providing Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) updates for instance transshipment operations, management of terminal resources and of pre- and post-haulages.
Methodology

The basic methodology of the RISING project is to analyse current transport and logistics processes, and define internal and external requirements for their future implementation. Further, RIS services will be specified, and developed and adapted to the customers' needs: for example the transport and logistics sector. Finally, new RIS services will be demonstrated in the framework of the RISING scenarios/demonstration cases.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Specific funding programme
FP7-TRANSPORT

Results

The RISING project has the following results:

  • Tailor-made proactive information services, following the approach of Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) can deliver a new quality.
  • A user can book certain 'events' relevant to his actual transport plans, e.g. to monitor if a specific water level exceeds a threshold or if there are any disturbances for the operation of a certain lock. Once this threshold is exceeded, an event message is generated and sent automatically by the RISING Event Services.
  • Deviations from the plan can be identified as early as possible to allow efficient re-planning.
  • Terminals were integrated in order to align the processes between sea ports, inland waterway transport and inland ports.
  • RISING integrated these services into the existing management systems of the industrial partners.
  • RISING showed that innovative IT services based on modern RIS systems could improve the planning and monitoring of inland waterways transports as part of total logistics chains.

Strategy targets

The RISING project matches the following goals of the 2011 White Paper:

  1. increasing the efficiency of transportation and of infrastructure through information systems;
  2. optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains.

Policy objectives

An efficient and integrated mobility system: Service quality and reliability

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Institut Fuer Seeverkehrswirtschaft Und Logistik
Address
Universitaetsallee, BREMEN, Germany
Organisation website
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Mobycon
Address
Tanthofdreef 15, 2601 CW DELFT, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Centar Za Razvoj Unutarnje Plovidbe D.o.o.
Address
Trnjanska cesta, 10000 ZAGREB, Croatia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€3 348 358
Organisation
Centar Za Razvoj Unutarnje Plovidbe D.o.o.
Address
Trnjanska cesta, 10000 ZAGREB, Croatia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Radios Segelyhivo Es Infokommunikacios Orszagos Egyesulet
Address
Budapest, Elnök U., HN/A1089, Hungary
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Stichting Centrum Voor De Ontwikkeling Van Transport En Logistiek In Europa
Address
Van Nelleweg 1, 3044 BC Rotterdam, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Deutsche Binnenreederei Ag
Address
Revaler Strabe 100, 10245 BERLIN, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Allround Container Service Helmut Frank Gmbh
Address
Neuenlander Strasse, 28199 Bremen, Germany
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Port Infolink Bv
Address
SEATTLEWEG, SEATTLEWEG ROTTERDAM, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Asociatia Centrul National De Promovare A Transportului Intermodal
Address
Incinta Port Constanta Gate 2, 900900 Constanta, Romania
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Tresco
Address
Bredabaan 451, WUUSTWEZEL, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€50 000
Organisation
Tresco
Address
Bredabaan 451, WUUSTWEZEL, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen
Address
Armand Hertzstraat, 3500 HASSELT, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€50 000
Organisation
Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen
Address
Armand Hertzstraat, 3500 HASSELT, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Tinc Associates Nv
Address
Jubellaan 155, B 102, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€1 884 205
Organisation
Tinc Associates Nv
Address
Jubellaan 155, B 102, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Stichting Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland
Address
Haagsteeg 2, 6708 PM WAGENINGEN, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€1 873 507
Organisation
Stichting Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland
Address
Haagsteeg 2, 6708 PM WAGENINGEN, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Ars Traffic & Transport Technology
Address
Vlietweg, LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Via Donau - Entwicklunggesellschaft Mbh Fuer Telematik Und Donauschiffahrt
Address
Donau-City-Strasse 1, 1220 VIENNA, Austria
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Rhinecontainer Bv
Address
Scheepmakerij, ZWIJNDRECHT, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€50 000
Organisation
Rhinecontainer Bv
Address
Scheepmakerij, ZWIJNDRECHT, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Anonymi Etairia Systimaton Organosis Leitourgias Kai Epikoinonias Epicheiriseon
Address
Syngrou Avenue 377, 17564 Palaio Faliro, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€50 000
Organisation
Anonymi Etairia Systimaton Organosis Leitourgias Kai Epikoinonias Epicheiriseon
Address
Syngrou Avenue 377, 17564 Palaio Faliro, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Kios As
Address
Kuzmanyho 13, 92101 Piešťany, Slovakia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€50 000
Organisation
Kios As
Address
Kuzmanyho 13, 92101 Piešťany, Slovakia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Sachsische Binnenhafen Oberelbe Gmbh
Address
Magdeburger Strasse 58, 1067 Dresden, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€50 000
Organisation
Sachsische Binnenhafen Oberelbe Gmbh
Address
Magdeburger Strasse 58, 1067 Dresden, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Republic Of Serbia, Directorate For Inland Waterways
Address
Francuska, BELGRADE, Serbia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€3 920 303
Organisation
Republic Of Serbia, Directorate For Inland Waterways
Address
Francuska, BELGRADE, Serbia
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Industrie-Logistik-Linz Gmbh & Co Kg
Address
STAHLSTR., 4031 LINZ, Austria
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€50 000
Organisation
Industrie-Logistik-Linz Gmbh & Co Kg
Address
STAHLSTR., 4031 LINZ, Austria
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Marlo As
Address
Tryms Vei, 1445 Heer, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€534 158
Organisation
Marlo As
Address
Tryms Vei, 1445 Heer, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€0
Organisation
Logit Systems A.s.
Address
Reddalsveien 1, 4879 Grimstad, Norway
EU Contribution
€995 064
Organisation
Logit Systems A.s.
Address
Reddalsveien 1, 4879 Grimstad, Norway
EU Contribution
€0

Technologies

Technology Theme
Information systems
Technology
Information services using Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM)
Development phase
Research/Invention

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