The Need of Awareness for Inland Waterway Transport Potentials and Barriers of Inland Waterway Transport in the Baltic Sea Region The Need of Awareness for Inland Waterway Transport

Development of a European Strategy Paper for Inland Waterway Transport The aim of the strategy paper for inland waterway transport is to strenghten this mode of transport in the European Union by Involving relevant stakeholders (shippers, experts, policy makers) and experts form the sector Identifying gaps and measures to provide input for the national and European Transport policy. Mr. Bodewig Mr. Köhl Logistikum Draft Strategy Paper finalized June 2017 Master Thesis Industry Policy Makers Interviews EMMA Project Members Workshop Revised version

Challenges of Freight Transport in Europe… Challenges for the future increasing freight volume  CO2 emissions bottlenecks in infrastructure limited road capacity public and political pressure Sustainability has emerged as a field of particular interest in logistics and supply chain management, and particular attention has been paid to sustainable development in the transport sector. Freight transport represents one area which can strongly contribute to a sustainable supply chain since transport is the most environmentally harmful area in terms of emissions within the logistics sector (Whiteing, 2010). In fact, the transport sector causes 20.3% of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions (International Transport Forum, 2010). A measure to reduce the negative effects of freight transport is a modal shift towards sustainable transport modes such as railways or inland waterways. Currently, inland navigation and railways have a low share of the European modal split compared to a 75% share of road transport (Eurostat, 2016). Need to increase the use of eco-friendly transport modes part of European Transport Strategy Transport accounts for 20.3 % of worldwide CO2 emissions Sources: Eurostat 2017, European Commission,2011; ITF, 2010

Inland waterways as sustainable mode of transport external costs Source: PLANCO Consulting & Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde 2007 bulk freight capacity Source: via donau infrastructure costs Low utilization rate & sustainability High potential for inland waterway Source: PLANCO Consulting & Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde 2007

Inland Waterways & Important Economic Areas in Europe Baltic Sea Region Rhine Danube

The Main Barriers in the Baltic Sea Region Inland waterway transport is not well developed: Basic infrastructural needs Digitalization & Data: RIS ? Different legal systems and requirements for vessels in the region Transnational cooperation is needed : Strong institute Integration in the (intermodal) logistics chain is lacking: lobby and better marketing needed People and politicians lack knowledge and awareness for inland waterway transport … learn from best practices (e.g. Danube Region)

A Way to Sustainability : Creating Knowledge & Awareness for Inland Waterway Transport Transport sector is responsible for ¼ of greenhouse gases Knowledge of Sustainable Transport for Future Decision Makers Sustainable Development Requirements Meet demand for people trained in logistics Students must be able to transfer knowledge from theory into practice Use field trips, lectures from the industry and real-life cases

9/19/2018 EurOMA 2016

Closing the knowledge gap of inland waterway logistics … Developing customized educational- offers (high quality and up-to-date teaching and learning and materials) you can use for free – also in English Creating a competence center for inland waterway transport offering transport school labs (workshops) to raise acceptance of the Danube as environmentally friendly way of transport and train educators about inland waterway transport 12.06.2017

Next steps: Internationalization Education REWWay International network We need you Research Industry Current research focus: international knowledge network 12.06.2017 Current research focus: development trends and innovative business models affecting IWT Current research focus: ports and hubs within the Physical Internet Current research focus: active learning and gamification

Conclusions The Baltic Sea Region has started recently to develop their inland waterway system for cargo transport Using best practices from Danube and Rhine Region Main barriers Infrastructure, harmonization of (legal) systems Consideration of inland waterways in transport strategies Integration in logistics chain Awareness & knowledge of policy makers and logisticians REWWay: an initiative to create awareness & knowledge for Inland Waterway Transport

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