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Erasmus Smart Port Rotterdam

The fundamental role of inland shipping for the port of Rotterdam and the involvement of ESPR in the research project IDVV

24 Januari 2012

Prof. Harry Geerlings

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Structure presentation

1. The fundamental role of inland shipping for the port of Rotterdam and its problems

2. ESPR involvement in the project “Impulse Dynamic Traffic Management on Inland Waterways - IDVV”

3. Discussion

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378 million ton :100 million ton inland shipping

278 million ton international shipping

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Modal-split targets

1995 – 2003 share inland shipping from 30% to 38%,

2003 – 2008 share inland shipping declined from 38% to 37%

2008 - 2035 growth path in modal-split ambitions: 2020: 41% 2035: 45%.

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2008: 1,7 million TEU,

2020: 4,5 million TEU

2033: 8,1 million TEU

2020 growth factor 2,7% per year

2033 growth factor 4,8% per year

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- Class (size) of ship- Average load capacity 2000 - Average load capacity 2008 - Growth figure 2000 -2008 - Average growth per year

IV 1022 1304 28% 3,1% V 1137 1562 37% 4,0% VI 1744 2219 27% 3,1%

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Interim Conclusion (1)

The prospects are promising

and there is political support!

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Dutch policy objectives and ambitions

• Sustainable transport

• Safe transport

• Reliable transport times

• Better use of existing infrastructure

• Reduction in administrative handling

• Improvement of the quality of quality of information and data

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Policy letter ‘Varen voor een vitale economie’ Ministry of Economic Affairs

- Strengthening the competitiveness of the sector.- The realization of a future-proof network of waterways

and ports based on a network and logistic chain approach

- Achieving the become the cleanest modality - Execute the CO2 reduction program

- Continuous improvement of safety on inland waterways - Establishing a committee for inland shipping safety.- Stimulating innovation in inland shipping

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European policy ambitions• Improving market conditions• Modernisation of the fleet• Development of skilled labour force• Image improvement and awareness raising• Improved infrastructure and ports

• in 2050 50% of these streams transported via rail or inland.

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But is it only a succes story?

The sector has, for decades now, a poor image

and there are serious concerns

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Inventory bottlenecks inland shipping (1)

1. Infrastructure (waterways, locks, terminals and ships)

- Capacity problems in locks- Capacity problems inland connections- No integrated approach to network hinterland- Capacity seaports /congestion on terminals- Availability small vessels- Overcapacity ships - Ffleet development uncertainty- Effects of climate change

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Inventory bottlenecks inland shipping (2)

2. Information and Management Systems

3 Organisation sector and

- Unfamiliarity with inland connections- Handling conditions in inland ports- Limited bundling, hopping at terminals- Fragmentation inland: bad position relative to

shippers and limited capacity for innovation- Accessibility waterways 24/7

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Inventory bottlenecks inland shipping (3)

4. Other- Depth (big) ships

- Slow developing cleaner engines

- Limited support changes to legislation- The waterway is regularly confronted with

regulatory changes.

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Interim Conclusion (2)

However there is a big support and good prospects

There is a threat that the sector will lacks behind

Something needs to be done to make the sector ready for the 21th century

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The involvement of ESPRIn IDVV

Part II

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Main research question

What conditions are necessary for the growing amount of goods reliable, durable and easy to transport?

The focus is on the waterways and the container.- What actions are needed to realize these

conditions?- How and by whom the actions should be

implemented?

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Project risks

• Delays in the project because of relatively short duration

• Poor cooperation from industry because of overload of reearch, crisis or lack of time

• Too much information to handle• Expired in technology-oriented solutions• Differences in perception and valuation of solutions

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Tasks EUR (1)

WP 1.1. A description of the current container shipping and a problem based on the description of the inland navigation sector

WP 1.2 A description of a future for the inland navigation sector

- Desk research and workshop performance of IWT sector- Data analysis: performance of IWT sector- Multidisciplinary stakeholder and policy analysis of the inland navigation sector- A number of targeted interviews from inside and immediately outside the IWT sector.- Policy Analysis.

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Tasks EUR (2)

WP 1.3 - Identify and appreciate solutions for system renewal

WP 1.4 - Design of a transition to a desired future inland shipping sector

- maintain and strengthen the international role of main port of Rotterdam;

- relieving road transport by water;- thereby improving the quality of life in large parts of

the Netherlands.

Informele instituties,gewoontes en tradities,

normen, religie

Institutionele omgeving:formele regels vooraleigendom (juridisch,

politiek, bureaucratie)

contracten, private organisaties transacties

coördineren

Aanwending productiemiddelen

in productieen consumptie

100-1000 jaar

10-100 jaar

1-10 jaar

Continu

Spontaan, niet-calculeerbaar

Vormgeving van institutionele omgeving

Vormgeving van contracten en organisaties

Bepalen van de marginale condities

(prijzen, hoeveelheden)

Social theories(Economic Sociology)

Theory of property right and political theory

Transaction cost theory

Neoclassical economics and agency theory

Niveau Termijn Doel Theoretisch domein

Culturele omgevingGeschiedenis,

Economische sociologie100-1000 jr

Wet- en regelgevingBestuurskunde,

politicologie10-100 jr

Organisatie van de Sector

Bedrijfstakanalyse1-10 jr

Performance sectorVloot/mensen/prijs/

duurzaamheidOperations economics

continu

Technology en infraTechniek, ICT,

geografie10-100 jr

De sector heeft zich op een bepaalde manier

georganiseerd en zij presteert gegeven de culturele omgeving,

gegeven wet en regelgeving en gegeven de

stand van technology en beschikbare infra

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Internal Organsiation

Team Kuipers/Van der Horst (up to March 2012)Focus on performance of the sector - Data collection- Characteristics of the inland navigation sector- Organization of the supply chain, process / power relations.

Team Geerlings/Kort (up to March 2012) Focus on Policy Analysis and technology dynamics- EU Policy Analysis- Analysis of current EU research- Analysis of technological developments and potential

Both: development vision for the necessary turnaround (March 2012)

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Internal Planning (1)

December 2011: - Data mining (Kuipers/Van der Horst)- Inventory documents in in the drop box- Coordination with NEA

January 2012:- Delivering WP 1.1- End of the month internal review SW-analysis results- Planning workshop

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Internal Planning (2)

Febr. 2012 - Completion of WP 1.1- Delivering WP 1.2- End of the month internal review SWOT analysis- Delivering Deliverable 1

March 2012 - Workshop- Completion WP 1.2: vision and necessary trend- Delivering Deliverable 2

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Structure Deliverable WP 1.1

1 INTRODUCTION1.1 Purpose1.2 Interdisciplinary approach: a layered paradigm1.3 Reporting Structure

2 THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF INLAND

3 LAW: POLICY ANALYSIS

4 TECHNOLOGY - INFRASTRUCTURE

5 ORGANISATION OF THE SECTOR

6 PERFORMANCE OF THE INDUSTRY

7 SW-ANALYSIS: TO SITUATIONS OF IST problem

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Work in progress

Barriers:

- Work overload (pressure due to time schedule)

- Workshop: from ‘ist-situation’ (problem analysis) to ‘soll situation’: who to invite?

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