Projects
Through a smart legal framework towards Smart autonomous Inland Shipping. University of Antwerp
European training and research network on Autonomous Barges for Smart Inland Shipping KU Leuven
According to the European Commission, passenger transport is projected to increase 42% by 2050, and freight transport up to 60%. Needless to say, this puts an enormous burden on transport networks and our environment. Compared to other modes of transport – which often face congestion and capacity problems – inland waterway transport is characterised by reliability, energy efficiency and a capacity for increased use. More than 37,000 km of ...
European Training and research network on Autonomous Barges for Smart Inland Shipping (AUTOBarge). University of Antwerp
Innovation driven Collaborative European Inland Waterways Transport Network KU Leuven
IW-NET will deliver a multimodal optimisation process across the EU Transport System, increasing the modal share of IWT and supporting the EC’s ambitions to reduce transport GHG emissions by two thirds by 2050. Enablers for sustainable infrastructure management and innovative vessels will support an efficient and competitive IWT sector addressing infrastructure bottlenecks, insufficient IT integration along the chain and slow adoption of ...
Autonomous Inland Shipping KU Leuven
Smart Logistics: Taking Inventory Optimization to the Next Level KU Leuven
Climate change and a shortage of truck drivers urge a paradigm shift in truck-dominated supply chains. To alleviate the pressure on truck transport, one can bundle shipments with other companies, or shift more freight to alternative transport modes, such as train or inland waterways. In this research, we will develop ordering policies to facilitate freight bundling and a modal shift to reduce the truck intensity of supply chains. To achieve ...
Novel iwt and maritime transport concepts (NOVIMAR). University of Antwerp
Trailer on Barge VIL - Flanders Innovation Cluster for Logistics
The VIL project ‘Trailer on Barge Shuttle’ aims to provide an innovative alternative in congestion sensitive areas in Flanders by shuttling empty and/or loaded trailers by barge over relatively short distances by means of a ro-ro (roll on – roll off) concept.
The transport sector today is being confronted with a rising transport demand. Meeting this demand is a difficult task due to multiple factors: driver shortage, increasing ...
PORTable Innovation Open Network for Efficiency and Emissions Reduction Solutions (PIONEERS) Antwerp Management School
PIONEERS accelerates the deployment of technological, non-technological and socially innovative solutions and their widespread adoption at European and global level to facilitate the process of becoming sustainable, smart, green and resilient, starting from the Lighthouse port (Antwerp) and the three fellow ports (Barcelona, Constanta and Venlo). PIONEERS achieves this by (i) defining a framework which empowers the lighthouse and ...