Challenge the future Delft University of Technology Designing a Competitive RoRo River-Sea Transport Service Transporting new passenger vehicles between the Ruhr area and the United Kingdom

2 Contents Assignment The “new” idea Elaboration on concept in different Parts I.Exploration & scoping II.Analysis of current practices III.Design IV.Business case Conclusions & recommendations Discussion

3 The “New” Idea Direct transport from inland to overseas destination Positive effects No intermediate transshipment in a seaport Decrease in time and costs Negative effects Non optimal solution for transport equipment Increase in costs per kilometre Capacity and service River Sea Shipping

4 Assignment The initial project description consisted of: River sea push barge concept “Distrivaart” concept Slow moving retail products Potential investment parties TIL 5050 Interdisciplinary Project

5 Research approach Four parts: Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

6 Exploration & scoping Choice of corridor Four potential rivers  River Rhine through Rotterdam Three sea directions  United Kingdom Ruhr area – United Kingdom Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

7 Exploration & scoping Slow moving retail products analyzed with focus on: Characteristics Appearances Choice of product Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

8 Exploration & scoping Choice of product Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

9 Exploration & scoping Main research question Design a feasible transport concept for transportation of new passenger vehicles between the United Kingdom and Ruhr-area without transfer in a seaport Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

10 Analysis of current practices Transport flows Modalities Transport chains Transport chain with lowest costs per route Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

11 Analysis of current practices Lowest cost per route Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

12 Design Define possible concepts Determine feasible concepts Determine corresponding operational costs Vessel (concepts) Capacity (variants) Service (logistics and speed) Choice of a concept Goals and results Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

13 Design Requirements Low damage Competitive on costs Constraints Legal Physical Market Requirements & constraints Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

14 Design Definition of concepts Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

15 Design 4 concepts 5 dimension variations for each concept Capacity between 546 and 1092 vehicles Operational costs are based on fuel consumption Fixed costs like labour, capital and maintenance from literature Preliminary designs Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

16 Design Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case VariantSpeed (km/h) 9,311,112,914,816,718,5 1BBBBAA 2BBBAAA 3BAAAAA 4AAAAAA 5AAAAAA Cheapest concepts on river

17 Design Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case VariantSpeed (km/h) 18,522,225,929,633,337 1A and B AA 2 AA 3 AA 4AAAAAA 5AAAAAA Cheapest concepts on sea

18 Design Matching Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

19 Design From Duisburg to London 2 barges on the river, 2x 1 barge on the sea 1 sailing each week Capacity of ~1092 vehicles Serving 80% of the flow from Eisenach and Bochum (Opel) Costs: € ,- per round trip Final design Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

20 Design Final design Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case Plaatje,maken

21 Design Nog een mooi plaatje oid Final design Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

22 Business case Determine characteristics of final design Investigate financial consequences Translate costs to market price Investment Cash flow, NPV Goals and results Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

23 Business case SWOT Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

24 Business case 60% mortgage at 7% interest, 20 years payback period 40% equity Investment Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case River push boat1x€ ,- Sea push boat2x€ ,- Barge2x€ ,- Total€ ,-

25 Business case Cash flow Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case 48 weeks of service per year ~80% occupancy Depreciation period of 8 years Three different prices per vehicle, based on: Costs:€92,00 Broekman:€114,00 Suggestion:€102,60

26 Business case Cash flow Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

27 Business case Cash flow Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

28 Business case Cash flow Explorartion & scoping Anylysis of current practices Design Business case

29 Conclusions and Recommendations Risks need to be quantified Occupancy Detailed flow Transport time needs to be included Recommendations

30 Conclusions and Recommendations Feasible for: Vehicle transport Between Duisburg and London Push barge combination Transfer of push boat for optimisation Price between costs and market example Conclusions

31 Don’t miss the boat on your way home

32 Discussion