1. Smart Rivers – Pittsburgh september, 20th 2017
Economical model
of Inland Waterways in
European multimodal corridors
Smart Rivers – Pittsburgh september, 20th 2017
15 septembre 2015
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2. A network of 20 000 km of large gauge Waterways and inland ports

3. Recent evolution of inland waterway and rail 1995-2015
Germany :Stable around 35% with rail (+5%) and IWT (-5%) to the benefit of Hamburg and Bremerhaven ports
Netherland : Increase of IWT+Rail share (+9%) ( IWT : 40%)
Belgium : Strong increase of IWT+Rail share (+14%) with +12% for IWT
France : Stable around 22% with slight IWT increase (+2%)
IWT share is 4% in France and between 12 et 40% in BE, DE and NL.

4. IWT and rail evolution in France
Modal share in Tons and Tons*km

5. Inland Waterway, Ports and Cities
European waterway network
20000 km for vessels > 1500 T
Concentrated along large urban areas
Key missing links to develop massified transport solutions

6. Key principles for an integrated model
European interconnexion between IW Countries ( France, Germany, Belgium, Netherland,…)
Sharing the benefit of IW with the stake holders (Public and private)
Mutimodal logistic approach with railway sector ( intra europe and hinterland of seaports) within the european corridors to reduce road impact in Europe
Multifunctional and multimodal model ( Transport, Tourism, Water management, Industrial and logistic activities along rivers and canal, renewable energy..)
Public and Private partnership (State/ Europe /Local authorities / Economical stakeholders)

7. European Core network mutimodal corridors
Shift to IWT and rail 30% of medium and long distance road transport
Develop multilmodal hubs

8. Sharing the benefits of IW with the stakeholders
Economical and private stakeholders :
Shippers : Competitivity, added value, internal logistic savings,
Bargers : Lower transport cost, access from seaports to internal, acces to large cities, multimodal offers
Contribution with user toll and land fees for operation
Public stakeholders
Europe : European interconnexion, growth and jobs, modal shift
State : Ports development, industrial sectors, GDP, trade balance, multimodality, less road congestion
Regional authorities and cities: Access to metropolises, Economical development, jobs, tourism, less transport impact
Contribution with grant for the construction/regeneration costs

9. Multimodal joint logistic approach
Amsterdam-Marseille IW/Rail services study
15 infrastructure and port europeans partners consult from 2013 to 2016 with 450 economical players
Solutions for industrial and logistics players to reduce long distance road transport
Develop European multimodal hubs within the North Sea -Mediterranean corridor;
Three sets of recommandations
General for massificatioin and mutualization
Specifics for the 3 basins
Specific for 4 industrial sector (Agro/ Civil works/Circular economy/Consumer goods)

10. Geographical dimensions, Multi-users, Multifunctional activities
An IW economical and multimodal model should integrate
Impacts at different geographical levels : local, regional, national, european, wordwide
Expectation of large number of stakeholders ( ie :1100 institutions for Seine-Scheldt)
Various functions : Transport, Logistic, Tourism, water Management, Energy,..
Multimodal effects ( Ports, Rail, Road, Maritime transport)
CBA will quantify these effects, globalize and distribute :
By beneficiaries (Europe, State, Regions, infra Manager, shippers, barger,…)
By regional distribution
By type of mode of transport ( Ports, Rail, Road,..)

11. Examples of resuts of multimodal models
Reduction of road traffic
Share of container market
Consumption market ( Waste,..)

12. Public and private partnership
Replacement of 31 Aisne-Meuse manual weirs
A single contract to respond to the challenges of standardisation and optimisation of the management of the drainage basin
31 weirs: 29 manual weirs weirs, which have already been rebuilt by VNF
4 low head power plant (3 news)
2 basins: the Aisne and the Meuse
24 October 2013 : signature date (after 3 years of procedure for recruiting the private partner)
30 ans of contract
5 years of works for the reconstruction of weirs
312 millions € of investment

13. Example of PPP organization
BAMEO
Communication
Manufacturer designer group
Administrative
procedures
Dialogue and relations with stakeholders
Environmental measures
Detailed studies
Works
SEMAO
Operator
Maintenance
Operation
Compensatory measures
Hydraulic energy
SERVICES
OF THE STATE
A standard contractual structure
A designer-constructor agreement on a fixed price (open to review) for the works in order to guarantee the stability of the costing

14. Eco-system of Inland Waterway
Canal
Reliabiity
Tourism
Transports
Multimodality
Environment
Fédérateur
sustainability
Mobility
Support to Industry
Innovation
Network
Europe
Responsible Economy
Growth
Futur
Water
Massification
Ports
External Trade
Performance
Interregions
Biodiversity
Attractivity
Connections
Territories
Competitivity
Fluidity
Partnrrship
Ecological Transition
Flows
Services
Logistics
Rivers
Jobs
Culture
Environment
Economy
Network
Sources : groupes de travail Communication ; entretiens SPW et W&Z.

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