Project objective
InnoWaTr aims to green 8 IWT freight streams, foster synergy, unlock business opportunities, and eliminate barriers by forming and managing new Freight Flow Coalitions (FFC's). It also seeks to align decision-makers in shipping, technology, logistics, finance, training, and policy across 8 NSR regions.
Key Actions:
- Understand FFC dynamics, their collaboration, and best practices, creating blueprints for new FFCs.
- Implement automated mooring, sailing, and enhanced crew safety, reducing crewing costs and shortages.
- Provide ship owners and public-private logistic partners with access to green IWT solutions.
- Benefit citizens with cleaner air, reduced emissions, and less congestion in 8 FFC regions.
- Raise awareness of Fit 4-55 targets and roadmap progress.
- Anticipate 10 new alliances by 2025 in NSR, inspired by InnoWaTr, resulting in cleaner transport and reduced city road congestion.
Project Challenges
IWT lacks critical mass for innovation, with regions often unaware of optimal solutions. Harmonizing certification and regulation barriers on the EU level is necessary. Shipowners, the weakest link in the logistics chain, depend on freight owners' decisions and struggle with innovation due to OPEX-CAPEX costs.
In our inclusive approach involving shipowners, freight owners, and logistics partners, we treat the freight stream as one holistic business case.
Project Team & Partners
The InnoWatr project team brings together a diverse group of organizations dedicated to innovating and making the inland waterway transport sector more sustainable. The project team is comprises of 23 partners and 2 sub-partners from 5 different countries: Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and Sweden. By collaborating, these organizations aim to develop and implement new technologies and practices that reduce the ecological footprint of inland waterway transport and make the sector future-proof. With a shared focus on collaboration, innovation, and sustainability, the InnoWatr project team is a crucial player in the transition to a greener and more advanced inland waterway transport industry.