What is our Centre of Expertise?
InnoWaTr – that are 26 project partners, eight real-life use-cases and one Centre of Expertise (CoE) with the objective of bringing more freight on inland waterways.
The CoE tells the unique story of shippers, ship owners, municipalities and other institutions working together to implement innovative inland waterway transport (IWT) use-cases.
The CoE is a structured digital platform and explores the concept of Freight Flow Coalitions, vehicles specifically designed to foster collaboration along our waterborne transport solutions. The CoE showcases involved technology: use-case include a blend of digital and greening solutions, such as autonomous sailing, platooning and automated mooring to make inland waterway transportation more efficient.
And the benefits for you?
You don´t need to reinvent the wheel: you just replicate our InnoWaTr approach. Our CoE has been designed with “copy-and-paste” in mind. Addressing future partners of waterborne supply chains, it is dedicated to fostering knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation in inland waterway transport. It shall encourage organisations to set up own Freight Flow Coalitions.
Delving into the CoE you can revisit the total InnoWaTr-story:
- Learn about the objectives and structures of our eight use-cases;
- Review the unique collaborative approach InnoWaTr has been taken amongst supply chain stakeholders;
- Explore the innovative technologies employed in our transport solutions;
- Use our business model blueprints to evaluate your supply chain;
- Benefit from a wide range of supporting material, like check lists, background reading, podcasts, videos and interviews in which our partners share their expertise and experience.
Making your way through the CoE immerse yourself in the world of innovative inland waterway transportation and get prepared to plan and implement your own Freight Flow Coalition. The CoE provides not only the required expertise for this, but also offers access to our partners for further information and support.
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