Enhancing container barge transport in Europe

Conference paper (2021)

Authors

Peter Shobayo Universiteit Antwerpen
Edwin van Hassel Universiteit Antwerpen
Thierry Vanelslander Universiteit Antwerpen
B. Atasoy Transport Engineering and Logistics - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Research Group
Transport Engineering and Logistics (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 Peter Shobayo, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander, B. Atasoy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5638657
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Marine and Transport Technology

Research Group

Transport Engineering and Logistics

Abstract

This paper analyzed the market developments and identified the current situation and challenges of container barge transport in deepsea and inland terminals. It was revealed that the major challenges of container IWT include; inefficient handling of barges, poor planning and coordination, lack of flexibility in container barge transport and low water levels. To solve these challenges, innovative solutions such as mobile terminals, vessel trains, cargo reconstruction, and smart navigation are proposed. The impact of these innovations is currently being examined by using the discrete event simulation (DES) model.