Intermodal shortsea transportThe motorway of the 21st centurySander van t Verlaat

SPC HOLLANDStarted in 1997 based on report No traffic jams at seaPublic/private partnership62 participantsMain aims Increase awareness of shortseaProvide information on possibilitiesAnalyse bottlenecksInformation source for private companies and governmental bodies

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ShortSea JournaalContent 2009Russia, fresh logistics, environment and cooperationPart only for shortsea sector

Circulation about 4500 copies to:Shippers/logistic providers2900Shortsea operators 390Intermodal operators 270

Factsheets and brochuresFollowing factsheets produced in 2009Ro-Ro and freight ferrymailed to 790 transport companiesShortsea and Dutch portsContainer dimensionsInternetCountry factsheets for Russia mailed to 340 shippers with export to RussiaTurkeymailed to 330 shippers with export to Turkey

www.shortsea.nlVisitors:73 unique visitors per calendar day5 visitors per calendar day to search engine

Added to the site:Container sizesStatistics transhipments Dutch portsMap and lines with 45ft pw containers

Now including intermodal connections by barge and rail

Cooperation Under name of Holland Intermodal withRail cargo information NetherlandsInland shipping information agency

European Shortsea Network (ESN)

In total 22 membersIn Romania - RIA

Definitions Shortsea EU Shortsea shipping means the movement of cargo and passengers by sea between ports situated ingeographical Europe or between those ports and ports situated in non European countries having a coastline on the enclosed seas Bordering Europe.

Shortsea shipping includes domestic and internationalmaritime transport, including feeder services, along thecoast, to and from the islands, rivers and lakes. Theconcept of short sea shipping also extends to maritimetransport between the Member States of the Union andNorway and Iceland and other States on the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.

Shortsea destinations

Shortsea in perspectiveMajor part is non-liner servicesdry and wet bulkneo bulkin Europe more than 60% is dry or liquid bulkMore than 50% of total transhipment in all Dutch ports is shortsea

Shortsea tonnes in containers, all Dutch ports is about 16%

Mix of feeder and intra European containers

Types of shortsea cargo

Shortsea containersFeeder containersSchedule follows deepsea carrier

Intra- European containersSchedule according to market demandCompeting with road transport

Often on the same vessels !

Shortsea is intermodal Combination of sea- and landtransport With containers: multimodal by road by rail by inland barge

Developments - containersTypes of cargo in containersCargo (on pallets) in 20 and 40ft (pallet wide) containersPartloads (groupage)Liquids, food and non-food in 20ft tankcontainersDry bulk such as plastics in 30ft bulkcontainers

Equipment requirementsAlready different types of containers to suit the cargo e.g. flats, open topIn order to compete with road transport (13.60 mtr trailers) adapt container to cargo(build a box around the cargo) 40ft pallet wide container 24 pallets of 100 x 120 45ft pallet wide container26 pallets of 100 x 120

Palletwide containers

Palletwide container curtain sided

45ft PW diesel-electric reefer special flowercontainerdevelopedfor GreenRail

45ft PW diesel-electric reeferInside length 13,275 mtr suitable for 33 euro pallets45ft container = 13.60 meter trailerDouble stack system possibleSuitable for rail and inland shippingSufficient fuel for couple of days Temperature settings and controll from a distance through micro processor The unit for intermodal Transport

Developments vessels 45ft containership

Shortsea is an alternative to road transportBUT always needs road transportShortsea can be competitive on longer distancesIn combination with rail and road e.g. ItalyIn combination with inland barge and road e.g. Germany

CooperationNecessary!!!

Intermodal shortsea chain

Advantages door to door transport

Shortsea Promotion Centre Holland

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