The reasons for choosing or promoting a certain way of transporting goods are dependent on a mult... more The reasons for choosing or promoting a certain way of transporting goods are dependent on a multitude of factors. Shippers will be interested in reliable logistics and low cost, while authorities are in general more concerned with relieving congestion and minimizing the environmental impact of transport in general, while accident-free transport is in the interest of all parties involved. Historically, many analysis methods have been developed that include one or more of the above factors, both for transport and non-transport purposes. For the European funded 6th framework project CREATING however, aims to achieve an integrated approach to the assessment of transport, focused on intermodal chains at a micro level, which required highly specific input data which was not readily available from literature. In order to solve this, the authors have joined forces: Delft University developed a model that determines transport cost and emissions related to intermodal transport chains, based ...
Long-term education priorities for IWT sector in Croatia and Hungary
Education system of EU consists of varied educational institutions and regulation systems. Harmon... more Education system of EU consists of varied educational institutions and regulation systems. Harmonisation of educational system in EU as well as in all Danube region countries is important to ensure implementation and application of new technologies, improvement of transport process as well as improvement of life quality for all citizens of EU and alongside 2, 778 km of Danube River. Danube River is second largest river in Europe and passes thru 8 EU member states and 6 non EU member states. Educational environments as well as investments in education and research vary within different countries of Danube region. Identification of strategic priorities and conditions is essential for future cooperation, leading to the harmonization of the education system in IWT sector. The aim of this paper is to present the current state of IWT logistics education system in Croatia and Hungary and to give recommendations for future development and harmonization in IWT sector. This paper is result of...
The MoVe IT! project 1 -Modernisation of Vessels for Inland Waterway Freight Transport, co-funded... more The MoVe IT! project 1 -Modernisation of Vessels for Inland Waterway Freight Transport, co-funded through the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union, aims at a modernisation of inland waterway vessels with focus on retrofitting of existing vessels and technology transfer from new buildings and other transport modes. Improving the environmental performance of the vessels considered is one major objective of the project. In order to achieve a practical implementation, the solutions developed must result in an economic benefit to the ship owner. Five existing vessels are considered in detail with respect to different retrofitting options evaluated as most relevant by the ship owners of the project. This paper describes the environmental and economic assessment carried out for the five vessels, comprising a container vessel, three pushers and a motor cargo vessel being operated together with a lighter. The vessels are being operated on the Rhine, the Danube and the Seine. Ful...
The environmental assessment of the MoVe IT! vessels and the EU fleet is one major objective of t... more The environmental assessment of the MoVe IT! vessels and the EU fleet is one major objective of the MoVe IT! project. The environmental assessment is carried out for five vessels, comprising a container vessel, three pushers and a motor cargo vessel being operated together with a lighter. The vessels are being operated on the Rhine, the Danube and the Seine. Full information on the operation of the vessels was made available by the ship owners, providing a real-life basis for the environmental assessment. The emissions considered comprise the carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOX), particulate matter (PM), hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. The emissions are estimated using the fuel consumption recorded, as well as emission factors referred to the mass of fuel. The emissions are presented as yearly values, and values related to the transport performance in tonne kilometre (tkm). The effects of the different technologies to be applied in t...
Communications - Scientific letters of the University of Zilina, 2016
Aim of this study is the definition of a framework for the actual realisation of a common school ... more Aim of this study is the definition of a framework for the actual realisation of a common school ship in the Danube region. After a brief outline of best practice examples for (inland navigation) school ships in Europe, the study goes on with the summary of the technical aspects of the Danube School Ship and description of the feasible vessel design (with and without lifting wheelhouse) which responds to the previous research analyses.
The project MoVe IT! (www.moveit-fp7.eu), funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the Europe... more The project MoVe IT! (www.moveit-fp7.eu), funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union, was focussed on modernisation of inland waterway vessels by retrofitting. In order to stimulate an implementation of the results by the industry, visualization of the positive impacts was realised by a set of vivid demonstrators. In this paper, the demonstrations by simulators for a single screw motor cargo vessel of the type Johann Welker are described.The motion simulations are carried out by a custom made (for inland vessels developed) computer program, which use common naval architect force calculation algorithms and a new approximation theory for added masses.The simulator demonstrations comprise descriptions and visualisations of ship lengthening, application of different rudder and a new propulsion device. Five different cases are examined, the original vessel and four retrofit options.First retrofit variant is the lengthened vessel with original rudder and propeller. Ot...
The project MoVe IT! (www.moveit-fp7.eu), funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the Europe... more The project MoVe IT! (www.moveit-fp7.eu), funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union, aims at a modernisation of inland waterway vessels with focus on retrofitting of existing vessels and technology transfer from new buildings and other transport modes. The topics of the project refer to the improvement of energy efficiency and environmental behaviour of inland waterway vessels, as well as the implementation of alternative energy sources to gasoil. Environmental assessment of various retrofit options is one major objective of the MoVe IT! project. The analysis is carried out for five vessels, comprising a container vessel, three pushers and a motor cargo vessel being operated together with a lighter. In this paper only the analysis of this last vessel is presented. The effects of the different retrofit solutions to be applied in this vessel are taken into account by the resulting reduction of the fuel consumption or directly the respective emissions in per cent....
Vízi közlekedés A hibrid hajóhajtás alkalmazási lehetôsége a folyami közforgalmú közlekedésben A ... more Vízi közlekedés A hibrid hajóhajtás alkalmazási lehetôsége a folyami közforgalmú közlekedésben A vízparton fekvő európai nagyvárosokban az 1970-80-as években megkezdődött a természetes vizek "visszahelyezése" egyrészt a polgári élet, másrészt a városépítészet és a mobilitás helyszínévé, központjává. Budapest és agglomerációja ebben a tekintetben kiemelt jelentőséggel bír, nemcsak rendkívüli szépségű környezete, valamint az agglomerációba kitelepültek ingázása, hanem a közlekedés helyzete miatt is. A fővároson belül-az évszázados városszerkezetnek köszönhető közúti infrastruktúra kedvezőtlen helyzete miatt-hatalmas forgalom alakult ki a rakpartokon és a bevezető utakon egyaránt. Ezt a problémát a bevezetni tervezett "dugódíj" önmagában nem lesz képes megoldani. Ésszerűen azonban egy új, alternatív közlekedési mód, a környezetbarát hajózás jelentheti a megoldást.
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