Project Description

  • Project name: Inland Waterway Transport Masterplan MV2
  • Project location: Netherlands
  • Name of client: Rotterdam Port Authority
  • Partners: Rotterdam Port Authority, Project Organisation, W+B
  • Project value: 240,000 euro

  • Period: January 2011 – March 2013

Description of the project

A masterplan for the development of inland container barge transport from Maasvlakte 2 (the latest expansion of the Port of Rotterdam) to the Dutch, French and German hinterland up to the year 2035.

This project is characterized by a strategic hinterland transport system in which a modal shift is envisaged from road to rail and in particular IWT on the Rhine and Meuse rivers system. Maasvlakte 2 terminals include facilities for efficient handling of river barges. New IWT terminals including logistics areas are required along the waterways in the hinterland to enable an efficient IWT system. PCR has been involved in such plans for inland terminals in Waalwijk, Wanssum and Venlo.

Services provided by Port Consultants Rotterdam

  • Cargo forecasts
  • Logistic analysis
  • Calculation of required number of barges
  • Inland terminals and sea-port terminals
  • Calculation of required fairway capacity
  • Determination of bottlenecks
  • Design of multi-modal terminals and fairway solutions