Innovative Waterway Transportation 2.0.

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North Sea

Date of latest update: 2025-02-03

Description

Description (EN):

Missing TargetEU targets 25% GHG reduction in 2030, 50% in '50. At current rate, IWT will not achieve this target. Proven solutions to improve IWT performance are available & new solutions are continuously being validated in EU and beyond. They are just not implemented massively. From a technological perspective, reducing footprint by over 50% is no longer hocus pocus. The Problem When it comes to implementation, we typically hold vessel owners responsible. Mostly being SME players, heavily dependent on others other (freight flow) related stakeholders, IWT entrepreneurs alone are not in the position to fund or convince financiers with long term securities and propositions durable enough to realise innovation alone. Our SolutionInnoWatr introduces a collaborative approach acting as a hands-on and inspiring strategy for massive follow up. The InnoWatr solution changes focus from IWT entrepreneur alone to a freight flow level, including all relevant stakeholders. Uniting stakeholders in dedicated freight flow coalitions, interests, responsibilities & benefits, costs & benefits are shared, resulting in a proven model approach that works. InnoWatr validates the approach based on 8 identified existing freight flows, incorporating all relevant stakeholders. Along validation of partial solutions as smart mooring, low emission propulsion and data driven optimisation, InnoWatr demos the effect of coalition- and freight flow based approach. Besides improved performance in 8 freight flows, the goal of InnoWatr is to realise a broad awareness of the added value of a hands-on and well guided approach demonstrated. InnoWatr commits to stakeholder targeted communication, supported by inspiring hands-on guidance, results achieved & strategies applied. When after the project, this approach becomes the new standard for effective sustainable IWT innovation, InnoWatr has achieved its goal. IWT will improve competitiveness against lower environmental impact and overdelivers on Fitfor55 targets

Actual Achievements (EN):

This reporting period was used for partners and lead partner to set up their project organization. The period also included spring and summer holidays. Activities included: - Lead Partner: Employing staff, implement administration procedures, prepare tendering of communication bureau, drafting and signing partner contracts, communicate arrangements, set up share point. Drafting partner contracts, - Partners: Employing staff, implement administration procedures, tendering third parties, signing partner contract. - Fulfil to all OMS obligations. We had some face to face- and online meetings to set up the project organization, make arrangements and to plan future meetings. Work package leaders translated the approved application to draft 3-years plannings and a more detailed planning for the current reporting period. Partners made local project plannings started with explorative meetings in their freight flow coalitions. Though still starting up, freight flow coalition formation has started, as has the preparation of related tasks and action plans. Work package leaders made draft and detailed plannings for their activities and allocated tasks to partners.

Website: https://www.interregnorthsea.eu/innowatr

Thematic information

Green technologies SME and entrepreneurship Climate change and biodiversity

Priority: (VI-B_NS_2) Priority 2: A green transition in the North Sea region

Priority specific objective: RSO2.8. Promoting sustainable multimodal urban mobility, as part of transition to a net zero carbon economy

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 081 Clean urban transport infrastructure

Partners (26)

Lead Partner: Maritieme Academie Harlingen - part of DUNAMARE onderwijsgroep

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL818217078B01

Address: ALMENUMERWEG 1, 8861KM Harlingen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Education/training centre and school

Website: http://www.maritiemeacademieharlingen.nl

Total budget: EUR 681 075.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 408 645.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 272 430.00

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Afvalsturing Friesland NV (OMRIN)

Name: Afvalsturing Friesland NV (OMRIN)

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL803488683B01

Address: Postbus 1622, 8938BA Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME

Website: http://www.omrin.nl

Total budget: EUR 225 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 135 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 90 000.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: De Minimis

Provincie Fryslân

Name: Provincie Fryslân

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Tweebaksmarkt 52, 8911KZ Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.fryslan.frl

Total budget: EUR 63 750.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 38 250.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 25 500.00

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Auto mooring Solutions

Name: Auto mooring Solutions

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL862859256B01

Address: Zernikelaan 17, 9747AA Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website (not verified): http://www.automooringsolution.com

Total budget: EUR 291 250.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 174 750.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 116 500.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Provincie Groningen

Name: Provincie Groningen

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL001932822B01

Address: Postbus 610, 9712JG Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.provinciegroningen.nl

Total budget: EUR 65 100.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 39 060.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 26 040.00

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Wirtschaftsverband Weser e.V.

Name: Wirtschaftsverband Weser e.V.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE223867426

Address: Schillerstrasse 10, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Website: http://www.wv-weser.de

Total budget: EUR 100 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 60 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 40 000.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Urban Waterway Logistics

Name: Urban Waterway Logistics

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Langerbruggekaai 5, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Other

Website: http://www.urbanwaterwaylogistics.net

Total budget: EUR 436 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 262 080.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 174 720.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

TOP Mehrwert-Logistik GmbH & Co. KG

Name: TOP Mehrwert-Logistik GmbH & Co. KG

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE187169256

Address: Wendenstraße 294, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://top-mehrwert-logistik.de/

Total budget: EUR 311 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 186 600.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 124 400.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Sogestran Logistics

Name: Sogestran Logistics

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR65891547226

Address: 11, rue du pont V – 7012, 76600 Le Havre, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://www.sogestran.com/

Total budget: EUR 259 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 155 400.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 103 600.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Skaw Shipping & Transport AB

Name: Skaw Shipping & Transport AB

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE559242701601

Address: Lilla Strandvägen 4, 44431 Stenungsund, Sweden

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.skaw.se

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

SEAFAR

Name: SEAFAR

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE0698.581.132

Address: Schalienstraat 3, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://seafar.eu/

Total budget: EUR 282 750.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 169 650.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 113 100.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Seadvise

Name: Seadvise

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE556890471701

Address: Björnbärsgatan 7, 41267 Gotenburg, Sweden

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.seadvise.se

Total budget: EUR 200 050.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 120 030.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 80 020.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Name: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE55646468740101

Address: PO Box 857, 50115 Boras, Sweden

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.ri.se

Total budget: EUR 315 400.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 189 240.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 126 160.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

POM Oost-Vlaanderen

Name: POM Oost-Vlaanderen

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Woodrow Wilsonplein 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.pomov.be

Total budget: EUR 133 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 79 920.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 53 280.00

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Opleidingscentrum voor Hout en Bouw vzw

Name: Opleidingscentrum voor Hout en Bouw vzw

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Kippendonkstraat 7, 9850 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Total budget: EUR 255 280.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 153 168.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 102 112.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Norddeutsche Wasserweg Logistik GmbH

Name: Norddeutsche Wasserweg Logistik GmbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE114424562

Address: Martinistraße 62-66, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Website: https://binnenschiff.eu/

Total budget: EUR 53 327.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 31 996.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 21 331.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Logistik-Initiative Hamburg Management GmbH

Name: Logistik-Initiative Hamburg Management GmbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE317975860

Address: Wexstraße 7, 20355 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Website: http://www.hamburg-logistik.net/en

Total budget: EUR 230 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 138 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 92 000.00

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Kuehne Logistics University gGmbH

Name: Kuehne Logistics University gGmbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE241849394

Address: Großer Grasbrook 17, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.the-klu.org

Total budget: EUR 278 173.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 166 904.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 111 269.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

KOTUG International BV

Name: KOTUG International BV

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL007173489b01

Address: Wilhelminakade 318, 3072AR Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME

Website: http://www.kotug.com

Total budget: EUR 225 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 135 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 90 000.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: De Minimis

Institut du Droit International des Transports

Name: Institut du Droit International des Transports

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR 807 811 22 916

Address: 110-112 av du Mont Riboudet, 76000 Rouen, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.idit.fr

Total budget: EUR 286 050.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 171 630.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 114 420.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

HHX.blue GmbH

Name: HHX.blue GmbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE 324907169

Address: Am Kiel-Kanal 2, 24106 Kiel, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.hhx.blue/en

Total budget: EUR 139 550.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 83 730.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 55 820.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Göteborgs Universitet

Name: Göteborgs Universitet

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE202100315301

Address: Box 610, 40530 Goteborg, Sweden

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.gu.se

Total budget: EUR 99 578.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 59 747.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 39 831.00

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European Inland Waterway Transport Platform

Name: European Inland Waterway Transport Platform

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Kunstlaan 53, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://www.inlandwaterwaytransport.eu/

Total budget: EUR 99 355.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 59 613.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 39 742.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

Name: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: De Zaale, 5612AZ Eindhoven, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.tue.nl

Total budget: EUR 262 417.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 157 450.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 104 967.00

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CIRCOE Centre de conseil et d’innovation en logistique

Name: CIRCOE Centre de conseil et d’innovation en logistique

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR89394172944

Address: 32 rue Jules Lecesne, 76600 Le Havre, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.circoe.com

Total budget: EUR 254 100.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 152 460.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 101 640.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

Name: bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE 813 339 290

Address: Hafenstraße 49, 28217 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Infrastructure and (public) service provider

Website: http://www.bremenports.de

Total budget: EUR 194 750.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 116 850.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 77 900.00

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Maritime Academy Harlingen

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Frisian Wastecontrol (OMRIN)

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Auto mooring Solutions

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SEAFAR

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RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

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Logistics Initiative Hamburg

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Kuehne Logistics University gGmbH

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KOTUG International BV

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HHX.blue GmbH

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Summary

Project name (EN): Innovative Waterway Transportation 2.0.

Project acronym: InnoWaTr

Project ID: 8jnXl3N6Q

Project start date: 2023-04-12

Project end date: 2026-06-11

Project status: ongoing

Relevant mentions and prizes:

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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 5 741 955.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 445 173.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 60.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 3 445 173.00. Co-financing rate, 60.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

Complete and consolidate planned FFC's / Stakeholder-mapping per Freight flow: each FFC identifies missing partners if so and includes them in the intended freight streams... Target: Action in 8 Freight streams. This activity contributes to output. 1.1 (WP.01)
Inventory of validated innovations (technological, organizational & financial) / Each freight flow coalition now has validated their innovations and have a clear sight on remaining barriers, boundary conditions and solutions needed for future repetition, market take-up and increased effect. This activity targets all involved innovations and delivers an internal data collection that will serve as an input for the final public report handbook and tools. Target: Internal Data collection activity based on the validated innovations and remaining barriers/boundaries of the FFCs.
IWT freight flow optimisation pilot and validation programmes / Each Pilot is subdivided in the following steps: 1) Inventory of solutions (technology, organization, finance). 2) Design promising combination of solutions. 3) Coordinated field tests. 4) Documentation and evaluation. 5) Coordination, monitoring synergies with other pilots. 6) Assessment of nautical and operational aspects, including approach for these aspects. Target: Documentation per pilot action (elaborated based on the strategies from output 1 and 2 of WP01).
Cross FFC: Coordinate Data collection in FFC validation programmes / Data collection, storage, analytics and distribution according to the strategy for data defined in WP01. This refers to the outcomes of Activity 1.2 and strategic aspects from WP01: WP01 defines kinds of data and how they should be dealt with, task focuses implementation of more academic input, WP01. Facilitating qualitative data collection activities necessary to elaborate output 1 and 2 of WP02. Target: Data collection and findings.
Strategy planning for FFC's / Coordinated development of relevant strategies: 1) strategy for cooperation agreements, inclusive business model approaches per FFC. 2) strategy for adequate data ownership, collection, management, storage, analytics and distribution, algorithms for FFC cooperation and logistics. 3) strategy for effective communication in- and outside of the project. 4) strategy for the formation of effective FFCs. Target: 4 relates to the 4 strategy aspects This activity Contributes to output.1.1 (WP.01).
Education and Training: Prepare Education and training / Based on WP.01 and WP.02 learnings, the research partners (TUE, KLU, MAH) and Centre of Expertise (BP) will deliver trainings to higher education and also FFC stakeholders and interested external parties based on lessons learned from the project. Target: 10 trainings by Centre of Expertise. Including potential modules for integration in existing curricula of relevant education programmes.
Cross FFC: Setup, maintain and coordinate thematic workshops / Facilitating a general exchange between FFCs & their experiences. As different FFCs will partly share technologies, processes, financing solutions, cooperation agreements, this activity assures synergy. A series of workshops & meetings both targeting individual FFCs & combinations of will be organized. Meetings will be coordinated during WP meetings. Target: Around 10-15 meetings/yr. depending on FFC & thematic development. 30-45 meetings. Target isn't a number but efficient, synergetic progress.
Decision support: Generate fitting decision support tools for coalition based FF optimization / Based on the findings of WP01, WP02 and the data collection of activity 3.1, the consortium will generate a set of decision support methodologies that will serve future coalition based freight flow optimization on how to determine if the freight flow considered meets the criteria needed for this approach, and if so, how to quickly get a good impression on the best approach. This internal report will serve as an input for the final public report and handbook. Deliverable target: Internal report.
Preparation of implementation/action plans per freight flow coalition / Data collection for FFC implementation plans through investigation of FF characteristics, with an FFC S.W.O.T analysis of related stakeholder potentials. 8 FFCs will elaborate an action plan for the most promising combination of innovations to be validated in WP02. Action plans consolidate the individual coalitions and form an agreed basis for successful validation in WP02. It is an input to output 2.2 (Accessible FFC pilot validation strategy)
Business Modelling: Experience based design of generic business models based on validated Freight Flow optimisations / This activity will generate a FFC dedicated business model canvas approach and focus on the investment- and business model requirements needed to successfully implement freight flow optimization and is based on the data collection of activity 2.7. The activity delivers an internal report that will serve as an input for the final public report and handbook. Target: Internal report.
Cross FFC: Transnational guidance and coordination / This activity is focused on specific skills to make sure that the execution of pilots and validations is maximizing transnational synergy between different freight flow coalitions involved. Synergies and needs of guidance will be identified during the project and consultation events organized by experts in case. Target: Around 5 meetings per year for selected relevant target groups. 15 events.
Integrate cross-FFC transnational learning into updated strategies / Identifying gaps from transnational overviews, suggest actions to circumvent those. Follow, investigate, support and evaluate the process that leads to the 8 implementation plans per FFC. Contributes to output Updated Strategies that support Freight Flow Coalitions to green their freight streams. Updated data based on WP02 cross FFC learnings and validation (WP2.3 & WP02). Target: To provide follow up activities with data describing the process and how FFC's learned from transnational guidance.
Guidance: Write Handbook with tools and make available easy to access. / FFC-InnoWaTr handbook addressing challenges, opportunities along the lifecycle of FFCs, possible solutions & best practices in the field of: 1) selecting stakeholders, forming coalitions 2) planning action strategies 3) technologies available, how to select 4) how to effectively communicate 5) business models decision support NB) In activity 3.6, this handbook will be integrated in the Centre of Expertise. Target: 1 building block for the Centre of Expertise: the FFC-InnoWaTr handbook.
Thematic: IWT technical solutions / FFCs support to deliver green, innovative solutions; output 1 of WP02. 3 innovative, sustainable technical solutions will be introduced to FFC cases, e.g.: automated mooring; AMS, autonomous sailing; SEAFAR & digital twins; KOTUG. 1) Automated mooring; develop robot install test on ship MAH, UWL. (1) 2) Autonomous sailing iterations UWL, SEA, OMR, KOT Friesland and Ghent. (2) 3) Digital Twins (virtual test before to invest) 3 mooring living labs and sailing environments Ghent, Friesland.
Communication: community building / Per FFC and FFCM driven: set up, attract, maintain and grow a pragmatic community of interest around project approach, solutions involved and FFCs. Develop challenge-solution storytelling, messages per target group. Set up LinkedIn FFC groups or (alternative) to attract, share and interact with outsiders Community approach consists of multi-channel approach using both socials, live meetings and mailings and direct mailings. Target: 1 general project community & 8 FF specific Communities.
Cross FFC: Run and train algorithms for analyzing logistics and FFC cooperation / Across all NSR FFC's: understanding of similarities and differences that explain why one solution works only in a subset of locations. Those algorithms will focus on logistics and cooperation, sharing responsibilities, profits in the FFC value chain. Input to WP3 solutions. Target: 1 Report on logistics. 1 Report on sharing responsibilities profits in the value chain.
Lasting facilitation: Set up web-based Centre of expertise (website/platform) / Set-up web-based interactive Center of Expertise (CoE), website/platform that showcases and disseminates the knowledge and experience from the InnoWaTr project. CoE provides building blocks for dissemination and comprehensive, guidance for target groups. Target: 1 Interactive website, with building blocks (excluding the FFC-InnoWaTr handbook, as this is included in 3.5), 5 support initiatives. NB): CoE will also integrate 10 trainings which are addressed in activity 3.2.
Communication: Events (Kick off meeting general and per Freight Flow) / Organize 1 general kick-off event. Organize a local kick off / launch event per consolidated FFC. NB) As in WP01 the consortium basically establishes and prepares the basis for validation , in WP02, the actual validation and pilots happens and in WP03, the focus shifts to 'selling' the methodology and results and inspiring, stimulating and facilitating take-up, the final conference is therefore allocated in WP03 and not in this task. Target: 1 General kick-off and 8 FFC launch events
Communication: Targeted dissemination and communication /
Business modelling and investments / Research/Data collection activities related to business case strategy development, define implications of the various technologies, FFC's, solutions adopted by FFC. Economic assessments. The Data activity is based activity 1.2 (approach) and output 1.1 (strategy) and will feed into activity 3.4 (report) and output 1.3 (updated strategy).
Initiating project communication activities / Share project objectives (story) through articles on expert sites and in expert magazines across the NS region (1). Setting up project LinkedIn page (1). Share news through periodic InnoWaTr Newsletter (1). Associate with popular scientific magazines to share developments in IWT and through an animation, green platforms and local platforms/ Facebook/ You-tube (1)
Cross FFC: Improved Understanding of Freight Flow Dynamics and effective improvement of their performances. /
Communication: Disseminate results by papers and use cases to mainstream approach / Wrapping up the results of the project, this activity concerns writing of papers and publishing use cases in order to mainstream the approach and results. Target audience is both operational management and academic level. 10 papers sharing approach and lessons or use-cases in InnoWaTr supporting teaching activities for students translated into easily graspable and transferable LinkedIn articles or summarizing documents. Target: 10 Papers or Use cases
Thematic: IWT legal cooperation policy, certification, solutions issues / This will be an ongoing process, gaps will be identified by InnoWaTr experts following local FFC's. Solutions, strategies to overcome them will be developed on NSR level & tested in FFC's. When solutions, don't work recommendations will be made & communicated with EU policy makers, certification bodies. We will address cooperation agreements in FFCs. Activity 2.3 will feed into activity 2.9 & Activity 2.4 as one topic for a skill training. Target: 1 Report on FFC cooperation legal.
Communication: Community building: phase 3 (Maintain, grow, nurture communities of interest and involve them) / InnoWaTr has carefully built an ecosystem of communities of interest around the project, FFs and cross FF issues. Now that the project enters its final phase, these communities will be actively involved to wrap up learnings, share experiences and spread the word. the aim is to stimulate accelerated market take up. This activity is related to the Center of Expertise. Target: 1 ongoing communication initiative, consisting of 9 communities (1 per FFC and 1 general)
Multi stakeholder meetings per FFC / Executed in synergy with activity 2.11. FFCs meet stakeholders; plan, prepare, execute, validate pilots. Contribution to output 2.1 and follow up activity 1.6. Includes organization of webinars or 'site-visits' for FFC and provision of updates via socials, newsletter feeding inner and outer circles with updates, invite meetings. Live demonstrators per theme or FFC are foreseen. Target: both internal partners/stakeholders and external (via communities of interest) 4 meetings per FF equals to 32.
Communication: Promoting and distributing guidance material and supporting tools on CoE / In activity 3.5 the guidebook is created, in activity 3.6 the Centre of Expertise and supporting tools are developed. Activity 3.10 focuses on promoting and distributing and raising awareness for handbook and tools in the Centre of Expertise. Target: stakeholders in freight flows aiming for durable optimized sustainability. Deliverable Target: 1 communication initiative delivering guidebook and tools
Communication: Community building: phase 2 / Relates & is executed in synergy with Activity 10 of WP02. continued search for ambassadors per FFC: regional politicians, authorities. Insights & validation of pilots. Maintain, grow & nurture communities of interest for FFs. Involve them in development & finding best practices. Set up peer group multi stakeholder exchange groups; a multi channel approach ( socials. live meetings, mailing, DM). Target: 9 communities (8 FFC specific communities by FFCMs & 1 generic project community by WPL+MAH.
Communication: Targeted 1-on-1 scouting new FFCs (actual market take up) / This activity consists of a series of meetings with identified stakeholders that are related to FFC prospects.
Communication: Organise project final symposium / The project will organize a final conference involving both in-project results/findings & related outside developments. additionally, we will identify best impact activities in EU gremia & give input to events like European Week of the Region & visit's to relevant MP's & policy makers. Target: 1 final project symposium as a communication event involving internal & external guests, the commission& Interreg North Sea Programme. 1 Relevant additional presence (Presentation/ boot, whatever suits)
Engage stakeholders and solution providers in sharing knowledge and co-creation / This activity engages stakeholders & solution providers to share their knowledge & co-create solutions & covering all FFC's. The lessons learned within FFC communities including: aims, partners, challenges will be translated to FFC mini storytelling documentaries, with stakeholders, e.g. regional politicians, authorities that will be engaged as our ambassadors in the documentaries. Webinars & on-site visits, supported with the socials & documentaries, will engage potential new FFC stakeholders.

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

InnoWaTr targets low/zero emission inland navigation, and has an ambition in line with Green Deal / Fitfor55 targets. Achieving green deal targets for IWT is however not only a matter of available technology, and without a change in approach, IWT may fail to achieve its targets. InnoWatr presents a new approach that will very much contribute to the ability of IWT to achieve Green Deal targets.
InnoWaTr directly contributes to three of the 6 milestones to be reached by 2030 as set by the Sustainable and Smart Mobility strategy. These are: Climate neutral cities Smart mobility Market ready zero emission vessels In ALL our FFS's included in InnoWaTr we contribute to less road congestions, less use of public space for parking, less emission by piloting, realizing, showcasing new IW transport technologies, but most of all: validating an approach that accelerates optimised footprint reduction.
The InnoWaTr project in its core is very much aligned with the transport industry transition from a carbon based, analogue - very much 20th century mode of hinterland transport towards a interconnected, low/zero emission future. The project is aiming on showcasing an integrated IWT sector that makes use of Battery power, hydrogen and biogas as a source of renewable and sustainable energy and of interconnectivity and automation as a mean to integrate itself into the broader logistics chain.
SUMPS (Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans are a cornerstone of EU urban mobility with a mobility plan, a traffic circulation plan and a vehicle parking plans. InnoWaTr contributes to the objectives of these SUMPS. All InnoWaTr partners in Ghent are part of the Ghent SUMP and will look for synergies with them.
The Interreg program strategy addresses cross sectoral, horizontal and vertical cross cutting approaches also identified as triple and quadruple approaches. Most EU programs like CEF, HORIZON etc target technical innovations. Interreg is the only program where you can bring stakeholders togethers from different sectors adressing also the climate for innovation as InnoWaTr is doing in her FFC systemic approach.

Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:

Delivered output indicator(s):

(RCO83) Strategies and action plans jointly developed: 256
(RCO84) Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects: 756

Programme Common Result Indicator:

RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:

Delivered result indicator(s):

(RCR79) Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations: 14
(RCR104) Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 8

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North Sea

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2025-02-03

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

65 / 65 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

791 / 791 (100%)

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