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INTERREG IIIB CADSES
Neighbourhood Programme 4th Call

WORKSHOP Novi Sad

New liner concepts and new concepts for value added
services in the intermodal market
New concepts for navigation on the Danube

07.11.2007

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New concepts for navigation on the

Danube

New Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) services along

the Danube corridor

Gerhard SCHILK

INTERIM Workshop, 07.11.2007 (Novi Sad, SR)

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Agenda

1. Overview of recent issues on the Danube

2. Geographical position, infrastructural conditions and logistic nodes
3. New concepts for navigation
4. Conclusions
5. Contribution to regional development aims

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1. Overview of recent issues on the Danube

• The Danube belt

• Development of transport volume
• Today´s Danube transport operators
• Current situation of container transport
• Today´s Danube intermodal operators

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The “Danube belt” – an axis for development

Annual growth rates

GDP/capita at PPP 2000 - 2015

Average growth rates

2000 - 2015 % p.a.

Germany 2,0

Poland 3,8

Czech Rep. 3,3

Austria 2,0

Slovenia 2,8

Slovakia 3,9

Hungary 3,3

Croatia 4,2

Bulgaria 2,8

Romania 3,5

Ukraine 3,3

Turkey 2,6

Source: Assumption of OIR based on

Source: ÖIR (Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial
forecasts of BMVIT, EC, WIIW Planning)

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Development of Transport Volume

Development of transport volume between Austria and the CEECs The increase in
(in 1,000 t)
foreign trade in the
Danube region
denotes an
intensification
of economic ties
between the
Central and Eastern
European countries
(CEECs) and
Western Europe.

Source: Austrian Institute for Regional

Studies and Spatial Planning, on the
basis of information from Statistics
Austria and the wiiw

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Today´s Danube transport operators I

Navigation companies (= transport carriers, fleet owners)

Navigation companies Navigation companies

Dangerous goods Ukraine

Chemicals Moldova

Black derivate Romania

White derivate
Bulgaria
Liquid goods
Serbia
Bulky goods
Croatia
Heavy load
Hungary
RoRo
Slovakia
Container

Break bulk Austria

Bulk goods Germany

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Source: Blue Pages, via donau

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Today´s Danube transport operators II

Forwarding companies (= logistics service providers)

Forwarding companies Forwarding companies

Dangerous goods Ukraine

Chemicals Moldova

Black derivate
Romania

White derivate
Bulgaria
Liquid goods
Serbia
Bulky goods
Croatia
Heavy load
Hungary
RoRo

Slovakia
Container

Break bulk Austria

Bulk goods Germany

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Source: Blue Pages, via donau

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Current situation of container transport I

• The situation on the Danube with respect to container transport is not

very bright.
• The development of the past few years contrasts starkly to the success
stories in Western Europe (Rhine, Seine, Rhone, Belgium waterways),
specifically, it has plunged.
• In 2005, the volume transported on the Austrian Danube was merely
3,000 container units, which is around 5,000 TEU.
• This corresponds to around 1 % of Austria’s imports and exports via sea
ports.
• Currently, only exports of cut timber in the direction of Antwerp (BE) as
well as empty containers from Hungary and Germany to Austria are
shipped via the Danube.

Source: COLD study

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Current situation of container transport II

• There are many reasons for the decline in container shipments on the
Danube.
• The massive impediments by the two crises in former Yugoslavia must be
mentioned, and the nautical and economic difficulties for inland
navigation in the western direction (long transport times to ARA-ports passing
through more than 60 locks as well as very competitive shuttle train
connections).
• In contrast to the Rhine, the development of container inland navigation
was not bolstered by sea ports, i.e., the transport of overseas containers in
the hinterland as the basis for scheduled services was lacking.

Source: COLD study

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Today´s Danube intermodal operators

Kelheim
• E.H. Harms GmbH & Co.
Passau
KG Automobile-Logistics
(DE) Kelheim (DE) – Vienna
(AT) – Budapest (HU),
WELS
LIN
Z SANKT PÖLTEN WIEN
Budapest operator company Harms (MS
STEYR Heilbronn), on demand,
SALZBURG WIENER NEUSTADT
usually weekly basis
Giurgiu/Rus
e
DORNBIRN
• Gebrüder Vaeth KG (DE)
INNSBRUCK Kelheim (DE) – Giurgiu / Ruse
(RO/BG), operator Gebrüder
Vaeth KG, weekly basis (on
demand), container, swap
VILLACH KLAGENFURT

Frequency
bodies, bulk cargo
4 and more
times per
week
2/3 times
• Willi Betz (DE) Passau
a week (DE) – Vidin (BG), 2-3 times a
Once a week
week, self-rolling cargo, semi-
trailers

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Intermodal operators I (Willi Betz)

Provider & Operator Geographical Service level & Commodities

data scope Frequency (Cargo)

Willi Betz Passau (DE) – Weekly basis Self-rolling cargo,

www3.willibetz.de Vidin (BG) (2-3 times) semi-trailers,
agricultural
machines etc.

Source: http://www3.willibetz.de/wb_new/de/index.html

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Intermodal operators II (Gebr. Väth)

Provider & Operator Geographical Service level & Commodities

data scope Frequency (Cargo)

Gebrüder Vaeth KG Kelheim (DE) – Weekly basis Container

www.vaeth-kg.de Giurgiu / Ruse (BG) (on demand) (dangerous,
reefer), swap
bodies, bulk cargo

Source: http://www.vaeth- Source: via donau

kg.de/Html/News.html

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Intermodal operators III (EH Harms)

Provider & Operator Geographical Service level & Commodities

data scope Frequency (Cargo)

MS Heilbronn Kelheim (DE) – According to the Automotive (new

(operated by company Vienna (AT) – production (on passenger vehicles,
E.H. Harms GmbH & Co. Budapest (HU) demand, usually out-bound
KG Automobile-Logistics) weekly basis) logistics)
www.blg.de

Source: http://www.blg.de/services/pdf/automobile/automobile_en.pdf /
via donau
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Intermodal operators IV (BRP)

• Pioneer work of Jugoagent in

cooperation with BRP (Bulgarian
River Shipping Co.) and ZIM
Lines: establishing a container
liner service between Belgrade
and Constanta
• Carriers present using the
container service Constanta –
Belgrade: ZIM, MSC, CMA CGM,
Maersk, Hapag Lloyd, CSCL

Source:http://www.danubesummit.com/speakers
/day1/Jugoagent.pdf
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Intermodal operators V (Mainrom Line)

• Container Shipping Line

• Regular transport system providing two
round trip Giurgiu - Constanta per week.
• Vessels & Equipments:
– 2 barges (100 TEU capacity / barge)
– Pusher boat
– Cargo handling capability: 480 containers / 24
hours
– Storage space - unlimited
– Well trained crew.

Source:
http://www.mainromline.com/Service_2
.htm

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conditions and logistic nodes

• Inland ports along the river Danube

• Inland ports as point to transfer
• Regular services vs. Value added services
• Examples of VAS related to intermodal liner services
• Development of value added services

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Inland ports along the river Danube

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Regular services vs. Value added services

Regular • Transhipment,
Services • Storage,
• Internal terminal transport,
• Information handling with pre- and post-transport
operators,
• And other regular services

Value • Container stripping and stuffing and other less-than-

Added container loads (LCL),
Services • Automotive PDI/PSI (Pre Delivery / Shipment Inspection),
(VAS) • Sanitary and quality checks,
• Petrol station, vehicle / vessel services,
• Labelling and pricing and finalisation of products,
• Cross-Docking and Packing and Picking,
• Renting of offices and storages,
And other VAS

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Automotive/ Container One-Stop-Shop

RoRo- Transport •Container stripping and services
• Ramp stuffing of LCL (less •Parking lots for
•Parking lot container loads) trucks, cars…
•Pre Delivery / •Container repair (MRO) •Cleaning and repair
Shipment Inspection •Empty container services
•De-Waxing etc. storage etc. •Petrol station
•Rest rooms for T&L
personnel
•Cash dispensers and
banking services and
Road-toll-services
•Restaurant for
terminal personnel and
working partners

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Development of value added services

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3. New concepts for navigation

• Future developments
– Container Liner Service Operator (COLD)
– Danube Line Operator (DLO)

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Future Danube intermodal operators

Provider & Geographical Service Commodities Further service

Operator data scope level & (Cargo) indicators
Frequency

Container Liner Krems (AT) – Weekly Container Target group:

Service Operator Constanta (RO) basis Ocean carriers
(COLD) (once a
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Danube Line Passau (DE) – To be defined RoRo truck Combination with

Operator (DLO) Orsova (RO) (expected 3-4 trailers and one container barges
www.dlo.at/ times a week) inland barge

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COLD- Container Liner Service Operator I

Transport route:
• Start: Krems (AT)
Krems

• End: Constanta (RO)

Vienna Budapest

• Stopps en route in HU,

SR, BG
Constanta

Belgrade

Source: via donau

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COLD- Container Liner Service Operator II

• Roundtrip Krems (AT) – Constanta (RO) - Krems (AT) in 3 weeks

• Deployment of 3 convoys
weekly departures from Constanta and
Krems
• Structure of convoy: Self propelled vessel + 1 Barge
• Capacity of convoy: 60 + 60 TEU (10 x 3, double-stack)
• Annual capacity: 4,100 TEU / convoy 12,500 / total

Source: via donau

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COLD- Container Liner Service Operator III

Final Report available

in German and English
language

Download at
www.via-donau.org/en/cold

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DLO- Danube Line Operator I

• Danube Line Operator (DLO) Danube liner

service shall become operational in 2008.
• IWT-Service between Passau (DE) and
Orsova (RO)
• Concept: Floating motorway and one
inland barge
• Catamaran-barges optimised for semi-
trailer-transport
• After a start-up phase period the RoRo liner
service shall offer one departures a week.

Source: http://www.dlo.at/

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DLO- Danube Line Operator II

• Reliability as to transport
Inland times
Navigation • Secure and sustainable
concept transport by barges
Passau
• Low energy consumption
Vienna Budapest
• Terminal handling in
harbours by Ro-Ro-tractors
• Customs formalities in
Orsova harbours
• Driver and trailer truck may
Belgrade be reemployed elsewhere

Source: http://www.dlo.at/

Source: via donau

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DLO- Danube Line Operator III

Partners:
• retis logistik resulting GmbH
• Pripfl Beteiligungs GmbH

Supported by:
• the following Federal Countries of Austria: Upper Austria, Lower Austria,
Vienna, Burgenland as well as the Federal Ministry of Austria for Traffic,
Innovation and Technology

Contact:
• Dr. Helmut Pripfl, CEO
office@dlo.at
Friedlgasse 31, 1190 Wien, Austria
• www.dlo.at

Source: http://www.dlo.at/

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4. Conclusion I

• Today, bulk cargo is dominating the Danube river and its transport
flows, transport operators and services
• Pure container liner services on Danube are primarily operating
on Lower and Middle Danube
• Few intermodal Danube liner operators work on the Upper
Danube
• Essential need for new intermodal (container) Danube liner
services on the Upper Danube towards SEEC and the Black sea
region (towards overseas)

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4. Conclusion II

Passau Krems

Kelheim
Vienna Budapest

Orsova Constanta

Belgrade
Vidin Giurgiu/
Ruse
Existing Liner New Liner Services
Services

Willi Betz
COLD
Gebr. Vaeth
DLO
E. Harms
Mainroom Line

Jugoagent*

* Trans-Danube Container Service Source: via donau

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aims

EU AT

NAIADES
NAP © via
donau
(2006)
NAIADES

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National level European level

National Action Plan Transport Master National Strategic NAIADES

Danube Navigation Plan Reference
Framework

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WORKSHOP Novi Sad

Thank you for your attention

Gerhard Schilk
Presenter and Contact: via donau – Österreichische
Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

A-1220 Wien, Donau-City-Straße 1

Tel +43 50 4321 1621, Fax +43 50
4321 1050
gerhard.schilk@via-donau.org,
www.via-donau.org

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