The intermodal ship

Objective

The Intermode ship proposal is an initiative by the Maritime Transport Chain, which aims to reduce significantly the problem of congestion on major European traffic arteries and its negative Impact on the environment through shifting of cargo volume from road to waterborne transport. The principal merits of Intermode ship are:
-It meets important societal needs regarding the role of transport and mobility in Europe's competitive and sustainable growth
-It provides a flexible and more profitable door-to-door waterborne solution, including the transport of 'swap bodies" for which no waterborne solution exists
-It brings together stakeholders from the Maritime Transport Chain, its supporting industries and centres of excellence to solve a European transport and ecology problem.

Technical and scientific objectives are:
-A novel waterborne transport concept for inland/short-sea operations for various types of cargo units, faster cargo handling and better use of cargo space.
-To solve and validate by means of virtual and experimental methods problems arising from the above novel concept (hydrodynamics, low-weight structures, cargo handling), also regarding consistency and compliance with societal and economic constraints.

The problems originate from conflicting requirements regarding the operating inland-sea environment.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

TH. JACOBSEN & CO A.S.

Address

Strandgatan 9
1701 Sarpsborg
Norway

Participants (19)

ALSTOM - CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE S.A.

France

Address

Avenue Bourdelle
44570 Saint Nazaire

BOS FOUNDATION FOR SHIPYARD AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Netherlands

Address

Boerhaavelaan 40
2700 AC Zoetermeer

BUREAU D'ETUDES MAURIC

France

Address

Rue Sainte 68
13001 Marseille

BV HOLDING MAATSCHAPPIJ DAMEN

Netherlands

Address

Industrieterrein Zuid
9262 NC Bergum

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB*

Sweden

Address

1,Hörsalsvägen 1
412 96 Göteborg

DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FOR SHIP TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Germany

Address

77,Oststrasse 77
47013 Duisburg

ECOSHIP ENGINEERING AB

Sweden

Address

Stora Varvsgatan
205 55 Malmoe

HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Finland

Address

Otakaari 4
02015 Hut

KOCKUMS ENGINEERING AB

Sweden

Address

20555 Malmoe

MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE NETHERLANDS

Netherlands

Address

2,Haagsteeg 2
6700 AA Wageningen

NAVANTIA SA

Spain

Address

Velazques, 132
28006 Madrid

NEA TRANSPORT RESEARCH AND TRAINING

Netherlands

Address

13,Sir Winston Churchill 297
2280DZ Rijswijk Zh

PORT OF DUISBURG GMBH

Germany

Address

Im Freihafen 4
47138 Duisburg

RWS LINE AB

Sweden

Address

Klangfaergsgatan 13
426 52 Vaestra Froelunda

THE ITALIAN SHIP RESEARCH CENTRE

Italy

Address

Via Ippolito D'aste 5
16121 Genova

TTS SHIPS EQUIPMENT AB

Sweden

Address

Kämpegatan 3
411 04 Goeteborg

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

Address

.,Ridley Building
NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

United Kingdom

Address

Montrose Street, 100
G4 OLZ Glasgow

VAENERHAMN AB

Sweden

Address

Stuvargatan 1
65221 Karlstad