NOVIMAR

The acronym NOVIMAR stands for NOVel Iwt and MARitime transport concepts (Iwt = Inland water transport). The project is a response on a 2016-2017 Mobility for Growth call from the EU Horizon 2020 Programme on smart, green and integrated transport.

In topic MG-2.3-2016: New and improved transport concepts in waterborne transport the specific challenge was defined as:

“Bringing waterborne much deeper into multi-modal transport concepts, in particular to the benefit of domestic shipping and inland navigation in the EU is a necessity. The specific challenges are to overcome the traditional barriers between transport modes; to work on the greening, expansion and optimisation of the entire (waterborne) transport chain, including in the urban environment; and to contribute to the EU´s energy union through new energy transportation concepts for natural gas (in particular in short sea trades), including discharging and safety considerations. Short sea, river and canal transport can offer particular opportunities for automation (in terms of operations as well as maintenance) that can improve safety and address current employment challenges and the competitiveness of SMEs in the sector. European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) services can play an important role in this.”

Under the umbrella of NOVIMAR (NOVel Iwt and MARitime transport concepts) project partners aim to improve economic feasibility of waterborne transportation by introducing the concept of the vessel train.

The NOVIMAR work structure contains 7 work packages dedicated to: the transport system, impact assessment, navigation and control, cargo systems and vessel design, safety and human skills issues, dissemination and market uptake and project management.

Plimsoll Zrt. provides expertise to work package 2 (transport system) and work package 4 (cargo systems and vessel design).

The consortium contains 22 partners: logistic operators, industry, public bodies and research organisations from seven EU and two associated countries.

The project runs in the period 1st June 2017 – 1st June 2021.

The project is coordinated by Netherlands Maritime Technology, chairing the General Assembly and the Steering Committee. The General Assembly is the main decision-making body comprising.

NOVIMAR WEBSITE

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NOVIMAR – General Assembly
NOVIMAR – Cost Chain Modelling
NOVIMAR – The Vessel Train

More information and actualities: www.novimar.eu