Project co-funded by European Union Funds (ERDF, IPA)

GRENDEL „Green and Efficient Danube Fleet“

Danube Information Services Conference – DISC ’19Timisoara / Romania: 17 – 18.12.2019

Silviu METERNA Pro Danube Romania – Association for the promotion of transports on the Danube

Towards modernisation and greening of Danube inland waterbornesector and strengthening its competitiveness

POLICY INITIATIVE

GREEN DEAL FOR DANUBE RIVER TRANSPORT

National Governments of Danube States

Vessel & Fleet Operators

Ports & Terminal Operators

Danube IWT Users & Logistics Operators

Reduction Administrative

Barriers

Infrastructure & Maintenance

State Aid Fleet & Terminal

Modernisation

Fleet modernisation Programmes and Projects

Development Strategy & Action Plan and Implementation projects

(Danube Port Network)

MoU - Innovative Danube Logistics / Pilot & Deployment Projects

Existing EU Programmes • National Programmes • Lead Projects • Financing Schemes

EUSDR PA1A • Danube Corridor Plan • Danube Innovation Centre (INDanube - EIBIP)

01/2017-06/2019 06/2018-11/2020 01/2017-06/2019

Proposal 3rd call

DYONYSUS01/2017-06/2019

Various ongoing projects in DTP, H2020, CEF; some projects in preparation for

forthcoming call

Romania

Bulgaria

Hungary

Slovakia

Germany „D-ZIB“

Serbia

Austria

UKRAINE350 vessels

10.89%

ROMANIA1,596 vessels

49.66%

BULGARIA266 vessels

8.28%

HUNGARY378 vessels, 11.76%

SLOVAKIA144 vessels, 4.48%

SERBIA

257 vessels8%

AUSTRIA

MOLDOVA50 vessels

1.56%

CROATIA173 vessels, 5.38%

DANUBE CARGO VESSELS

Inland vessels per country, per age and per type. Figures are for 2016.[Source: Danube Commission. Charts: Pro Danube]

DANUBE FLEETSelf-propelled … 1,017 31.64%Non-propelled … 2,197 68.36%Total … 3,214

CHALLENGESDANUBE CARGO VESSELS

WATERWAY MAINTENANCEInsufficient waterway maintenance led to little operating profits, thus to almost no fleet investment and rather to repair activities

ADDRESSING ENERGY TRANSITION to be competitive (environmentally) to road & rail to be compliant with Stage V of NRMM to be politically supported and socially accepted

ADAPTATIONS TO NEW MARKETS RORO, container, biomass, biofuels, LNG & other

gases, chemicals, fertilizers, high & heavy quality requirements beyond current equipment &

service levels

GREENING & MODERNISATION OF INLAND VESSELS

Enables the transition towards zero-emission and climate neutral economy

Contributes to improvement of air quality in urban areas along waterway and to reduction of global warming

Strengthens sector competitiveness, the industry can be boosted, and both jobs in Europe and export opportunity for greening technologies worldwide can be created.

GREENING THE FLEET

NEW LOGISTIC CONCEPTS

PROJECT SUMMARYThe project aims to support the Danube fleet operators and their public counterparts in ecological and economic modernisation of the sector and in definition and deployment of necessary transition measures.

Dedicated activities will raise the awareness of the Danube fleet operators & sector concerning the impact of new regulations & advanced technologieswhich reduce air pollutants & energy consumption of inland vessels as well as improved transport & logistics management processes making use of digitalisation.

On the other side, GRENDEL will support ministries and public authorities in elaborating public support measures (State Aid schemes) based on investment priorities of relevant Danube inland waterway fleet operators.

GREENING THE FLEET

NEW LOGISTIC CONCEPTS

PROJECT MAIN OBJECTIVEImproving the environmental and economic performance of the Danube fleetis the overall goal of the GRENDEL project.It aims to achieve a higher acceptance and use of inland waterway transport (IWT) as an environmentally friendly transport mode contributing to economic growth and a more sustainable transport system in the Danube Region.GRENDEL project addresses various fleet modernisation aspects:[i] use of low carbon & alternative fuels,[ii] reduction of air pollutant emissions (CO2, NOx, PM) and[iii] overall energy consumption.Besides these:[iv] transport & logistics management processes are addressed to ensure better integration of the Danube IWT into logistics chains through new services (including River Information Services), digital data provision as well as dedicated tools to improve efficiency of fleet operations.

GREENING THE FLEET

NEW LOGISTIC CONCEPTS

PROJECT’S SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESThe overall objective of the project will be achieved through 3 specific objectives: Know-how transfer for Danube fleet operators with the help of intensive

transnational collaboration between private & public stakeholders and targeted know-how transfer activities in order to overcome the existing knowledge gap, lack of activities and absence of instruments to deploy innovative solutions

Elaboration of innovative technical vessel concepts and improved transport & logistic management processes of fleet operators and sharing these as good practices for wide-scale implementation to strengthen the competitive position of inland navigation and to exploit its market potential

Supporting development of favourable regulatory framework & well-designed public support measures by introducing Model State Aid Scheme & innovative financial instruments to design national public support measures which will clearly address the needs of the sector

Project co-funded by European Union Funds (ERDF, IPA)

PROJECT’S KEY FACTS

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PARTNERS

FUNDED PARTNERS• Fleet owners & operators• Innovation & technology

organisations • IWT development agencies• Education institutes• Ship design experts• River commission (Danube

Commission)

ASP

ASSOCIATED STRATEGIC PARTNERS• Ministries & their implementing

bodies• Other fleet owners & operators

BUDGET

1.8 MEUR• ERDF contribution: 85%• IPA contribution: 85%• State contribution: up to 15% • Own contribution: up to 15%

TIME

6.2018 - 11.2020• 30 months of working &

cooperation together

ACTORS

NON-FUNDED STAKEHOLDERS• Fleet owners & operators • Logistics service providers• Technology providers• Cargo owners

HUAT SK RO BGRSHR

Project co-funded by European Union Funds (ERDF, IPA)

GREENING THE FLEET

NEW LOGISTIC CONCEPTS

Associated Strategic Partners:• Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and

Technology (AT)• Ministry of National Development (HU)• Executive Agency Maritime Administration

(BG)• CFND (RS)• Donau Tankschiffarts-Gesellschaft m.b.H (AT)• Romanian River Ship Owners and Port

Operators Association (RO)• BAVARIA Schiffahrts- und Speditions-AG (DE)• Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and

Infrastructure (HR)• Ministry of Transport (RO) • Ministry of Transport and Construction (SK)

Lead Partner: Pro Danube International/ AT

ERDF Partners:• DST – Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport

Systems (DE)• National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and

Infocommunications (HU)• Danube Commission (International Org.)• Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BG)• Pro Danube Romania (RO)• Romanian Maritime Training Centre – CERONAV (RO)• SDG – Ship Design Group S.R.L. Galati (RO)• Romanian Naval Authority (RO)• River Navigation Company NAVROM SA (RO)• Fluvius Shipping and Transport. Company (HU)• Danubia Kreuzfahrten GmbH (AT)

IPA Partners:• Innovation Center of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in

Belgrade (RS)

PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE

GREENING THE FLEET

NEW LOGISTIC CONCEPTS

WP1 PDI WP2 PDS WP3 DST WP4 PDR WP5 PDI

Act 1.1 PDI Act 2.1 PDS Act 3.1 DST Act 4.1 PDR Act 5.1 DC

Act 1.2 PDI Act 2.2 CER Act 3.2 PDR Act 4.2 RSOE Act 5.2 BRCCI

Act 1.3 PDI Act 2.3 PDR Act 3.3 PDI/CER Act 4.3 PDI Act 5.3 PDI

Regulation & Strategy

Danube Fleet Modernisation Strategy & Recommendations

Project Communication, Dissemination & Promotion

Elaboration of individual Fleet Investment Plans

Improved transport & logistics management processes

Technical Coordination & Quality Management

Opening & Closing EventConsolidation of investment

needs & training requirements

Finance instruments & measures

"GRENDEL - GReen and EfficieNt DanubE fLeet"Towards green, efficient and competitive river Danube transport

Programme priority: PA3. Better connected and energy responsible Danube region

Project Management Communication Activities Fleet Investment Planning Preparatory Actions

State Aid measures & innovative financial

instruments

Project Management & Administration

Stakeholder ManagementKnow how transfer & learning

interactions

Individual advanced vessel concepts & energy efficient

navigation

Regulatory Framework & Human Resources

development

Financial Management & Controlling

WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

DANUBE IWT MODERNISATION

GREENING THE FLEET

NEW LOGISTIC CONCEPTS

USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS REDUCTION

ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION

LNG/CNG • Bio-fuels • Methanol • Ethanol • Hydrogen • GTL

Alternative technologies • After-treatment • New engine concepts and optimisation

Energy-efficient navigation •Energy efficient ship design •Hybrid/diesel-electric propulsion •Electric propulsion

NEW LOGISTICS CONCEPTS

NEW CARGO FLOWS

NEW VESSEL CONCEPTS

Synchromodality • DINA •Advanced RIS • Digital market

places for cargo flows

Find your (water)way • New market segments: (containerised) LNG as

cargo | steel & cars | continental cargo flows

Optimal cargo load • Automation of navigation / vessel-trains

© INDanube

Project co-funded by European Union Funds (ERDF, IPA)

GRENDEL PROJECT: WORK APPROACH

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Fleet investment

plans

Fleet investment

plans

Model State Aid Scheme

(CZ & F program as references)

Finance support

measures

Advanced vessel concepts

as good practice

Recommendations for regulatory framework &HR measures

Danube Fleet Modernization

Strategy

Implementation projects

2020 - 2027

National State Aid Schemes

----------Operational

Programs

Funding & financing

needs

Know how & learning actions

Consolidated investment &

training needs

Fleet investment

plans

Advanced logistics

solutions

Greening technologies

& operational measures

Inputs from PROMINENT & other projects

Company ACompany N

GRENDEL PROJECT: KNOW-HOW TRANSFERTechnological factsheets & know-how transfer events

CONTENTRegulations & solutions in developmentTechnical conceptEconomics: investment & operational costsEnvironmental sustainabilityBenefitsConsideration for deploymentDeployment examples

COMING SOON

Battery electricDrop-in (bio)fuelsEURO VI Truck enginesEnergy efficient navigation

Fleet modernisation workshop. Vienna. March 2019

Port Digitalisation Workshop. Vienna. April 2019

GRENDEL State Aid Scheme workshop. Budapest. March 2019

Port Digitalisation Workshop. Vienna. April 2019

22 IAN

2020

SAVETHEDATE2nd State Aid Scheme Workshop [Budapest]

Port Info Day. Munich. April 2019

DETAILS

GRENDEL PROJECT: STATE AID SCHEME MODELPriorities

DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS

Environmental Performance

1

Reducing emissions of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal

combustion engines and auxiliary motors

installed on vessels and by implementing other measures with direct

environmental benefits.

Integration into logistics chains

2Increasing the

involvement of inland waterway transport in multimodal transport chains by making the

vessels more competitive,

operationally flexible and secure in the

context of multimodal transport chain.

Innovative solutions

5Development and

experimentation with innovative solutions:► experimentation w.

existing or new technology, unproven for

IWT► R&D: design of new

technologies to respond to specific needs of IWT

► feasibility studies

Increasing safety of IWT

3Focusing at safety

equipment, safety at work, adaptations to wheelhouse, steering

system and manoeuvrability of a

vessel, all to support a skipper in navigational

and operational aspects / decisions increase

safety.

Renewal of actors in the sector

4Encourage the

acquisition of the first boat for new river

transport companies and new entrants.

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•River Navigation Company NAVROM SA

•FLUVIUS Shipping and Forwarding Ltd.

•Danubia KreuzfahrtenGmbH

3 Fleet Operators Ready for Investments

(2 – 3 years)

•Upper Danube•Middle Danube•Lower Danube

3 Danube Sailing Regions •Conceptual design basis

(Technical documentation Input for next concrete steps)

•Economic viability analysis

•Lessons learned

3 Advanced Green Vessel Concepts

GRENDEL PROJECT: WORK APPROACH

GRENDEL PROJECT: VESSEL CONCEPTS – FLUVIUS

ELECTRICITY -RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE

RENEWAL OF ENGINES

HYDRODYNAMICS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN (LOW EMISSION ENGINE)

MS JOHANNA

MS ELSAVA

MS ULM

MS MELANIE - H

Electrical system assessed and performance measurements done solar panels feasible

Technical solutions with low enviro impact (LED, heating, cooling, water supply -examined

Elaboration of detailed concept - starts soon

Emission measurements Suggestions for environ-

mental measures Elaboration of detailed

concept - starts soon

Vessel in shipyard – Sep 2019

Measurements & detailed concept - Jan 2020

Measuring operational profile is on-going with equipment installed

Elaboration of conceptual design - starts soon

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GRENDEL PROJECT: VESSEL CONCEPTS – NAVROM

Structural modification New main engine foundation New exhaust system supports Top of funnel modifications, extension of funnel to aft

(air draft unchanged) New stainless steel urea tank

Piping system modifications New exhaust system for ME’s and modified for DG’s New box coolers for the ME’s system Minor modifications for the fuel oil and lube oil systems Modified ventilation system arrangement New urea and compressed air systems

Other modifications Control panels and alarm panels, cable trays

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Type 1 pusher: 2 x 1194 kW/1800 rpm

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Type 2 pusher: 2 x 895 kW/1800rpm Type 3 pusher: 2 x 1185 kW/1000rpm Type 4 pusher: 2 x 925 kW/750rpm

Type 3 pusher

Type 1 pusher – MITSUBISHI engine & exhaust system

Type 1 pusher – CATERPILLAR engine & exhaust system

GRENDEL PROJECT: DANUBE FLEET MODERNISATION STRATEGYVISION, GOALS & APPROACH

LEGISLATION & STANDARDS

AWARENESS

ECONOMICSTECHNOLOGY / SOLUTIONS

GOALS

• To offer offers a climate neutral option for transportation of goods, mobility (public transport) and enviro-friendly tourism

• To strengthen competitiveness of the sector through better integration into multimodal logistics chains

Strategy will address the long term objectives but will focus mainly on the short-term actions

ACTIONSDevelop …Elaborate …Improve …Provide …Understand …Adapt …Embed … Secure …Build and exploit …

Prepare…Establish …Lead …Streamline …Collaborate …Engage …Optimise …Maintain …Stimulate …

Lucia KARPATYOVASenior ProjectManager

Pro Danube Management GmbH Handelskai 265, 1020Vienna/AustriaM +43 680 22 60 575 T +43 1 890 66 47-22E karpatyova@prodanube.euW www.prodanube.eu

GRENDEL “Green and efficient Danube fleet”Towards modernisation & greening of Danube inland waterborne sector and strengthening its competitivenesswww.interreg-danube.eu/grendel

Photo: ©NAVROM

Project co-funded by European Union Funds (ERDF, IPA)

Silviu METERNAGeneral Manager

Pro Danube Romania54 PortuluiStreet, 800211, Galati / RomaniaM +40744 618 623E office@prodanube.ro