Riverdating 2014 award for Steel Case and Danser Group

Riverdating Inland Waterway Trophies for the Projetcs “Sustainable urban logistics for office furnishment” and “Hubs & Spokes Network & LNG Refit”

On 20 November, two Riverdating 2014 awards for inland waterway logistics innovation were presented by VNF (Voies navigables de France) to two European projects, winners of “shipper” and “operator” categories in Luxembourg. Of the 6 applications submitted, the jury decided to reward:

Shippers Category: Steel Case, worldwide leader in office furniture, represented by Marc Bazenet; Project: LUDEB (Sustainable urban logistics for office furnishment)

Steel Case has developed and manufactured a 20 cbm container as well as a barge road door-to-door delivery service, suitable for urban logistics of manufactured goods. This global service reduces the number of operators and creates an important logistical added-value, upstream and downstream of river transport. For example, a 38 meter ship can transport up to 20 containers.

This service allows for the opening of inland water transport to a whole new market, with the ability to easily integrate it in supply chains.

Operators Category: Danser Group, inland barge operator, represented by Ben Maelissa; Projects: Hubs & Spokes Network & LNG Refit

In developing a hub-and-spokes system, Danser Group created a multimodal network between sea and river ports. This project is the result of a regional and cross-border maritime mapping, of a study of continental flows combined with the collection of information on transactions between terminal and barge operators. Developed on an existing craft, the LNG Refit enables ships to refuel on LNG (liquefied natural gas), thus reducing the carbon footprint of this mode of transport. 2

Marc Papinutti, General Director of VNF, and Damien Degros, Head of Corporate Banking at ING, sponsor of the event, recognized the most innovative initiatives in the field, thus encouraging modal shifts towards the waterway.

www.vnf.fr

Quelle: LogEastics
Portal: www.logistik-express.com

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