Transport of Biomass on the Danube River. Bettina Matzner, viadonau 24 June 2014, JRC Danube Bioenergy Nexus Workshop

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2 Transport of Biomass on the Danube River Bettina Matzner, viadonau 24 June 2014, JRC Danube Bioenergy Nexus Workshop

3 via donau is Established and owned by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit bmvit) via donau provides a reliable and safe waterway infrastructure preserves and enhances the Danube habitat supports environment-friendly navigation to strengthen Austria as a successful business location modernises and operates facilities aimed at protecting the population from floods v ia donau I 3 v ia donau I 3

4 Company Pillars Economy Environment Safety Integrative approach required! v ia donau I 4

5 Infrastructure Management River engineering measures (maintenance and improvement) Renaturation projects Landscape preservation Towpath maintenance Hydrology and Hydrography Administration of public property Source: viadonau v ia donau I 5

6 Traffic Management Efficient operation, extension and improvement of Austrian River Information Services DoRIS (National RIS operator) Provision of user-oriented information services Supervision and traffic control at river locks Source: viadonau v ia donau I 6

7 Flood Prevention Construction and operation of flood prevention facilities in the framework of the Management of the Danube Flood Control Agency (aka Donauhochwasserschutzkonkurrenz or DHK) Construction and operation of flood prevention facilities on the March river under the authority of the flood prevention task forces Source: viadonau v ia donau I 7

8 Danube Navigation Development Improvement of the competitiveness of inland waterway transport through innovation Support of and contribution to a dynamic Austrian inland navigation policy in the European context Development of cost-effective logistics solutions on the Danube river in co-operation with private businesses and public authorities Public relations and lobbying for Danube transportation Dissemination of expertise Source: viadonau v ia donau I 8

9 Transport development the role of viadonau Interface and neutral platform for business contacts in the area of Danube logistics and multimodality Support logistics professionals by providing technical know-how regarding the Danube waterway, nautics and logistics Provide information on available funding schemes regarding inland waterway transport and Danube logistics Collect data and information on the Danube logistics axis and disseminate them to relevant stakeholders Source: viadonau

10 The Danube waterway is

11 An international waterway Most international river of the world (10 riparian countries) 2nd longest river of Europe (2,850 km entire length) Navigable length of 2,411 km, whereof 1,156 km (48%) are border sections Riparian Canals: Danube-Black Sea Canal (opened 1984) links the Danube to the Black Sea Port of Constanƫa Main-Danube Canal (opened 1992): direct connection to the river Rhine, linking the North Sea with the Black Sea v ia donau I 11

12 The Danube Waterway v ia donau I 12

13 your connection to Western - Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerpen v ia donau I 13

14 and Eastern Europe Odessa Novorossijsk Constanta Batumi Samsun Istanbul v ia donau I 14

15 Freight transport on the Danube in 2011 Source: Danube Navigation in Austria, Annual Report 2012, viadonau v ia donau I 15

16 These are the advantages of Danube Navigation

17 Energy efficient transport v ia donau I 17

18 Large transport quantities v ia donau I 18

19 Low external costs v ia donau I 19

20 And these are the potentials for the transport of renewable resources on the Danube

21 Advantages of inland navigation for the transport of renewable resources and biomass Cost efficient transport solution, especially for bulk cargo High loading capacity of Danube vessels compared to other modes of transport Reliable partners with long-term experience and well established transport chains High density of Danube ports with efficient handling and storage facilities for agricultural products Source: viadonau v ia donau I 21

22 Transport volume on the Austrian Danube by commodity group in 2012 Total Agricultural sector 10.7 Mio. tons 2.2 Mio. tons v ia donau I 22

23 The Danube Region Agricultural areas v ia donau I 23

24 The Danube Region Forestry areas

25 Danube Ports offering services for biomass Seite 25

26 Biomass Transport Storage Transshipment Dry cargo vessel Port of Krems Port of Paks Dry cargo vessel Port of Vienna Port of Enns Source: via donau v ia donau I 26

27 Working initiative NAWARO

28 N A W A R O Transport of renewable resources on inland waterways Starting in the End of 2012 running till 2014 Detailed survey: potential of specific renewable resources for inland navigation (incl. expert interviews) National and international expert working groups (supply and demand side) Stimulation of concrete projects Further promotion of renewable resources during fairs and other cooperation events Should achieve a modal shift towards inland navigation! v ia donau I 28

29 N A W A R O Structure of the working initiative Information exchange during the workshops Information about Danube Navigation Discussion on thematic questions Good practices and presentations Different workshops dealing with product groups: Wood, cellulose, paper, pellets Oil seeds, vegetable oils and fats, biodiesel Grain, starch, bioethanol v ia donau I 29

30 State of play N A W A R O Kick off Workshop: 6 December 2012, Vienna Workshop on Wood products: 22 May 2013, Vienna Round Table Discussion at the transport logistics in Munich Workshop on Pellets: 28 June 2013, Vienna Danube Business Talks 2014 Focus on renewable resources and high and heavy as potential new markets for Danube Workshop on Oil seeds, vegetable oils and fats, Biodiesel: 10 December 2013 Workshop on Grain, Starch, Bioethanol: 17 June 2014 Next steps Closing Event Fall 2014 Internationalisation of the Initiative v ia donau I 30

31 N A W A R O Highlights & lessons learned Renewable resources e.g. soy beans as new opportunity for Danube Navigation Great potential for and interest in pellets Inland navigation offers very low transport costs and is suitable for long distances Efficient transhipment and storage facilities already exist Wood workshop Round Table Munich Danube Business Talks Oilseeds workshop v ia donau I 31

32 More information needed?

33 Everything you need to know about Danube Navigation Basic information Useful downloads Facts & figures News & publications + All information on our working initiative NAWARO v ia donau I 33

34 Find your Service providers on the Danube The Blue Pages online directory of cargo shipping companies and ship brokers operating on the Danube Danube Ports Online online directory with detailed data and information on Danube ports and transhipment sites between Kelheim and the Black Sea: v ia donau I 34

35 Thank you for your attention! Contact Bettina Matzner Project Manager Transport Development Tel Donau-City-Straße 1, 1220 Wien Seite 35

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