Challenge the future
DelftUniversity ofTechnology
Designing a Competitive RoRo River-Sea Transport ServiceTransporting new passenger vehicles
between the Ruhr area and the United Kingdom
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Contents
• Assignment• The “new” idea
• Elaboration on concept in different Parts
I. Exploration & scopingII. Analysis of current practicesIII. DesignIV. Business case
• Conclusions & recommendations• Discussion
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The “New” Idea
Direct transport from inland to overseas destination
Positive effects• No intermediate transshipment in a seaport
• Decrease in time and costs
Negative effects• Non optimal solution for transport equipment
• Increase in costs per kilometre• Capacity and service
River Sea Shipping
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Assignment
The initial project description consisted of:
• River sea push barge concept• “Distrivaart” concept• Slow moving retail products• Potential investment parties
TIL 5050 Interdisciplinary Project
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Research approach
Four parts:
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Exploration & scopingChoice of corridor
Four potential rivers River Rhine through Rotterdam
Three sea directions United Kingdom
Ruhr area – United Kingdom
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Exploration & scoping
Slow moving retail products analyzed with focus on:• Characteristics• Appearances
Choice of product
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Exploration & scopingChoice of product
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Exploration & scopingMain research question
Design a feasible transport concept for transportation of new passenger vehicles
between the United Kingdom and Ruhr-area without transfer in a seaport
Design a feasible transport concept for transportation of new passenger vehicles between the UK and Ruhr-area without transfer in a seaport
Analysis of current practices in transport of
passenger vehicles
PART II
Design of river sea ship and service and matching
with the market
PART III
Operational performance & financial feasibility
PART IV
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Analysis of current practices
• Transport flows• Modalities• Transport chains
Transport chain with lowest costs per route
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Analysis of current practicesLowest cost per route
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Design
• Define possible concepts• Determine feasible concepts• Determine corresponding operational costs
• Vessel (concepts) • Capacity (variants)• Service (logistics and speed)
• Choice of a concept
Goals and results
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Design
• Requirements• Low damage• Competitive on costs
• Constraints• Legal• Physical• Market
Requirements & constraints
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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DesignDefinition of concepts
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Design
• 4 concepts• 5 dimension variations for each concept
• Capacity between 546 and 1092 vehicles
• Operational costs are based on fuel consumption • Fixed costs like labour, capital and maintenance from
literature
Preliminary designs
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Design
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
Variant Speed (km/h)
9,3 11,1 12,9 14,8 16,7 18,5
1 B B B B A A
2 B B B A A A
3 B A A A A A
4 A A A A A A
5 A A A A A A
Cheapest concepts on river
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Design
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
Variant Speed (km/h)
18,5 22,2 25,9 29,6 33,3 37
1 A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A A
2 A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A A
3 A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A A
4 A A A A A A
5 A A A A A A
Cheapest concepts on sea
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DesignMatching
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
OperationalCosts
TerminalLocations
SailingSpeed
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Design
• From Duisburg to London• 2 barges on the river, 2x 1 barge on the sea• 1 sailing each week• Capacity of ~1092 vehicles• Serving 80% of the flow from Eisenach and Bochum
(Opel)
• Costs: € 80.917,- per round trip
Final design
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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DesignFinal design
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
• Plaatje ,maken
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Design
Nog een mooi plaatje oid
Final design
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Business case
• Determine characteristics of final design• Investigate financial consequences
• Translate costs to market price• Investment• Cash flow, NPV
Goals and results
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
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Business case
• 60% mortgage at 7% interest, 20 years payback period• 40% equity
Investment
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
River push boat 1x € 700.000,-
Sea push boat 2x € 1.280.000,-
Barge 2x € 6.580.000,-
Total € 16.420.000,-
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Business caseCash flow
Explorartion &
scoping
Anylysis of current
practicesDesign Business
case
• 48 weeks of service per year• ~80% occupancy • Depreciation period of 8 years
• Three different prices per vehicle, based on:• Costs: €92,00 • Broekman: €114,00 • Suggestion: €102,60
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Conclusions and Recommendations
• Risks need to be quantified• Occupancy• Detailed flow
• Transport time needs to be included
Recommendations
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Conclusions and Recommendations
• Feasible for:• Vehicle transport • Between Duisburg and London
• Push barge combination• Transfer of push boat for optimisation
• Price between costs and market example
Conclusions
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