Ways to achieve an increased use of inland water-way transport

• Although a modal shift from road to water is a prioritised strategy outlined on member state and European Union levels, inland waterways are underutilised in large parts of the EU, while other areas face a challenge of competing with attractive road solutions. Thereby, there is a large potential in developing tools facilitating an increased usage of inland waterway transport. The purpose is to identify and structure key activities by various actors to realise modal shift to inland waterways. A multiple case study approach was applied, including five cases in the North Sea Region. To capture key activities, workshops, interviews and field observations were conducted. Activities to realise a modal shift was categorised according to four principal and two integrated cross-cutting themes. The process varies between actors and cases in terms of order, level of parallel tasks, number of iterations etc. Different actors can have a leading role in the modal shift process. Realisation of large-scale modal shift requires multi-actor engagement, openness for emergent solutions as well as long-term endurance. Further research could include examples outside the North Sea region. Both industrial actors and governmental organisations can apply the outlined activities. The principal and integrated themes are important to consider, and the activities described can be used as a toolbox, applicable depending on prerequisites in different situations. Earlier studies have described various barriers for a modal shift to IWT. This paper focuses on activities to realise a modal shift. A conceptual model is proposed, drawing from practice in five countries.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Transportteknik och logistik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Transport Systems and Logistics (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Activities

Actor collaboration

Inland waterway transport

Modal shift

Process

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