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https://doi.org/10.17818/NM/2020/3.3
The Analysis of the Possibility to Improve the Efficiency of Container Transport Via the Oder Waterway with the Use of the RIS System
Piotr Durajczyk
orcid.org/0000-0003-1447-973X
; Inland Navigation Office Maritime, University of Szczecin, Poland
Sažetak
The topic of this article is the analysis of the possibility to improve the efficiency of container transport in two layers via the Oder Waterway (pol. Odrzańska Droga Wodna - ODW) with the use of the RIS system (River Information Service). Taking into account the fact that the number of containers shipped during one voyage depends mostly on the construction of the vessel on which they are transported and on the technical parameters of the waterway, especially transit depths and bridge clearances, the article presents the results of the analysis of inland vessels used for transporting cargo on the ODW (pol. Odrzańska Droga Wodna), which – in view of the current state of fleet – best accommodate container transport, i.e. pushed convoys consisting of one Bizon III pusher and two BP-500 pushed lighters. Additionally, the study includes the probabilistic analysis of water levels, carried out based on historical data obtained from reliable water gauges during the 1990-2015 period by the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, which determine navigation conditions. This allows for determining the probability of passage of a loaded vessel under certain critical bridges, i.e. bridges limiting the navigation due to their inadequate clearance and making it impossible to perform transport tasks on certain sections of the waterway. The further part of the article synthetically presents the possibility to utilise the RIS system (River Information Service) to support the captain’s decisions during the loading and ballasting of the vessel, thereby making it more probable that a given pushed convoy would navigate under selected bridges during the navigation season. The RIS system is a dynamically developing system, especially in Poland, where in 2013 the Lower Oder RIS pilot implementation was completed and in 2020 the Lower Oder RIS (River Information Service) Full Implementation project is to be completed. This allows for the use of this innovative system, which combines a lot of elements that check the correctness of their results during operation which affects the overall reliability of the entire system, to support a number of activities, including improving the efficiency of container transport within the Lower Oder RIS area (River Information Service). This article is an attempt to analyse problems related to the probability of passage of a loaded vessel under certain critical bridges and the possibility to use the RIS system (River Information Service) to support the captain’s decisions during the passage under those bridges. The article proves on a theoretical basis that the use of the Oder Waterway for the transport of containers in significant quantities is highly probable, assuming adequate technical properties of the fleet and ports.
Ključne riječi
RIS system (River Information Service); Inland navigation; the Oder Waterway; containers
Hrčak ID:
244204
URI
Datum izdavanja:
25.9.2020.
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