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Reflections on InnoWaTr

InnoWaTr Centre of Expertise

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The InnoWaTr consortium wanted to

raise interest and to inspire

InnoWaTr set out to develop , implement and validate eight real - life

experiments in inland shipping . Those experiments , Freight Flow Coalitions ,

were driven by a collaborative approach amongst all stakeholders involved .

Using technological innovations added heft to a change of perspective from

the ship - owner - only level to a freight flow level . A number of trainings were

conducted to test our tools , and to incorporate views of future logistics

decision makers .

The InnoWaTr journey turned out to be not always plain sailing . Freight flow

coalitions adapted to changing situations , or revised their focus for various

reasons . We would say that this was to be expected given the novel nature

of our approach . Two and a half years into the project , and we can tell how

collaborations feels like , and what works in our coalitions and what not .

Lars Stemmler

What we have learned , and what we can recommend

The intention of the Centre of Expertise is to document our innovative

approach to inland shipping , to provide our experience and tools to a wider

audience as well as to offer recommendations to policy makers . Also , we

want to provide direct access to the experts and organisations involved .

The Centre of Expertise shall be considered an offer ; it is no a textbook , but a

loose collection of beliefs and strategies how inland shipping might work . It is

a buffet - style collection of tools that we used and tested . It is enriched by

outsiders ´ perspectives on the industry . However , it is not a resource book to

be followed to the letter

The InnoWaTr consortium wanted to raise interest in novel approaches to

inland shipping and to inspire you to do likewise ideally setting up your own

freight flow coalition We hope we succeeded