FFC 4 – A Sweat Endeavour

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Lars Stemmler , Peter de Bruijn ( Circle Line Logistics )

FFC 4 reinvents the push - barge

concept . Core is a modularly

designed , electrically driven E - Pusher

to provide a flexible and CO2 - reduced

waterborne logistics service for a

global food major in Holland .

The River Zaan has historically been the

food processing cluster due to its

proximity to the Port of Amsterdam ,

navigable waterways and the

availability of cheap wind energy . This

competitive position still holds today

Circle Line Logistics and KoTug deploy

its E Pusher system to ship cocoa

beans from storage in Amsterdam to

processing sites along the River Zaan

Although it is still a point - to - point freight

flow , the push barge system provides

ample flexibility to form a multi - user

network . Both partner are ready to

provide optimisation software to make

full use of this advantage ( see below

Building Block Technologies ) .

The E - Pusher consists of standard

industry components for battery ,

switch board and propulsion arranged

in ISO - container lay - out on a welded

steel frame that swims on

polyurethane bouyancy aids see also

below in the technology section

Barges are demotorised 75m barges of

the Kempenaer class lending a

second live to this vessel size class

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