FFC 3 – Using Hamburg ´ s Urban

Waterways

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Commodities include retail goods

such as clothing and consumer

electronics as well as beverage for

the restaurants and bars .

Pallets and parcels are stored at the

warehouse of TOP - Mehrwert , which is

located c . 6 km from the city centre

adjacent a canal . Here , TOP -

Mehrwert consolidates and loads the

cargoes .

In Hamburg urban IWT has to address

the tidal influence of the River Elbe

including lock passages A data

collection pilot by Fraunhofer CML a

research outfit assesses navigational

and traffic related data to identify

potential customers and suitable

transports in the future .

On a second route , FFC3 is testing the

delivery of beverages to bars and

restaurants along the centrally

located Alster lake and canals in

Hamburg . Trips with a fully electric

vessel showed that delivery via water

is not only feasible but also on most

relations at least just as quick as

road - based deliveries .

In addition deliveries by boat

significantly reduce risks of road

based deliveries such as illegal

parking and blocking of walkways or

bike lanes

TOP - Mehrwert Logistik and Logistik Initiative Hamburg develop and plan to pilot

a concept for the supply of an urban district with retails and restaurants via

inland waterway transport . FFC 3 tests the potential and feasibility of a IWT city

freight distribution for retail supply . This could lead to a modal shift from urban

road freight transport to zero emission urban IWT .

Thomas Brauner ( LIHH ) ; Maxim Heinrich ( TOP Mehrwert Logistik )