Deliverables
Work package 1 - Development of ‘Less than wagon load’ concept1.1 - Assessment of existing LTL market, products and costs
1.2 - Presentation of LWL concept
1.3 - Benchmark study on competitiveness of LWL solutions
1.4 - Process flow chart of all activities included in LWL concept
1.5 - Action plan for setting up a LWL connection
1.6- Select partners for the specific destinations
Work package 2 - Development of automated loading and unloading tool for pallets on wagons
2.1 - Design of an AWLS
2.2 - Presentation of the pro & contra’s of the different options
2.3 - Drawings of the initial mechanical and electrical design
2.4 – Execution plan and bill of material
Work package 4 - Assessment of business models
4.1 - Conceptual design of Truck Hub with a description of the main functions
4.2 - Assessment to connect Main Hub with Avantida Container Re-Use system
4.3 - Assessment to become empty container depot
4.4 - Assessment for drop-off point for containers for Left bank
4.5 - Market research on business potential for rail connected cross docking warehouse
Work package 5 - Validation of LWL and specialised services
5.1 - Market assessment of the need for parking for chemical wagons in the Antwerp chemical cluster
5.2 - Technical specifications and legal conditions that the wagon parking need to fulfil5.3 - Market assessment of the need for specialised wagon repair services in the Antwerp chemical cluster
5.4 - Business plan for taking over the CHW Antwerp wagon workshop and specification of new specialised wagon repair services that could be offered
5.5 - Develop optimised wagon picking and buffering model
Work package 6 - Advanced cleaning services for chemical wagons, trucks & containers
6.1 - Analysis of the market demand for cleaning in the Antwerp chemical cluster for wagons, trucks and containers
6.2 - Identification of appropriate cleaning techniques6.3 - Recycling and re-use of waste waters
6.4 - First draft of technical drawings and plans for the cleaning installation
Work package 7 – Combined trains with conventional & intermodal wagons
7.1 - Overview of the most promising hinterland regions/transport relations in terms of potential transport volumes for mixed train services
7.2 - Identification of the optimal transport service characteristics and operational processes to operate mixed trains
7.3 - Evaluation of the feasibility to implement mixed train services for the specific case study relation(s) and its market perspectives for wider implementation
Work package 10 – Validation of services with chemical industry
10.1 - Commercial presentation about new added value services
10.2 - Meeting reports of one-on-one meetings with chemical industry
Work package 11 – Assessment of environmental impact
11.1 – Environmental assessment of each cluster
11.2 - Capacity of improvement of actual services
