Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, Covadem project
The Covadem project (cooperative navigable depth measurements – Coöperatieve vaardieptemetingen) was launched in April 2013. The project is aimed at sharing current navigable depth measurements, with the help of which shipmasters will be able to navigate more efficiently in future and make maximum use of the navigable area provided by the waterway. This is done as follows: inland waterway vessels are provided with a basic on-board computer to read the data from existing sensors, such as the echo-sounder, loading gauge, GPS and optionally, the fuel gauges, and then compile the data into a message and send this to shore. Based on these measurements, the current measured keel clearance is converted into the current water depth of the route being navigated. These current navigable depth measurements are made available to shipmasters so that, in future, these data can be used for predicting the water depths of the route to be navigated. This will help shipmasters navigate more efficiently.
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The Covadem project has been made possible with the help of the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) and Connekt, within the framework of Impulse to the development of Dynamic Traffic Management on the waterway network in the Netherlands (Impuls Dynamisch Verkeersmanagement Vaarwegen – IDVV) programme. The following entities collaborate in the context of Covadem: Connekt, Buck Consultants, Marin, Autena Marine, Deltares, the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management and Bureau Telematica Binnenvaart.
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Ministry of economic affairs, dangerous cargo transport via barges
2009-2012: Program SGGV (smartly organized, well connected), a program to reduce administrative costs for private and public sectors in the Netherlands.
Casus manager for transport of dangerous cargo via barges. Improving import process and safety in the transport of dangerous cargo in containers via barges. Programma Slim geregeld, goed verbonden (Sggv) heeft in de jaren 2009 tot en met 2012 bijgedragen aan vermindering van regeldruk voor het bedrijfsleven, vergroting van de slagvaardigheid van de overheid en vergroting van kennis over publiek-private ketensamenwerking.
Het programmabureau heeft zijn opdracht voltooid in december 2012 en deelt via de website de kennis en ervaringen die bedrijfsleven en overheid hebben opgedaan door samenwerking binnen de 17 Sggv-casussen. Tijdens de eindbijeenkomst met ketenpartners is bekendgemaakt dat het programma de regeldruk voor het bedrijfsleven heeft verminderd met een bedrag van 50 miljoen euro. Het programma is uitgevoerd in opdracht van het ministerie van Economische Zaken. |
Ministry of economic affairs, Electronic Logbook Dutch Fishery
2009-2010: Implementation of electronic logbooks for the Dutch Fisherman Sector in accordance to EU regulations. Development of the 'FISH HUB' solution, a concept to receive electronic messages from the fishing vessels and distribute via the Governmental Transaction Portal to 10 governmental agencies. Resulting in reduced administrative burden for the sector. Official opening by Minister of Agriculture, Mrs. Gerda Verburg on April 9th, 2010.
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Ministry of agriculture, CLIENT Program
2002-2004: Projectmanager implementation in the CLIENT program (improving import and export of agricultural products in the Netherlands); In cooperation with Dutch customs, branche organizations and the Ministry of Economic affairs.
First implementation of a pre-arrival notification system at Amsterdam Airport, april 2003, cooperation with Martinair, Menzis, KLM Cargo, Airport Schiphol, Dutch customs, van de Put Fresh Cargo Handling, Road Air Fresh, Fresh Freight, East African Flowers, Cargonaut bv, Air Cargo Netherlands. Official operning by Minister of Agriculture, Dhr. P. Veerman, 14 may 2003. Implementation in the port of Rotterdam, for fruit and vegatables, in cooperation with customs, Fyffes bv, Zwaardfruit, Hispa Fruit, Sol Fruit, Phimex, Seabrex and Cargonaut bv. Awarded with a nomination for the eEurope Government awards in 2005. |