Most international freight traffic happens on roads, such as the busy route between Finland and St. Petersburg. Road transport presents its own set of challenges, including pollution, accidents and road network congestion. Inland waterway traffic, however, could constitute a cost-effective and environmentally friendly option that also attracts the interest of transport companies.
INFUTURE - Future Potential for Inland Waterways
South-East Finland - Russia CBC Programme 2014-2020
Budget 1,2 MEUR. Funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland.
Implementation time 1 November 2018 - 31 October 2021. The project period was extended til 31.1.2022.
Objectives of the Project
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Open new attractive business opportunities and possibilities in the frames of Inland Waterways
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Higher cargo volumes and longer traffic season
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Strong stakeholder commitment
Project Partners
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Kotka Maritime Research Association > KMRA (Lead Partner)
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Aalto University > AALTO
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South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
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Arctia SeaHow (Meritaito) > ARCTIA
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Finnish Waterways FWA
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Admiral Makarov State University for Maritime and Inland Shipping > AMSUMIS
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North-West Russia Logistics and Information Development Centre ILOT
NEWS, ARTICLES and STUDIES published in the frames of the INFUTURE project
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31.1.2022 INFUTURE: Inland Waterway Vessel Concepts > ARTICLE in English
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22.1.2022 Clarification of Skills and Know-How Needed to Develop IWW > ARTICLE in English
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22.1.2022 Towards Green Transition - Infuture Final Conference Part 2 > SUMMARY
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28.12.2021 Towards Green Transition - Infuture Final Conference Part 1 > SUMMARY
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25.10.2021 Advanced Technology and Digitalisation for Inland Waterways > SUMMARY
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27.8.2021 Inland Waterways: Strategic Potential for Growth - Conference 20.9.2021 > INVITATION
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29.7.2021 Year-Round, Safer and More Profitable International Cargo Transport > ARTICLE in ENGLISH
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14.6.2021 Saimaa Ice Measurement Campaign - INFUTURE Project > ARTICLE in English
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7.6.2021 How Reliable Are Numerical Simulation Models to Predict Ship Performance in Lake Ice? > ARTICLE in English
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27.5.2021 Study Report - Transshipment Hub Concept > ARTICLE in English
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26.5.2021 Strong Commitment Brings Good Results > NEWS in English
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11.5.2021 Feasibility Study - Development of Transportation on the Saimaa Canal > ARTICLE in English
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1.2.2021 INFUTURE Round Table 3: Future Inland Waterway Vessels > ARTICLE in English
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17.12.2020 INFUTURE Round Table 2: Smooth Inland Navigation with Advanced Fairway Technology > ARTICLE in English
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3.12.2020 INFUTURE Round Table 1: Potential Cargo Flows and Routing > ARTICLE in English
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11.11.2020 Piloting Smart Buoys on River Neva > NEWS in English
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20.10.2020 Determination of Technical and Operational Characteristics of Ships - IW between Finland - Russia > ARTICLE in English
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6.10.2020 Management of Inland Waterway System of Russia - Admission for Foreign Flag Vessels > ARTICLE in English
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28.8.2020 INFUTURE Round Tables on Development of Inland Waterways > NEWS in English
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18.8.2020 Future Potential of Russian and Finnish Inland Waterways - New Business Alternatives > ARTICLE in English
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16.4.2020 Vesitieliikenne on kuljetusmuotojen ykkönen- älyratkaisut vahvistavat keulapaikkaa -> ARTICLE in Finnish
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6.4.2020 Vesitiepäivä: Saimaan kanava on tärkeä liikenneväylä myös venäläisestä näkökulmasta katsottuna - > ARTICLE in Finnish
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7.2.2020 Development of Inland Waterway Connections and Potential between Finland and Russia - > ARTICLE in English
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7.2.2020 Vesitiepäivä 2020 - vesitiet ja kestävä kehitys - > ARTICLE in Finnish
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2020 Transshipment hub concept, multimodal transportation, international benchmark : Finnish-Russian Transshipment Hub – The optimal model for the future IWT > BACHELOR´S THESIS in English
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2020 Legislation and customs policies in inland waterway transport between Finland and Russia > BACHELOR`S THESIS in English
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21.10.2019 Comprehensive Academic Studies on Finnish - Russian IWT - > ARTICLE in English
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20.9.2019 INFUTURE Seminar: Inland Waterways and Cargo Potential - > ARTICLE in English
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20.9.2019 Development of Inland Waterway Cruise Business -> ARTICLE in English
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28.8.2019 INFUTURE Round Tables 18.9. in Conjunction with the NEVATRANS - > ARTICLE in English
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10.-11.4.2019 INFUTURE - Development of Inland Waterway Connection Between Finland and Russia - > ARTICLE in English
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2019 Inland waterway transportation and its prospects in Russia and Finland, XAMK & AMSUMIS > STUDY in English
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2019 Study on commercial visibility and future cargo flows on the route Saimaa Lakes-Volgo Balt, AMSUMIS > STUDY in English
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3/ 2019 Prosperous Future of Inland Waterways, XAMK > STUDY in English
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