Research at the BAW
As waterways engineering consultant and expert, the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute supports the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) in the development and construction and the operation and maintenance of the waterways in Germany.
Excellent research and development services are essential so that the BAW can support the tasks of the BMVBS and the WSV in regard to the waterways reliably and with foresight in view of the complex professional and political tasks and the rapid progress of scientific knowledge. The research by the BAW is carried out with the aim of continually improving and expanding its own advisory performances, thereby making a decisive contribution to the development of the waterways as a safe, sustainable and innovative mode of transport.
The work of the BAW in the field of departmental research and development is accompanied by an independent scientific advisory board. This board accompanies and supports the BAW in the planning and evaluation of its R&D activities. The scientific advisory board is made up of external representatives of the various scientific disciplines covered by the work of the BAW and of representatives from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS), the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) and the research commissioners of the German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) and the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH).
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The long-term goals and focus of the BAW's research are stated in its research programme.
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The following list outlines all current BAW research projects. A comprehensive description of the projects is available in the BAW Research Compendium.
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List of research and development projects
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| Jankowski Dr., J. | Evaluation and adaptation of the SPH method for hydro-engineering problems concerning waterways | 31.08.2015 | Innovative Technologies |  |
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| Dettmann, Thorsten | Optimizing the navigability of rivers | 01.01.1996 | 30.12.2013 | Mobility | |
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| Herten Dr., Markus | Parameters of soil models for FE calculations | 01.08.1997 | 31.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies |  |
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| Hentschel, Bernd | Hydraulic effect of river control structures | 01.01.1999 | 30.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Laursen, Charlotte | Hydraulic heave in cohesive soils | 26.01.1999 | 31.12.2012 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Schulze, Roland | Failure and deformation behaviour of slopes susceptible to sliding, taking into account the three-phase system | 07.10.1999 | 28.12.2012 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Westendarp, A. | Frost resistance of cement-bound materials | 12.10.1999 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability |  |
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| Fleischer, Petra | Review of existing rip-rap structures | 26.10.1999 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Odenwald Dr., B. | Groundwater- and Heat Transport Modeling | 31.12.1999 | 30.12.2012 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Schröder Dr., M. | Impact of floodplain vegetation on high-water levels and bed stability in federal waterways | 01.01.2000 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Kauther, Regina | Soils under impact load | 09.05.2000 | 31.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Spitzer, Detlef | Impact of the ship's propeller wash on channel beds | 01.01.2001 | 29.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Söhngen Prof.-Dr. | Minimum clearance between ship and waterway bed to avoid stone damage | 01.01.2001 | 30.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Söhngen Prof.-Dr. | Waiting times at bottlenecks | 01.01.2001 | 30.12.2016 | Mobility | |
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| Heeling, Anne | Assessing corroded steel sheet walls in waterways engineering | 01.01.2001 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Montenegro Dr., H. | Infiltration dynamics in the ground and earthen structures | 04.04.2001 | 30.12.2012 | Sustainability | |
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| Kopmann Dr., R. | Investigating the forecasting ability of multi-dimensional bedload transport models for specific issues involved in river engineering | 01.01.2002 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Meinhold, Wilfried | Hawser force on inland navigation locks | 25.02.2002 | 30.03.2012 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Herten Dr., Markus | Modelling the deformation of non-cohesive soils under the cyclic load impact of lock structures | 27.06.2002 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Eisenmann, J. | Design of geotechnical filters under transient load | 01.07.2002 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Pohl Dr., Martin | Consolidation behaviour of dredged material | 20.11.2002 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Uliczka Dr., K. | Interaction sea-going ship / tidal fairway - dynamic of large ships | 22.11.2002 | 31.12.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Reschke Dr., T. | Repair systems for old waterway structures | 01.03.2003 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Fleischer, Petra | Technical biological bank protection: quantification of the load rating and feasibility of application | 01.01.2004 | 30.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Bödefeld Dr., Jörg | Development of a maintenance management system for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (EMS-WSV) | 01.06.2005 | 30.12.2015 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Müller, Hilmar | Injections into facing formwork | 05.05.2006 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Reschke Dr., T. | Durability measurement of waterway structures | 01.08.2006 | 30.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Kayser Dr., Jan | Formation of seal connections along waterways | 31.10.2006 | 30.12.2015 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Becker, Holger | Determination of the forces acting on crossing structures during anchor drop | 24.01.2007 | 30.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Binder Dr., Günter | Corrosion protection according to Sheet 87 of the TL/TP-KOR German steel construction standard - Studies of intermediate coating and colour stability problems | 02.07.2007 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Pohl Dr., Martin | Rip-rap analysis with the distinct element method (DEM) | 30.01.2008 | 31.12.2015 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Maisner, Matthias | Revision of the turbulence testing method for geosynthetics | 18.02.2008 | 30.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Spörel Dr., Frank | Concretes for the solid structural elements of waterway structures | 01.04.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Spörel Dr., Frank | Measurement method for hydration heat | 23.05.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Maisner, Matthias | Use of acrylic gels and gel-like products for repair work on solid waterways engineering structures | 04.06.2008 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Maisner, Matthias | Strengthening of the movement joints of solid waterways engineering structures | 13.06.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Gebhardt Dr., M. | Design and Construction of Inflatable Dams | 01.10.2008 | 31.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Paprocki, Michael | Determination of the necessary fairway widths for safe and easy shipping | 05.12.2008 | 30.12.2014 | Mobility | |
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| Schröder Dr., M. | Adapted options for waterways engineering towards varied hydrological conditions due to climate changes | 15.12.2008 | 31.12.2013 | Mobility | |
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| Winkel Dr., N. | KLIWAS-K3 | 09.01.2009 | 31.12.2013 | Mobility | |
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| Winkel Dr., N. | KLIMZUG-Nord "Strategic adaptation approach to climate change in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region" | 01.04.2009 | 31.03.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Laursen, Charlotte | Hydraulic heave at structures with seepage underflow and downstream filters | 13.05.2009 | 31.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Müller, Hilmar | Masonry in hydraulic constructions | 09.09.2009 | 30.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Plüß Dr., Andreas | AufMod - Building up integrated model systems for analysis of long-term morphodynamic in the German Bight | 01.10.2009 | 01.05.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Spörel Dr., Frank | Concrete for hydraulic strucutres under hydroabrasive exposure | 04.01.2010 | 30.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Weilbeer Dr., H. | Improvement of validity and prognostic ability of the morphodynamich module SediMorph | 06.01.2010 | 31.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Montenegro Dr., H. | Hydraulic interactions between surface water and groundwater | 04.03.2010 | 31.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Nuber, Dr.-Ing. | Determination of dike-resistance | 06.04.2010 | 31.12.2015 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Jankowski Dr., J. | Adaptation and enhancement of Casulli algorithms for parallel computers with hardware acceleration as well as for capturing flow regime transitions by means of appropriate advection schemes | 06.05.2010 | 31.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Böttner Dr., C.-U. | Hydrodynamics of Ships in Shallow Waters | 10.06.2010 | 01.05.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Ehmann, Rainer | Fatigue design of fully sealed ropes | 24.06.2010 | 30.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Böttner Dr., C.-U. | Shiphandling Simulation of Cruise in Confined Waters | 01.07.2010 | 01.05.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Lehfeldt Dr., R. | MDI-DE | 16.08.2010 | 31.12.2013 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Dornecker, Eva | Alternating load acting on small injection piles | 24.08.2010 | 31.12.2012 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Patzwahl Dr., R. | Improving efficiency of river hydrodynamical modelling with a combined multigrid and subgrid approach | 21.09.2010 | 31.07.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Herten Dr., Markus | Validation of dynamic pile load tests on bored piles | 02.11.2010 | 30.06.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Weichert, Dr. | Hydraulic dimensioning of fish pass facilities | 15.11.2010 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Reschke Dr., T. | Assessment of the alkali sensitivity of aggregates | 01.12.2010 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Weilbeer Dr., H. | Interaction of sediment transport and water quality in three-dimensional estuarine models | 01.12.2010 | 31.12.2016 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Dettmann, Thorsten | Extension of the ship handling simulator by the calculation of ship induced waves and improvement of the dynamic model. | 06.12.2010 | 01.12.2016 | Mobility | |
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| Binder Dr., Günter | Corrosion protection of steel in concrete - research on cathodic corrosion protection of the road bridge B 500 over the river Rhine near Iffezheim | 03.01.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Stein Dr., Jürgen | Filtering Capability of Coarse-Grained Armour Stones | 25.01.2011 | 31.12.2013 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Eisenmann, J. | Technical-biological Bank Protection - Theory and Model Tests of the Resilience | 01.03.2011 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Schneider, Achim | Erosion of mineral sealings and cohesive soils under current load | 02.05.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Kunz, Claus | Safety concept for existing hydraulic structures (SiBeWa) | 08.08.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Uliczka Dr., K. | Design of training walls and groins on ship-induced unsteady loadings at tidal fairways | 17.08.2011 | 31.12.2016 | Sustainability | |
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| Uliczka Dr., K. | Ship-induced sedimenttransport in tidal fairways | 19.08.2011 | 31.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Kayser Dr., Jan | Status development of revetments related to lowering of technical standards | 30.08.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Bödefeld Dr., Jörg | restraint in thick, cracked concrete sections | 01.09.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Ruppert, Johannes | Corrosion of sheet pile walls | 04.10.2011 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Wenka Dr., Thomas | Consideration of three-dimensional flow and transport phenomena in morphological models of inland waterways | 17.10.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Lang Dr., Günther | Advancement of methods for analysis of simulation results | 28.10.2011 | 31.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Zierach, Rahula | Statistical evaluation of vibration emissions | 02.01.2012 | 31.12.2016 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Fleischer Dr. , H. | Design concept for hydraulic structrues for earthquake resistance | 06.02.2012 | 02.01.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Kastens, Marko | Consideration of movable or fixed structures (ships) at the free water surface in the hydrodynamic numerical model UnTRIM | 02.03.2012 | 29.02.2016 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Maushake, Christ. | Sediment Transport in Estuaries | 12.03.2012 | 31.12.2015 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Erndwein, Daniel | Energy improvement on WSV buildings | 07.05.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Straßer, Daniel | Clogging - key-parameter of surface water - groundwater interactions | 24.05.2012 | 30.04.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Thorenz Dr., C. | Development of a simplified filling-emptying system for locks with water saving basins | 02.07.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Mobility | |
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| Doychev, Svetlana | Integration of multidimensional model in GBBSoft | 01.08.2012 | 31.12.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Wahrheit-Lensing | Research on the preparation or rather improvement of sediment continuity at the Iffezheim barrage | 20.08.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Kampke, Wolfgang | Locatability of Fishways | 21.08.2012 | 31.12.2016 | Sustainability | |
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| Pfletschinger Dr. | Numerical simulation of hydraulic material transport in earth dam structures | 01.10.2012 | 30.12.2014 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Stodieck, Xenia | Modeling Pullout Tests of Grouted Anchors in Sand | 01.10.2012 | 31.12.2014 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Söhngen Prof.-Dr. | Investigations concerning ship induced impacts on bed and bank | 01.10.2012 | 01.07.2013 | Sustainability | |
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| Schmitt-Heiderich | Coordinated Management for cascaded river - Modeling and operation | 15.10.2012 | 30.12.2015 | Mobility | |
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| Goll, Annalena | Numerical modelling of bed forms (dunes) in inland waterways | 06.11.2012 | 31.12.2014 | Sustainability | |
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| Heeling, Anne | Subsoil disturbance due to explosive ordnance site investigation | 26.11.2012 | 31.12.2016 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Rahlf, Holger | Modular System for Shelf- and Coastal Seas (MOSSCO) | 14.01.2013 | 01.06.2016 | Innovative Technologies | |
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| Gabrys, Ulrike | Material combinations for the system wheel/rail | 01.02.2013 | 30.12.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Westendarp, A. | Textile reinforced mortar for the repair of waterway structures | 25.02.2013 | 01.06.2015 | Sustainability | |
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| Lutz, Matthias | Development of a shear-bearing capacity analysis of non-shear-reinforced solid structural elements | 11.04.2013 | 30.12.2016 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Hesse, Thomas | Effect of corrosion damage on fatigue strength at hydro steel components | 22.04.2013 | 31.01.2017 | Safety and Protection | |
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| Becker, Holger | Development of a traffic load model for bridges which are typical for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) | 24.04.2013 | 30.12.2015 | Mobility | |