Inland Area Projects
Project Survey
- The accident of the TMS Waldhof
On 12 January 2011 the inland tank barge (TMS) Waldhof, bound for the Belgium port of Antwerp and carrying 2,378 tonnes of sulphuric acid, left the port of Ludwigshafen/Rhine. On 13 January it reached the part of the Rhine where the river bends around the Loreley cliff - a reach which is marked with navigation signs to help vessels steer through safely. The vessel contacted the Revierzentrale (vessel traffic monitoring centre operated by the Waterways and Shipping Office) in Oberwesel via radio at 04:29:12 a.m. At 04:42:19 a.m. the Waldhof disappeared from the radar screens in the field of the red fairway buoy at Rhine kilometre 553.75.
more ...- Computer-Aided Modelling of Waterbodies
Since the 1990s a dike relocation has been planned and carried out by the German state of Brandenburg on the river Elbe near the town of Lenzen. The Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) supported the realization of the project with the help of hydraulic-morphological modelling analyses.
more ...- Inland waterways: controlling discharge and regulating water levels
In impounded federal waterways it is essential that the contractually agreed water levels are adhered to precisely. Automation helps by providing a standardised course of action and ensuring smooth operation.
more ...- Optimizing the hydraulic-morphological situation between Iffezheim and Mainz
On behalf of the WSD South, the BAW and BfG are working together to draw up an optimization strategy regarding the interaction of river control and bed load management for the stretch between Iffezheim and Mainz.
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