InCom WG Report n° 125/II - 2019

TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF RIVER INFORMATION SERVICES

PIANC

The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure

TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF RIVER INFORMATION SERVICES

PIANC REPORT N° 125/IIINLAND NAVIGATION COMMISSION

PIANC

2019

The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure

PIANC REPORT N° 125/IIINLAND NAVIGATION COMMISSION

PIANC has Technical Commissions concerned with inland waterways and ports (InCom), coastal and ocean waterways (including ports and harbours) (MarCom), environmental aspects (EnviCom) and sport and pleasure navigation (RecCom).

This report has been produced by an international Working Group convened by the In-land Navigation Commission (InCom). Members of the Working Group represent several countries and are acknowledged experts in their profession.

The objective of this report is to provide information and recommendations on good practice. Conformity is not obligatory and engineering judgement should be used in its application, especially in special circumstances. This report should be seen as an expert guidance and state-of-the-art on this particular subject. PIANC disclaims all responsibil-ity in the event that this report should be presented as an official standard.

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CONTENT 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1. Historical Developments ....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2. About this Report .................................................................................................................................................. 5

2 Conclusions and Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 7 3 Status of the Implementation of RIS ........................................................................................................................ 14

3.1. Status of the implemented RIS Operational Services ......................................................................................... 14 3.2. Status of the Implementation of RIS Technical Services .................................................................................... 16 3.3. Detailed Information on RIS Studies and Development and Implementation Status .......................................... 18

4 RIS Technical Services and Standards ................................................................................................................... 19 4.1. Electronic Nautical Charts (ENC) ....................................................................................................................... 19

4.1.1. Future Developments in ENC’s – S100 ......................................................................................................... 19 4.1.2. Status of Inland ENC in Europe ..................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.3. Status of ENC’s in North America .................................................................................................................. 20

4.2. Electronic Reporting ........................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2.1. Future Developments on Electronic Reporting: e-CMR ................................................................................. 21 4.2.2. Electronic Reporting International (ERI) Standard in Europe ......................................................................... 21 4.2.3. Electronic Reporting Standard in North America. .......................................................................................... 22

4.3. Maritime Surveillance/Vessel Tracking & Tracing .............................................................................................. 22 4.3.1. Inland AIS Standard in Europe ...................................................................................................................... 22 4.3.2. AIS Standard in North America ...................................................................................................................... 23

4.4. Electronic Publication of Nautical Information .................................................................................................... 23 4.4.1. Future Development on Nautical Information in the Maritime Domain ........................................................... 23 4.4.2. Notices to Skippers (NTS) Standard in Europe ............................................................................................. 24 4.4.3. Notices to Skippers Status in North America ................................................................................................. 24

4.5. RIS-Related Reference Data .............................................................................................................................. 25 4.5.1. UN/LOCODE ................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.5.2. IMO Number .................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.5.3. Electronic Reference Data Management System (ERDMS) in Europe ......................................................... 26 4.5.4. Reference Data in North America .................................................................................................................. 26

5 Future Steps in the Development of RIS ................................................................................................................. 28 5.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 5.2. Corridor Management ........................................................................................................................................ 28 5.3. The Digital Inland Waterway Area (DINA) .......................................................................................................... 30 5.4. The RIS COMEX Project .................................................................................................................................... 32

6 RIS-Related Developments ..................................................................................................................................... 33 6.1. e-Navigation for Inland Waterways ..................................................................................................................... 33

6.1.1. Definitions of e-Navigation and e-Maritime .................................................................................................... 33 6.1.2. Objectives of e-Navigation ............................................................................................................................. 33 6.1.3. Core Objectives of e-Maritime ....................................................................................................................... 34 6.1.4. Principal Recommendations as Provided by Working Group 156 in Direct Relation to the Work of Working Group 125 on Updating the RIS Guidelines Edition 2011. ............................................................................................ 34

6.2. Future Benefits for the RIS Domain in Relation to ITS and ERMTS ................................................................... 35 6.2.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 35 6.2.2. Comparison of Key Features between RIS and ITS ...................................................................................... 35 6.2.3. Key Stakeholders Comparison ...................................................................................................................... 36 6.2.4. Comparison of Operational Services between RIS and ITS .......................................................................... 37

ANNEX 1: Studies and Research Projects ............................................................................................................................ 41 1. CoRISMa................................................................................................................................................................. 42

1.1. European IWT Corridor Management ................................................................................................................ 43 1.2. Voyage Planning and Traffic Planning ............................................................................................................... 43 1.3. Interoperability on the European IWT Corridors ................................................................................................. 45

2. IRIS Europe 3 .......................................................................................................................................................... 46 2.1. Enhanced Fairway Information Services ............................................................................................................ 46 2.2. Traffic and Transport Information Services......................................................................................................... 47 2.3. Pilot Implementation of Mobile RIS Applications ................................................................................................ 49 2.4. Quality of Information Services for RIS............................................................................................................... 49 2.5. Information Services for Logistics and Authorities .............................................................................................. 49

3. RIS Related Studies and Developments in Germany .............................................................................................. 51 3.1. Laessi – Guiding and Assistance Systems to Improve Safety of Navigation. ..................................................... 51 3.2. Lock Management at the Danube River in Germany .......................................................................................... 53 3.3. VPI – Vessel Position Information ...................................................................................................................... 55 3.4. Information Management for Inland Waterway Transport in Europe – ImaginE ................................................. 57

4. Newada Duo – FIS Portal........................................................................................................................................ 60

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5. VisuRIS ................................................................................................................................................................... 62 5.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 62 5.2. VisuRIS Features ............................................................................................................................................... 63

5.2.1. Real-Time Vessel Tracking & Tracing ........................................................................................................... 63 5.2.2. GIS-Based Map ............................................................................................................................................. 64 5.2.3. Hydrometeo Information ................................................................................................................................ 64 5.2.4. My Ships ........................................................................................................................................................ 64 5.2.5. Terminal & Berth Administration .................................................................................................................... 64 5.2.6. Fairway Information Services (FIS) ............................................................................................................... 65 5.2.7. Voyage Planner ............................................................................................................................................. 65 5.2.8. Inland ECDIS ................................................................................................................................................. 66 5.2.9. Notifications ................................................................................................................................................... 66 5.2.10. Geofencing .................................................................................................................................................... 66 5.2.11. Privacy ........................................................................................................................................................... 66

6. Vessel Traffic Management Centres of the Future (VTMC – in Dutch: Verkeerscentrale van Morgen (VCM)) ....... 68 6.1. Blueprint or Reference Document for Vessel Traffic Management ..................................................................... 68 6.2. Transport Planning by Interactive Traffic Planning and Voyage Planning .......................................................... 69 6.3. Pilot Vessel Traffic Management Centre of the Future ....................................................................................... 70 6.4. Some Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................. 71

7. RIS Implementation Study for the Port of Seville and Guadalquivir ........................................................................ 72 7.1. eRIO Project ....................................................................................................................................................... 72 7.2. AIRIS-PS Project ................................................................................................................................................ 73 7.3. Fairway Information Services ............................................................................................................................. 73 7.4. Tactical Traffic Information ................................................................................................................................. 73 7.5. Traffic Management Services (TMS) .................................................................................................................. 74 7.6. Calamity Abatement Support .............................................................................................................................. 74 7.7. Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................. 74 7.1. Functional System Architecture .......................................................................................................................... 75

8. Pilot Implementation of RIS Lower Odra ................................................................................................................. 76 8.1. The Elements of the RIS System in Poland........................................................................................................ 76 8.2. The Area Covered by the RIS System ............................................................................................................... 77 8.3. The Technical Solutions ..................................................................................................................................... 77 8.4. The Challenges .................................................................................................................................................. 78

Annex 2 Implementation Status on National Level ................................................................................................................ 80 9. Implementation Status of RIS in Austria .................................................................................................................. 81

9.1. Fairway Information Services ............................................................................................................................. 81 9.1.1. Inland ECDIS for Inland Navigation ............................................................................................................... 81 9.1.2. Notices to Skippers ........................................................................................................................................ 82 9.1.3. RIS Index – Object Related RIS Reference Data .......................................................................................... 82 9.1.4. DoRIS Mobile – Smartphone Access to FIS/TIS Information ......................................................................... 82

9.2. Traffic Management ........................................................................................................................................... 83 9.2.1. Lock Management – AIS-Supported Lock Planning ...................................................................................... 83

9.3. Information for Transport and Logistics .............................................................................................................. 84 9.3.1. DoRIS Portal – Secured Access for Logistics Users ..................................................................................... 84 9.3.2. Arrival/Departure Service ............................................................................................................................... 85

10. Implementation Status of RIS in Germany .............................................................................................................. 86 10.1. Fairway Information Services – ELWIS .............................................................................................................. 86 10.2. Traffic Information .............................................................................................................................................. 88

10.2.1. Legal Basis .................................................................................................................................................... 88 10.2.2. Implementation Status of Shore-Based AIS Infrastructure ............................................................................ 88

10.3. The Navigation Marks Database ........................................................................................................................ 89 10.4. Prospects for the Near Future ............................................................................................................................ 91

11. Implementation Status of RIS in USA ..................................................................................................................... 92 12. Implementation Status of RIS in Hungary ............................................................................................................... 94

12.1. Fairway Information Services (FIS) .................................................................................................................... 94 12.2. Traffic Information .............................................................................................................................................. 94 12.3. Calamity Abatement Support (CAS) ................................................................................................................... 94 12.4. Information for Law Compliance (ILC) ................................................................................................................ 95 12.5. Statistics (ST) ..................................................................................................................................................... 95 12.6. VTS .................................................................................................................................................................... 96

13. Implementation Status of RIS in Russia .................................................................................................................. 97 13.1. Inland ECDIS – Electronic Chart Display and Information System for Inland Navigation ................................... 98 13.2. Automatic Identification System (AIS) ................................................................................................................ 98 13.3. DGNSS Service .................................................................................................................................................. 99 13.4. Main Changes Since 2011 ................................................................................................................................. 99

14. Implementation Status of RIS in the Czech Republic ............................................................................................ 100

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14.1. Fairway Information Services ........................................................................................................................... 101 14.2. Tactical Traffic Information Services ................................................................................................................ 101 14.3. Traffic Management Information (Including Statistics) ...................................................................................... 102

15. Implementation Status of RIS in the Netherlands .................................................................................................. 103 15.1. Nationwide AIS Network ................................................................................................................................... 104 15.2. IDoS ................................................................................................................................................................. 105 15.3. BICS (Latest Release) ...................................................................................................................................... 106 15.4. IVS Next ........................................................................................................................................................... 106

16. Implementation Status of RIS in Poland ................................................................................................................ 108 17. Implementation Status of RIS in South America ................................................................................................... 111

17.1. Argentina-Paraguay ......................................................................................................................................... 111 17.2. Brazil ................................................................................................................................................................ 112 17.3. Colombia .......................................................................................................................................................... 113

17.3.1. Fairway Information Services ...................................................................................................................... 114 17.3.2. Traffic Management ..................................................................................................................................... 115 17.3.3. CIRMAG ...................................................................................................................................................... 115

17.4. Peru .................................................................................................................................................................. 116 17.4.1. Fairway Information Services ...................................................................................................................... 117 17.4.2. Traffic Information ........................................................................................................................................ 118

18. Developments in the CCNR on River Information Services. ................................................................................. 119 18.1. Automatic Identification System – AIS .............................................................................................................. 119 18.2. Electronic Reporting ......................................................................................................................................... 120

TABLES

Table 1: ImplementedC Operational Services (Traffic Management-Related) ...................................................................... 14 Table 2: Implemented RIS Operational Services (Transport Management-Related) ............................................................. 15 Table 3: Implemented RIS Technical Services ...................................................................................................................... 16 Table 4: Implemented RIS Reference Data ........................................................................................................................... 17 Table 5: Operational Service Levels RIS Enabled Corridor Management ............................................................................. 30 Table 6: Key Features of RIS And ITS ................................................................................................................................. 36 Table 7: Comparison of Operational Services between RIS, ITS for Railways and ITS for Roads ........................................ 39

FIGURES Figure 1: S100 Catalogues suite ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Figure 2: Conceptual dina architecture .................................................................................................................................. 31 Figure 3: Key stakeholders comparison ................................................................................................................................ 36 Figure 2-1: Geographical scope of Iris Europe 3 ................................................................................................................... 46 Figure 2-2: Pt, Avc – Passing a bridge .................................................................................................................................. 48 Figure 2-3: Global architecture of a potential low cost fuel saving device ............................................................................. 48 Figure 3-1: Schematic overview of the Laessi system setup based on ship and shore system components ........................ 52 Figure 3-2: Displays of bridge height warning and berthing (left) and conning (right) ............................................................ 52 Figure 3-3: Federal waterway section.................................................................................................................................... 53 Figure 3-4: Optimisation of a chain of locks ........................................................................................................................... 54 Figure 3-5: Technical components for the pilot operation ‘lock management at danube river’ .............................................. 54 Figure 3-6: Step one – Transfer of vessel position data on request of data owner ................................................................ 56 Figure 3-7: Step two – On user access right management.................................................................................................... 56 Figure 3-8: System architecture ............................................................................................................................................ 57 Figure 4-1: Water level information of the Danube area shown at the Danube fis portal ....................................................... 61 Figure 5-1: Visuris tool ........................................................................................................................................................... 62 Figure 5-2: Visuris portal ....................................................................................................................................................... 63 Figure 5-3: Traffic overview ................................................................................................................................................... 64 Figure 5-4: Berth status ......................................................................................................................................................... 65 Figure 5-5: Allowed dimensions at a lock and operating hours ............................................................................................. 65 Figure 5-6: Voyage planner ................................................................................................................................................... 66 Figure 6-1: Structure of the blue print as basis for the implementation or transition plan ...................................................... 68 Figure 6-2: Information flow in the traffic planning and voyage planning concept ................................................................. 70 Figure 7-1: Guadalquivir Euroway E.60.20. ........................................................................................................................... 72 Figure 7-2: Tidal sensor/recording at the entrance of the port facilities. ................................................................................ 74 Figure 7-3: Functional systems architecture Airis-Ps............................................................................................................. 75 Figure 8-1: Overview of RIS installation in Poland ................................................................................................................ 78 Figure 9-1: Overview page of the Austrian Doris website ...................................................................................................... 81 Figure 9-2: Doris mobile screenshots .................................................................................................................................... 83

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Figure 9-3: Architecture of the Austrian Lms ......................................................................................................................... 84 Figure 9-4: Doris portal .......................................................................................................................................................... 85 Figure 10-1: www.elwis.de, E.G. List of Notices to skippers concerning the Rhine River...................................................... 86 Figure 10-2: Enc coverage of federal inland waterways ........................................................................................................ 87 Figure 10-3: Shore-based AIS infrastructure in Germany ...................................................................................................... 89 Figure 10-4: Navigation marks database, system overview .................................................................................................. 90 Figure 10-5: The navigation marks management system ...................................................................................................... 91 Figure 12-1: Technical architecture for RIS in Hungary ......................................................................................................... 95 Figure 13-1: Inland waterways of the Russian Federation: 15 inland waterway districts ....................................................... 97 Figure 14-1: Lavdis homepage ............................................................................................................................................ 100 Figure 15-1: Main waterway network ................................................................................................................................... 103 Figure 15-2: Schematic picture of AIS network ................................................................................................................... 104 Figure 15-3: AIS Snapshot .................................................................................................................................................. 104 Figure 15-4: IDOS Schematic System Architecture ............................................................................................................. 105 Figure 15-5: BICS2 Message routing .................................................................................................................................. 106 Figure 16-1: Inland Ecdis coverage Poland ......................................................................................................................... 108 Figure 16-2: Full implementation on the border and lower RIS – variants ........................................................................... 110 Figure 17-1: Paraguay-Paraná waterway system. ............................................................................................................... 112 Figure 17-1: Brazilian waterways network. .......................................................................................................................... 113 Figure 17-3: Colombian waterway network ......................................................................................................................... 114 Figure 17-4: Colombian fairway information services .......................................................................................................... 115 Figure 17-5: Peruan waterway network ............................................................................................................................... 116 Figure 17-6: Example of limnometric station. ...................................................................................................................... 117 Figure 18-1: Visualisation of inland AIS ............................................................................................................................... 119 Figure 18-2: Cross border single electronic reporting .......................................................................................................... 120 Figure 18-3: Communication campaign on electronic reporting; traffic centre Bingen ......................................................... 121

PIANC Permanent Working Group 125

Contributions to this technical report on the Implementation Status of River Information Services 2011-2019 have been received from several members of the international RIS community. The report has been compiled by the members of the PIANC RIS Working Group 125. The contributors to the status report are Mr Piotr Durajczyk (Poland), Mr Jan Bukovsky (Czech Republic), Mr Dierik Vermeir, Mr Piet Creemers (Belgium), Mr Alaric Blakeway (France), Mrs Birgitta Schäfer (Germany), Mr Robert Rafael, Mr Mario Sattler, Mr Jürgen Trögl (all Austria) and Mr Csaba Kovacs (Hungary), Mr Giang Hoáng Hông (Vietnam), Mr Pedro Vila (Spain), Mr Peter Stuurman and Mr Jeffrey van Gils (both from the Netherlands), Mr Evgeny Brodsky (Russia), Mr Richard Lockwood, Mr Brian Tetreault (both USA) and Mr Cas Willems (the Netherlands and Chairman).