relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4519/
title: The future of shipping in the Netherlands: Investigating the effects of drought
creator: Pols, Hein Benjamin
description: Climate change is increasing the frequency and extremity of droughts causing problems in shipping, which was also the case in 2018 in the Netherlands. Multiple reports have been published reflecting on the previous droughts. In addition, research on climate change and how it affects infrastructure in the future has been conducted. However, there is a research gap in how the droughts will impact the shipping sector in the Netherlands in the future. The research aim therefore is to investigate the implications for the shipping sector due to climate change in the years 2050 and 2100, using 2018 as a case study. An analysis of the year 2018 will be conducted as a case, followed by setting the results of the analysis in the context of the future. The analysis shows that in the coming century, drought periods will be more frequent and more extreme. As a solution, the water level can be artificially kept higher to tackle the root of the problem. However, in situations where this is not possible, the type of ships should be adjusted to be more suitable for lower water levels. Smaller ships with lower capacity are causing new difficulties like river congestion and lack of personnel, which require adjustments to the river infrastructure and potential automation of ships. Future research should focus on the modal shift that will occur due to the change in climate, and the fact that some transportation methods will suffer more than others.
date: 2024
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4519/1/Hein-Pols-Thesis.pdf
identifier:   Pols, Hein Benjamin  (2024) The future of shipping in the Netherlands: Investigating the effects of drought.  Bachelor thesis.