Welcome to the website of the TKI Dinalog Project on Digital Twinning for Resilient Multimodal Corridors – a project proudly carried out by a group of UT colleagues coming from very different disciplines, in collaboration with many partners. Please find below more information and updates on this interesting and urgent project!
Disruptions
The performance and reliability of multimodal corridors are under pressure due to climate change and various disruptions. Disruptive events (e.g., droughts, floods, and infrastructure failures) expose the vulnerabilities of corridors and have negative consequences for their performance, stakeholders, and the environment. The ecological system and physical infrastructure are costly to change and take a long time (due to consultation and participation procedures). However, the logistical system can be redesigned to create resilient and climate-adaptive corridors.
The University of Twente, in collaboration with Windesheim University of Applied Sciences and Deltares, will work with industry partners along the Twente Corridor to develop models and strategies for resilient multimodal corridors in the event of disruptions such as low water levels.
Consortium
In this project, the research consortium builds on existing capabilities to monitor multimodal corridors by providing functionality and work practices to support the transition to resilient and climate-adaptive synchromodal corridors. The development of such a platform requires collective efforts to share data (e.g., geohydrological, IoT, weather, planning, logistics) and inter-organizational processes to reduce the risks of reverse modal shifts and mitigate their negative ripple effects.
The objectives of this three-year project are:
- Develop a resilience toolbox focused on transforming existing corridors.
- Design and develop a digital twin for resilient multimodal corridors.
Partners
Combi Terminal Twente (CTT), Deltares, For Farmers, Gemeente Enschede, Hogeschool Windesheim lectoraat Supply Chain Finance, Nobian, Peterson Logistics, Port of Twente, Port of Zwolle, Provincie Overijssel, Riwald B.V., Universiteit Twente (UT) and Van Merksteijn,