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InTrans, June 2010
What have we done, part two By: Noortje van de Burgt
On the 30th of March we were invited at Rijkswaterstaat in the Maas in Rotterdam. Rijkswaterstaat presented us several cases by which we had to finish our seminar advanced Port and Transport economics. That day we brainstormed together with Rijkswaterstaat about solving the cases, received additional information and data. At the end of the day each of us presented their initial ideas and plans to tackle Rijkswaterstaat’s cases. After two weeks of hard work we had to go back to Rijkswaterstaat to present them our end-reports. This time, we were invited at their office in Dordrecht. Six groups were asked to present their case that day. Many employees from Rijkswaterstaat joined these presentations. We heard they were very pleased with the ideas we came up with in such a short period of time. Some of which were very innovative and will be researched further in the future, other ideas could be implemented the next day. The presentations and cases can thus be summarized as interesting for us and for Rijkswaterstaat. The group that gave the best presentation that day received a special price. They were invited to take a trip with the fastest boat of Rijkswaterstaat. The rest of us were able to watch the traffic control centre of Rijkswaterstaat and see what is happening over there. The traffic control centre has direct contact with the shippers and oversees the whole area. They are a coordinating centre for accidents, water pollution and de-icing. After this, Rijkswaterstaat together with Transito arranged a diner at Humphreys in Dordrecht. Since, this was the last day we as group were together it became a very special evening. After the dinner some of us partied on in Rotterdam. We would like to thank Rijkswaterstaat and especially Marianne Bos for presenting us the nice cases we were able to work on and arranging the diner for us in Dordrecht.