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Watertruck (www.watertruck.eu) is an innovative concept for the transport of goods on small waterways (CEMT I-IV) which can unlock the economic potential of a region by using small, self-propelled or unpropelled barges.

The concept, combined with small or large, environmentally friendly pushers, allows for a maximal flexibility of operations whilst maintaining a maximal regional scope, linking the small inland waterways to the TEN-T core network and vice versa, according to the TEN-T corridor principle of the European Commission.

The Watertruck+ project, a TEN-T/CEF project, aims to do just that. The goal is to provide the market with the tools for the construction of a fleet of 500 vessels, rolling out the Watertruck concept across the various European regions.

As a first step, certain standards will be established in order to reduce production costs and improve the interoperability of the vessels, both in terms of sailing areas and in terms of cargo type. As a proof of concept, a small fleet of 28 barges and 3 pushers will be constructed and deployed in a large-scale trial phase, shipping some 1,6 million tonnes of cargo per year.

The results of the trial phase will be combined with a financial toolbox, to create a Master Plan which will contain business cases for theconstruction and financing of a large European fleet of Watertruck+ vessels.

Hi,

As a research engineer at P&G, my role is to seek innovation and to partner with people who can bring innovation to the company in the area of transport and logistics. My interest is in the area of Physical Distribution and Physical Internet. I am passionate about innovation in road transport (i.e commercial vehicles, automation, platooning, ITS etc.) and Rail Freight (Colloboration, shared assets etc.).

I will be also sharing with you the progress we have made with Project Transformers (www.transformers-project.eu), and look for synergies in similar lines.

ABOUT P&G:

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), incorporated on May 5 1905, provides consumer packaged goods. The Company operates in five segments under GBUs: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric Care and Home Care, and Baby Feminine and Family Care. The Company's products are sold in over 180 countries and territories. Its organizational structure consists of Global Business Units (GBUs), Global Operations Global Business Services (GBS) and Corporate Functions (CF). The GBUs are responsible for developing overall brand strategy, new product upgrades, and innovations and marketing plans. P&G's customers include mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, salons distributors, e-commerce and stores.

Beauty

In the Company's beauty care segment, it offers a range of products ranging from deodorants to cosmetics to skin care. The beauty care segment also includes hair care and color products.

Grooming

The Company's Grooming segment includes blades, razors and electronic hair removal devices, such as electric razors and epilators. The Company holds over 20% of the male shavers market and over 40% of the female epilators market.

Health Care

The Health Care segment of the Company includes oral care and personal health care products. In oral care, the Company holds approximately 20% global market share. In personal health care, it offers respiratory treatments and nonprescription heartburn medications (Prilosec OTC brand). Nearly all of P&G's sales outside the United States in personal health are generated through the PGT Healthcare partnership with Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Fabric Care and Home Care

The Company's Fabric Care and Home Care segment consists of a range of fabric care products, including laundry detergents additives and fabric enhancers; home care products, including dishwashing liquids and detergents surface cleaners and air fresheners and batteries. In fabric care, the Company holds over 25% global market share. In home care market, its share is approximately 20% and in batteries it owns approximately 25% global battery market share.

Baby Feminine and Family Care

In the Company's baby care segment, it offers diapers pants and baby wipes, which constitutes over 30% global market share. P&G's family care business consists of the Bounty paper towel and Charmin toilet paper brands. Its United States market shares are approximately 45% for Bounty and over 25% for Charmin.

Global Operations consists of the Company's Sales and Market Operations (SMO), which is responsible for developing and executing go to market plans at the local level. The SMO includes dedicated retail customer trade channel and country-specific teams. GBS provides technology processes and data tools to enable the GBUs and the SMO to better understand the business and better serve consumers and customers. Corporate Functions provides Company level strategy and portfolio analysis corporate accounting treasury tax external relations governance human resources and legal, as well as other centralized functional support.

CEF project

East Japan Railway Company(JR East) seeks the best technologies and products from the EU. JR East is also interested in business in theEU.

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) was established by the reforming national railway copmapny in 1987. JR East owns infrastrasture and operats passenger transport (highspeed, metropolitan, regional). JR East carries 17 million passengers/day. JR East is the largest railway company in Japan.