Sustainable Navigation Rhine Delta Branches, a Reconnaissance of Strategies

Rhine Delta, see Figure 1, has been important for inland transport for some centuries. In the last dec-ades, this importance is even strongly increasing due to further intensification of fairway traffic be-tween the main ports of Rotterdam and Duisburg (Germany) in the years to come. A further growth of navigation commodities in the near future is to be expected. One of the short-term objectives of the project ‘Sustainable Fairway Rhine Delta ’ is the enlargement of the present navigation channel dimensions from 150 m (width) and 2,50 m (depth) to 170 m (width) and 2,70 m (depth) at Agreed Low Discharge and the accompanying Lowest Available Depth (exceeded in 95 % of time)