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vily on inland waterway transport as a transport mode. To support the achievement of European goals, the Naiades II Implementation Expert Group proposes recommendations for the period 2021-2027 for implementation through a dedicated programme for inland waterway transport, as a joint effort by the European Commission, Member States, River ...
- Shifting More Freight to Inland Waterways
- Transition to Zero-Emission Inland Waterway Transport
- Smart Inland Waterway Transport
- More Attractive and Sustainable Jobs in Inland Waterway Transport
The Commission will help inland waterway managers to ensure a high level of service (Good Navigation Status) along EU inland waterway corridors by 31 December 2030. The upcoming revision of the Combined Transport Directivewill fully integrate inland waterways as an essential component of intermodal transport. The Commission will also establish an E...
Compared to other land-based modes of transport, inland waterway transport is energy-efficient, safe, almost congestion-free and silent. The Commission will propose measures to encourage investment in zero-emission and zero-waste technologies for inland vessels and inland ports and will also support research and innovation.
New measures to help the inland waterway transport sector to keep up with digital developments and improve competitiveness are included in the proposal. Both will help the sector become an active part of broader multimodal chains. Further digitalisation can play a significant role in improving the efficiency and reliability of navigation and traffi...
The inland waterways sector relies on a skilled workforce. The proposed actions will ensure smart and flexible EU crewing rules and provide inland vessel crews with the right skills to deal with the green and digital transitions, cyber-security, synchromodality and the automation of vessels and infrastructure.
Jan 29, 2020 · / Publications / AN INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT AGENDA FOR EUROPE 2021-2027. Date Publication Language; 29-01-2020: AN INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT AGENDA FOR EUROPE 2021 ...
Jun 30, 2021 · The EU waterway transport policy aiming for a better use of inland shipping to relieve congested transport corridors and assist the transport modes with moving to zero emission, climate resilience and digitalisation. The EU action programme to develop waterway transport. The 1st Naiades programme ran from 2006 until 2013, the 2nd from 2014 ...
On 14 April 2021, TRAN Committee of the EP met to discuss an own-initiative report on Inland Waterway Transport: ‘Towards future-proof IWT in Europe’.
2.1. Shifting more freight transport to inland waterways The EU’s inland waterway network spans 25 Member States13 with about 41,000 kilometres of inland waterways. Every year, these serve to transport around 150 billion tonne-kilometres of cargo, carried by about 15,000 cargo vessels, while some 3,000 day-trip passenger vessels
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Dec 5, 2022 · The Council of the European Union, Recognises the importance of inland waterway transport on the path towards zero-emission mobility as a sustainable and less congested mode of transport, and underlines the need to fully develop its potential in a sustainable manner, in concrete steps and through appropriate measures at both Union and Member-State level, while ensuring its competitiveness.
