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Without an Inland Waterway Transport Agenda for Europe, there is the risk of returning to fragmented and uncoordinated actions- hampering the EU single market- to little silos that result in more redundancies and barriers, deteriorating cross-border traffic, widening the digital divide and
- 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.
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.
On 14 April 2021, the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament met to discuss the EP own-initiative report on Inland Waterway Transport (IWT): ‘Towards future-proof IWT in Europe’. Deadline for tabling amendments on the draft report was set to 28 April 2021.
Dec 5, 2022 · Underlines the need to tackle all the remaining administrative and infrastructure bottlenecks in the short, medium and long term, while respecting environmental law, in order to increase the efficiency and the capacity of inland waterway transport and ensure safe navigation in general.
Jan 26, 2022 · In line with the EU's climate neutrality and zero pollution goal, the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy set out the objectives to increase the role of inland waterway transport and to make all transport modes more sustainable.
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The EU network of inland waterways extends for around 41 000 kilometres and connects 25 EU Member States, hundreds of European cities, as well as important industrial regions. About 15 000 kilometres of inland waterways are included in the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) of key EU transport connections.
