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Joint position on alternative fuels infrastructure
04 Jan 2022
INE and the Inland Waterway Transport sector have formulated a joint position on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation.
Green energy - News
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Platina3 event 10-11 February open for registration
07 Dec 2021
On 10 and 11 February 2022 IWT policy-makers, demand & supply side professionals, NGOs, research & academic experts will come together for the 3rd Platina3 stage event.
News - Transport by water
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Commission publishes Naiades 3 action programme
24 Jun 2021
Long awaited Naiades action plan for 2021-2027 published by the Commission as the follow-up to the 2nd Naiades action programme ending in 2020.
News - Transport by water
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PLATINA3 project kicks off
08 Apr 2021
EU-funded PLATINA3 project kicked off with targeted event on key challenges and opportunities in inland navigation. 6 stage events are scheduled in the near future.
Transport by water
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Digitalisation at the service of the Green Deal
21 Jan 2021
INE, together with De Vlaamse Waterweg and EFIP, presents a Common Framework for multi-modal data sharing
Digitalisation
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More waterway transport on Finland Saimaa canal
31 Dec 2020
The Finnish government has decided to grant funds to lengthen locks in the Saimaa Canal
Transport by water
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Recommendations for EU climate change adaptation strategy
02 Sep 2020
INE and EFIP present their recommendations for the EU climate change adaptation strategy
Climate change - News
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Smart and sustainable mobility goes via water
30 Jul 2020
Commission prepares Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy to achieve the Green Deal in transport - publication is scheduled for December 2020.
Digitalisation - Transport by water
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Clean energy networks benefit transport corridors
29 Jul 2020
The European Green Deal in action is demonstrated by public-private partnerships that create synergies between new clean energy networks and transport corridors. The Rhine links up...
Green energy - News
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Core networks ready in 2030?
18 Jun 2020
The European Court of Auditors has checked whether the core network corridors will be ready and operating by 2030, as planned by the European Union in 2013. It assessed the p...
Waterway infrastructure
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Sharing information for a digital future
10 Jun 2020
Information sharing workshop on ongoing digital developments important for inland waterways and multimodality, organised by INE and IWTP.
Digitalisation - News
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Emission-free sailing for inland navigation
05 Jun 2020
Zero Emissions Services (ZES) is a new Dutch company set up to lease exchangeable battery containers, charged with sustainable energy, to businesses in inland shipping. These ...
News
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Naiades programme for post-COVID growth
12 May 2020
As an answer to the current COVID-19 crisis and another expected low-water period, Inland Navigation Europe, together with the European Barge Union, European Federation of Inl...
News - Transport by water
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Waterways transport is part of industry strategy
29 Apr 2020
Navigable waterways in Europe are dotted with important industries active in the chemical, building, recycling, agricultural and other sectors. They rely for competitive supplies o...
News - Transport by water
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COVID-19 | Transport keeps us going
24 Mar 2020
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a pandemic and governments worldwide have taken wide-ranging measures to contain the spread of the virus...
News - Transport by water
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One-stop-shop RIS
12 Mar 2020
VisuRIS brings together all RIS services. It calculates the sailing route taking into account water levels, tides, operating times and calamities, and makes shipping smoother and s...
Digitalisation - News
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PIANC launches climate change adaptation guidance
09 Jan 2020
PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, launched its technical guidance on climate change adaptation planning. Ports and waterways around th...
Climate change - News
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Sustainable urban mobility and circular economy
19 Dec 2019
Inland waterway transport represents a responsible logistics solution serving the urban economy with much lower external costs (noise, congestion, pollution). In particular, it par...
News
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The EU Green Deal and inland waterways transport
11 Dec 2019
The European Green Deal resets the Commission’s commitment to tackling climate and environmental-related challenges that is this generation’s defining task. The Commission note...
News - Transport by water
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PIANC launches Climate Change Declaration
10 Dec 2019
Inland Navigation Europe is a supporter of the PIANC Navigating a Changing Climate Partnership, and as such is committed to: Helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and moving t...
Climate change
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Smart navigation & waterway monitoring
04 Dec 2019
Navigable waterways are equipped with aids to navigation (AToNs) to make navigation safer and more efficient. Today, they are increasingly equipped with sensors and AIS to become p...
Digitalisation - News
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Connected & automated shipping
24 Nov 2019
From vessel platooning to remotely controlled ships and infrastructure, inland waterway transport is automating. Test areas emerge allowing operational test cases to develop best p...
Digitalisation - News
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Power of water and wind
20 Nov 2019
Lock complexes are becoming hubs for renewable energy. Pump installations that ensure sufficient water supply work also as hydroelectric plants. Together with windmills, they produ...
Green energy - News
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Ecological strength of rivers
18 Nov 2019
Rivers and flood-plains are major connecting elements between existing protected biodiversity areas. The Alpine Carpathian River Corridor Project, co-financed by the INTERREG ...
News - Waterway infrastructure
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Innovative vessels showcased in Brussels
16 Oct 2019
Green inland shipping event on 16 october 2019 showed the most innovative solutions in inland navigation at the CO2 neutral port of Brussels 5 very innovative vessels called at the...
News - Transport by water
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Naiades 3 brainstorm workshop
05 Jul 2019
In its communication ‘A Clean Planet for All’, the Commission lays down a European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy....
News
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Scheine-Scheldt project on course
02 Jul 2019
The European Commission adopted the Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1118 on the Seine – Scheldt cross-border project, part of the North Sea – Mediterranean and Atlantic Core Ne...
News - Projects
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Iron Gate on track for upgrade
26 Jun 2019
Two major public procurements within the project “The Upgrade of the Iron Gate I Navigational Lock” in Serbia, have been finalised. This marks a major milestone of the project ...
News - Waterway infrastructure
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Upgrade of Gabčíkovo lock
20 Jun 2019
The ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the project Upgrade of Gabčíkovo locks in the Slovak Republic took place on 20 June 2019. At the same time the christening of a ...
News - Waterway infrastructure
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New equipment on Danube to increase performance
12 Apr 2019
Within the FAIRway Danube CEF Project, new equipment has been deployed to improve hydrological services, the basis for sound decision making while creating important synergies betw...
News
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FAIRway Danube milestone reached
26 Mar 2019
On 26 March 2019, a marking vessel has been launched in Giurgiu (Romania) by Romanian Transport Minister Razvan Cuc, European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc, Rhine-Danube Core...
Good navigation status - News
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Renewable waterfront
02 Mar 2019
The production of renewable energies is imperative to reduce global warming and free space along waterways can be used to install renewable energy plants. A section of the public r...
News - Waterway infrastructure
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CEF co-financing rates at 50%!
21 Feb 2019
nland Navigation Europe welcomes the provisional agreement on the Connecting Europe Facility II (2021-2027). We strongly support the overall aim to invest in public goods infrastru...
News
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European Parliament calls for 3rd Naiades Action Plan
14 Feb 2019
Today the European Parliament adopts a motion for resolution on inland waterway transport. The resolution notes that, by 2050, 80 % of the EU’s population will live in urban area...
News - Transport by water
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Naiades expert group gathers on 18 February
20 Jan 2019
The European Commission, Member States representatives and stakeholders gather on 18 February to discuss the EU action programme for inland waterway transport and its measures. The...
News
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Ministers want a 3rd Naiades Action Plan
04 Dec 2018
The Council of EU Transport Ministers adopted conclusions on inland waterway transport. The conclusions acknowledge the significant contribution that this efficient, safe and sus...
News
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Breaking down silos in Horizon Europe
20 Nov 2018
The Waterborne sector applauds the Commission’s proposal to break down the silos between modes and sectors in future EU research. A cluster combining climate, energy and mobility...
News
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Join MoreEUBudget4Transport campaign
29 Jun 2018
The EU is currently discussing the priorities of the next EU budget 2021-2027. This requires unanimous agreement among Member States. Transport and transport infrastructure are key...
News
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Floating city warehouse
25 Jun 2018
The Ports of Paris work with partners on floating warehouses to ship parcels deep into the city which are then delivered by clean cargo bikes and vans, with the aim to reduce truck...
News - Transport by water
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Whole lifecycle management
12 Jun 2018
Between July 2015 and June 2020 the EU FAIRway Danube project significantly increases the knowledge on shallow sections of the Danube waterway. The EU FAIRway project takes a ...
News
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Smart and green water nodes
31 May 2018
Waterway managers turn waterside brownfields into new carbon neutral industrial zones for renewable energy, the bio-based and circular economy. Exploiting uncongested waterways bec...
News
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Clean public transport by water
16 May 2018
Most of our cities are crippled by congestion. The good news is that 50% of the EU population lives close to the sea and along rivers. That’s why water transport for passengers r...
News
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Promoting inland shipping in the Baltic
14 May 2018
The EMMA project enhances inland navigation in the Baltic Sea Region. Inland Navigation Europe is one of the associated organisations participating in the Interreg Baltic Sea Regio...
News
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Energy Barge project
04 May 2018
The EU Interreg Energy Barge project creates synergies between the bio-energy industry and Danube logistics with 23 project partners from all EU countries along the Danube and runs...
News
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Multi-Annual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 announced
02 May 2018
European Commissioner Günther Oettinger announced on Wednesday the Commission proposal for the EU budget 2021-2027, the so-called Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF). Last Fr...
News
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Freight by water goes electric
23 Apr 2018
The European Commission and the Port of Antwerp allocated a grant to Dutch company Port-Liner to develop barges propelled by “e-Powerbox” battery driven electric motors which c...
News
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Good navigation status for inland waterways
12 Apr 2018
The Trans‐European Transport Network (TEN‐T) aims among others to ensure that European waterways are well integrated in the European transport system. The TEN‐T Guidelines...
News
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New lock on Po waterway
25 Mar 2018
Northern Italy’s navigable waterways network, open to the Mediterranean from Gibraltar and to Suez and the Black seas through the routes and the ports of the upper Adriatic, ...
News
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Working with nature
18 Jan 2018
Nature and transport benefit from Inland waterway projects which aim to improve navigability, connect rivers and renature river banks. Waterways are arteries of life. Inland waterw...
News
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RIS COMEX
16 Nov 2017
River Information Services (RIS) streamline the information exchange between public and private parties to improve the safety, sustainability and efficiency in inland waterway tran...
News
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More EU budget for transport
20 Sep 2017
Europe needs transportImagine a life without transport. It would be impossible to trade and move in and across regions. Transport is the backbone of our interna...
News
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Working together for more & better waterway transport
30 Jun 2017
Power of EU cooperation 75% of inland waterway transport is international. Rivers and waterways cross European cities, industrial centres and borders. That’s why, together wi...
News
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PPP reduces road congestion in Flanders
05 Jun 2017
To stimulate the use of the waterways, a sufficient number of modern, well-situated quay walls allowing the transhipment of goods need to be available. For an increasing number of ...
News
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Watertruck+ for small waterways
30 May 2017
Waterwegen en Zeekanaal and De Vlaamse Waterweg support the implementation of the Watertruck+ project. In collaboration with private partners Watertruck+ will, with European suppor...
News
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Zero-emission container ship under construction
22 May 2017
Many innovation initiatives take place in road transport. What could you do on the water? For the new ship Gouwenaar, Nedcargo considers remote control, sensors that help to sail m...
News
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Using sediments as a resource
17 May 2017
In Nord-Pas-de-Calais, total waterway traffic in 2015 was 12.3 million tonnes of freight, up 22% over 10 years for the network. Inland shipping replaces annually the equivalent of ...
News
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Rewarding innovation
12 Apr 2017
CLINSH is a European consortium led by province Zuid-Holland under the EU LIFE programme that promotes clean inland waterway transport . The main objective of CLINSH is to improve ...
News
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When robots turn into Roboats
05 Feb 2017
New logistics concepts crop up in in several countries. One example is Roboat, the fully automated urban boats for goods and people developed by the Amsterdam Institute for Ad...
News
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2016 – 2017 in figures
25 Jan 2017
The Central Rhine Commission published the latest economic outlook on inland waterway transport. During the first half of 2016, inland navigation in Europe mirrored the g...
News
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European Inland Barging Innovation Platform
06 Dec 2016
Inland waterways are a sustainable transport mode, but its full potential to contribute to the sustainability and efficiency of the European transport and logistics is not fully ex...
News
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Call to approve Commission proposal on MFF
20 Oct 2016
30 European transport associations, representing infrastructure managers, operators, local authorities, users and equipment suppliers in the maritime, inland waterways, railways, r...
News
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New viadonau Danube Logistics Portal
09 Sep 2016
The new viadonau Danube Logistics Portal is available. Viadonau provides a new online portal on Danube logistics services. The new “Danube Logistics Portal” merges the existing...
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Numericanal, digitising smaller waterways
25 Aug 2016
Water tourism is booming, so user-friendly and safer boating for leisure boaters has become a high priority. Numericanal – which was led by the Canal & River Trust of the UK ...
News
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EU ministers agree to implement TEN-T
24 Jun 2016
During the TEN-T days in Rotterdam, EU ministers discussed the process of implementing the Trans-European Transport Network, including new challenges and opportunities, new technol...
News
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Danube ministers agree on action
23 Jun 2016
During the TEN-T days in Rotterdam, the ministers of the Danube riparian states discussed the process of implementing the Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan for the...
News
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TEN-T Days opened with innovation power!
20 Jun 2016
High level representatives from the European Union and from the inland waterways transport sector joined the VIP-event ‘Inland navigation and ports in action’ in Rotter...
News
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Shaping policy for more and better waterway transport
20 Jun 2016
What main developments did 2015 bring in policy and industry and what long-term measures does INE advocate for 2016 amid the trends which are rapidly changing the face of transport...
News
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More EU budget for transport: the best investment plan for Europe
09 Jun 2016
The Commission is preparing a mid-term review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) or the EU budget 2014-2020. The Connecting Europe Facility which co-finances many transp...
News
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Easy-to-access financing required for vessel operators
09 May 2016
To modernise the inland shipping industry and optimize its full potential, there is a need for healthy credit provision. The Connecting Europe Facility and the Juncker Plan (EFSI) ...
News
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Are inland waterways ready for continental cargo?
29 Mar 2016
According to the PLATINA2 analysis, the lack of uptake of inland shipping is hampered by cost, the availability of an appropriate multimodal unit and business models. Cooperation b...
News
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Towards better maintenance and service on EU waterways
21 Mar 2016
The new TEN-T regulation contains the requirement of achieving ‘Good Navigation Status’ on all class ≥ IV waterways by 2030. Class ≥ IV waterways are major or international...
News
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Maintenance of inland waterways is key
14 Mar 2016
Continuous maintenance is key for competitive waterway infrastructure. In many countries, the small “everyday” maintenance work does not get the attention it needs. However, th...
News
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PLATINA 2 – what is next?
11 Mar 2016
PLATINA 2 ended on 29 February 2016. As a European Coordination Action, it supported the implementation of the NAIADES 2 policy package “Towards quality inland wate...
News
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Commission proposes harmonised professional qualifications across EU waterways
18 Feb 2016
The European Commission proposes to enhance the mobility of inland navigation crew members and provide new career prospects. Today, workers in the inland shipping sector face diffi...
News
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Without reliable data, no external cost calculation
05 Feb 2016
PLATINA 2 reviewed the quality of datasets used to calculate emissions and external costs for inland waterway transport at EU level. The analysis looked at what data are needed and...
News
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Hidden market potential of the Danube
05 Feb 2016
A Platina2 market analysis unveils the unused cargo potential for inland navigation in the Danube region. The analysis was checked with logistics players and includes supportive me...
News
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FAIRway project enables implementation Danube maintenance plan
25 Jan 2016
Economically viable transport services on the Danube are dependent on stable fairway conditions. Several bottlenecks hinder the navigation along the Danube section of the Rhine-Dan...
News
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FAIRway project enables implementation Danube maintenance plan
25 Jan 2016
Economically viable transport services on the Danube are dependent on stable fairway conditions. Several bottlenecks hinder the navigation along the Danube section of the Rhine-Dan...
News
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Digital corridor management for waterways
18 Dec 2015
With CoRISMa, a number of Member States joined forces to show the possibilities of cross-border information exchange. The implementation of corridor management through River Inform...
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