More and better transport by water
With annual congestion costs exceeding €100 billion and rising carbon emissions from transport, making waterway transport clean, efficient, and accessible for both goods and people is an urgent priority.
We actively work to optimise the waterway network as a seamless, integrated part of Europe’s multimodal transport system—enabling customers to make the optimal mobility and logistics choice.
By fostering innovation, we create space for entrepreneurship on and alongside waterways—supporting new transport concepts, circular economy initiatives, smart technologies, and clean energy solutions.
Going beyond transport
Waterways determine and give character to our landscapes. Waterway authorities are fully committed to the multi-functionality of our waterways.
We invest in flood protection and also offer solutions for shipping and water supply in the event of water shortages.
We produce energy from hydropower at locks, offer space for recreation and tourism and constantly focus on increasing the quality of the environment.
Our agenda
We strongly believe in a multimodal Europe with waterways as backbone to make mobility and logistics more sustainable benefiting European industry, environment and society.
Our policy agenda covers
- A quality network of waterways which is reliable, climate responsive and well connected
- Effective digital inland waterway services to facilitate seamless and safe mobility & logistics
- Facilitation of a long-term policy rewarding innovation.
INE is a meeting place for inland waterway stakeholders where good practice, experiences, and information are exchanged.
With strong and effective networking, our Board works to develop a long-term strategy for competitive and sustainable transport by water at national and European levels.
