Inland Waterways & Ferries
Inland waterways and ferries covers river and lake transport infrastructure, including inland ports, jetties, locks, navigation channels and ferry terminals.
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What Inland Waterways & Ferries is, and how it is measured
Inland waterways and ferries covers river and lake transport infrastructure, including inland ports, jetties, locks, navigation channels and ferry terminals.
Indicators
- Navigable inland waterway length
- Inland waterway freight volume
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How Inland Waterways & Ferries came to be
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Historical Developments
Oldest first1953
European Conference of Ministers of Transport established a classification of inland waterways later expanded for push-towing
The ECMT set out a classification system for navigable rivers and canals, grading them by the dimensions of vessels they could accommodate. It was subsequently extended to account for the development of push-towing. The scheme gave European states a common technical reference for waterway infrastructure planning.
Recent Developments
Most recent firstJune 2021
European Commission presented a 35-point action plan for inland waterway transport
The plan aimed to increase the volume of goods carried on Europe's rivers and canals and to accelerate the shift to zero-emission barges by 2050. It aligned with the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and the European Green Deal, which targeted a 25% increase in inland canal and short-sea shipping by 2030 and 50% by 2050.