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Research human factors root causes of accidents in inland navigation
Collisions with bridges and other infrastructure are a frequent type of accident in European inland shipping. Various sources show that in a very large number of cases the human factor is the primary cause [...]
The Revised European Manning Regulations
Work on the roadmap is advancing A challenge for the CESNI working group on professional qualifications and its sub-working group on manning requirements is the harmonisation of manning regulations for all waterways in the interconnected [...]
The CDNI Committee is preparing an international survey on the level of service provided for the disposal of oil and greasy waste.
The CDNI Committee is preparing an international survey on the level of service provided for the disposal of oil and greasy waste. The CDNI Committee is currently working intensively on an international survey on [...]
“Proud on Inland navigation”
Decades-long congestion in the seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp has traditionally delayed barge operations and the container supply chain to and from hinterland-destinations in North-Western Europe. The congestion, recognized as a structural phenomenon, does not [...]
Earlier reopening lock Gabcikovo as of 19 December 2020 due to intervention of the IWT sector
In September the Slovakian Authority announced the daily closure of the two locks in Gabcikovo from 28.09.2020 – 17.01.2021. Where the sector previously supported the granting of EU-funding for the innovation and modernisation of [...]
Ministerial Conference German EU Presidency: “Inland Waterway Transport – key to deliver the Green Deal”
Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) pays an important contribution to deliver the future policy, mobility and climate goals The German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Andreas Scheuer on 20 November 2020, in cooperation [...]
General Interest
Communication from the commission: the implementation of the Green Lanes under the Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services
The Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services Read More
Innovation and Greening
Phasing in greener engines slowed down by pandemic
Inland navigation currently has only one regulative framework regarding emission standards on vessels. This is the Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) Regulation 2016/1628, also known as the regulative framework for the Stage V emission standards of [...]
CESNI : New international working group for information technology standards in inland navigation
The new permanent working group for information technologies set up by CESNI, the European Committee for drawing up Read More
STUDY : Sustainable transport infrastructure charging and internalisation of transport externalities
Commissioned by the European Commission, CE Delft and partners investigated to what extent the external and infrastructure costs of transport Read More
Social and Education
Social and Education Committee: meeting on the 22nd April 2020
A working group prepared 2 documents: A European model for examinations on management level. A draft of the standards Read More
Nautical and Technical Aspects
The European Commission on the 29th April 2020 adopted a package of measures to support transport sector
The European Commission adopted a package of measures to support transport sector. This package-com_2020_0176 contains Read More
Policy and Regulation
Further development of the ADN for the 2021 edition
The 36th meeting of the UNECE ADN Security Committee took place in Geneva at the end of January 2020, with some Read More
GLOBAL LOGISTICS EMISSION COUNCIL FRAMEWORK
If we want to reach the Paris Climate Agreement Target all transportmodes need to take action to reduce CO2, companies Read More
Further development of the ADN (European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways)
At the end of August, the 35th session of the UNECE ADN Safety Committee took place in Geneva. It was important for the Read More
Digital Inland Waterway Area: Towards a Digital Inland Waterway Area and Digital Multimodal Nodes
TNO, after a study on the future digitalization of inland waterway transport, prepared a Read More