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European Inland Waterway Transport Platform: Annual Report 2020
Download here: 2020 Annual Report of the European IWT Platform
Have your say in the Public Consultation on the TEN-T Guidelines – OPEN until May 5th
Trans-European transport network (TEN-T) is crucial EU policy on transport infrastructure that aims to facilitate transport across Europe and reduce regional, economic and social disparities. Inland waterways, along railways, maritime and air transport, roads [...]
Connecting Europe Facility 2.0 – provisional agreement has been reached
On 11 March 2021, negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the second edition of the EU's flagship programme the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). CEF 2.0 will continue [...]
Check out the latest report on Labour Market in European Inland Navigation Sector
In February 2021, the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) in a partnership with the European Commission, has published its thematic report on the labour market in the European inland navigation [...]
InvestHorizon Accelerator – last call for applications until May 28, 2021!
For one brief moment, we are going to step aside from our usual theme in order to bring to your attention the InvestHorizon Accelerator, in case you or your network might be of interest! [...]
International Service Level Survey on the disposal of oily and greasy waste – according to Part A of the CDNI
1 January 2021 has brought in changes to the Part A of the CDNI Convention on the collection, deposit and reception of waste generated during navigation on the Rhine and other inland waterways. The [...]
General Interest
Have your say in the Public Consultation on the TEN-T Guidelines – OPEN until May 5th
Trans-European transport network (TEN-T) is crucial EU policy on transport infrastructure that aims to facilitate transport across Europe and reduce regional, economic and social disparities. Inland waterways, along railways, maritime and air transport, roads [...]
Connecting Europe Facility 2.0 – provisional agreement has been reached
On 11 March 2021, negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the second edition of the EU's flagship programme the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). CEF 2.0 will continue [...]
Survey on digital transformation in European inland navigation
The process of digital transformation is currently very much ongoing, and like many other economic sectors, it affects also the inland shipping. Question is - which data and IT-enabled technologies can contribute to a more [...]
PLATINA3 – Registration is OPEN for the 7th & 8th of April Budapest sessions!
Together with partners, the PLATINA3 team has prepared a great program for the upcoming Budapest sessions on the 7th and 8th of April, hosted by the Danube Commission. You will be able to virtually [...]
PLATINA3 project has officially kicked-off!
PLATINA3 - the Platform for the implementation of a future inland navigation action programme has officially kicked-off. This project aims to improve impact and broaden stakeholder engagement in support of transport research and innovation [...]
For MEP Caroline Nagtegaal sustainable transport goes through inland waterways
Caroline Nagtegaal is from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and she formerly worked for the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Royal Schiphol Airport Group. She was elected in the European Parliament since November 2017 on behalf [...]
Innovation and Greening
Digital Workshop: ‘Greening of Inland Navigation, Short Sea Shipping and River-Sea Shipping’
Do you have time on 24th of March 2021? Would you like to learn more about greening of Inland Navigation, Short Sea and River-Sea Shipping? Strengthening inland navigation, short sea shipping and river-sea shipping [...]
Forecasting the impacts of climate change on inland waterways
Need an interesting read? Check out the JRC paper on ‘Forecasting the impacts of climate change on inland waterways’ The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service, has recently published [...]
EU Commission released follow up plan on its EU Green Deal
The EU Commission, published its EU Strategy on Sustainable & Smart Mobility SSMS on December 9th 2020. This document can be seen as an extension of the EU Green Deal which was published one [...]
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
Check out the latest report on Labour Market in European Inland Navigation Sector
In February 2021, the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) in a partnership with the European Commission, has published its thematic report on the labour market in the European inland navigation [...]
Crew education and training – what is new?
Do you remember the Directive on the recognition of Professional Qualifications in Inland Navigation? The EU Directive 2017/2397 has been in force since December 2017. What is happening right now though is that the [...]
Entrepreneurs discuss the draft Roadmap European Manning Regulations
On 11 January 2021, the Social & Education Committee held its first (video) - meeting of the year, discussing the draft Roadmap for a European Manning Regulation. This roadmap is the core of the [...]
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
International Service Level Survey on the disposal of oily and greasy waste – according to Part A of the CDNI
1 January 2021 has brought in changes to the Part A of the CDNI Convention on the collection, deposit and reception of waste generated during navigation on the Rhine and other inland waterways. The [...]
Dangerous Goods Transport: report of the 37th meeting of the ADN Safety Committee
The 37th meeting of the ADN Safety Committee was held in a virtual form in the last week of January 2021. The common goal of the Safety Committee is to continuously review the provisions [...]
One step closer towards better air quality!
Germany accepts the amendment to the CDNI On 9 February 2021, Germany accepted the amendment to the Convention on the collection, deposit and reception of waste produced during navigation on the Rhine and other [...]
New European Coordinator for the TEN-T Rhine-Danube Corridor: Inés Ayala Sender
Congratulations to Ms Inés Ayala Sender who on 1 January 2021 became new European Coordinator of the Rhine-Danube Core Network Corridor. The position was taken over from Ms Karla Peijs, following her retirement at [...]
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 [...]
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