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IWT Platform’s SURVEY: How to increase the modal share of Inland Waterway Transport?
MOVING MORE TRANSPORT TO INLAND WATERWAYS The EU targets for sustainability are set up high. The Smart Mobility Strategy (SSMS) aims to increase the share of Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) by 25% by 2030 Read More
European Partnership to make Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport a reality before 2050 – press release
Today, on 23rd of June 2021, the European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) for a Co-Programmed Partnership under the framework of Horizon Europe. The ceremony was part Read More
Horizon Europe Info Days – 5-6 July 2021: Climate, Energy & Mobility
SAVE THE DATE! Cluster 5: Climate, Energy & Mobility at the Horizon Europe Info Days From June 28th until July 9th 2021, the first edition of the Horizon Europe Info Days is taking place Read More
IWT Platform receives the status of approved organisation with the CESNI
We have a pleasure to announce that CESNI has unanimously welcomed our request to grant the IWT Platform a non-governmental organization status for a tacitly renewable five-year term. About CESNI Back in 2015, the Read More
Survey on digital services for inland navigation – IW-Net project
IW-Net : Help us gather data! As part of the IW-NET project, the consortium partners, led by ISL & bremenports, are developing digital services - i.e. web-application or mobile app - to make port stays Read More
New European Partnership commits the Waterborne Transport sector to zero emissions by 2050 – press release
The new European Partnership commits the inland navigation transport sector as part of the waterborne, to Zero Emissions by 2050. The European IWT Platform welcomes the Partnership as an opportunity to transform the sector Read More
General Interest
Horizon Europe Info Days – 5-6 July 2021: Climate, Energy & Mobility
SAVE THE DATE! Cluster 5: Climate, Energy & Mobility at the Horizon Europe Info Days From June 28th until July 9th 2021, the first edition of the Horizon Europe Info Days is taking place Read More
Survey on digital services for inland navigation – IW-Net project
IW-Net : Help us gather data! As part of the IW-NET project, the consortium partners, led by ISL & bremenports, are developing digital services - i.e. web-application or mobile app - to make port stays Read More
Joint press release – Study of the Human Factors in Inland Shipping Accidents
The European inland shipping industry has commissioned a Study of the Human Factors in Inland Shipping Accidents. We are going to use the results of this study as valuable input for further discussion. Download Read More
Save the date – ENTRANCE webinar with the EIB on funding for transport and mobility sector
WEBINAR WITH THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK TO DISCOVER FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT & MOBILITY SOLUTIONS Are you looking for funding sources that allow you to launch your innovative product on the market? The Read More
Towards future-proof Inland Waterway Transport in Europe – discussing the EP own-initiative report
On 14 April 2021, the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament met to discuss the EP own-initiative report on Inland Waterway Transport (IWT): ‘Towards future-proof IWT in Europe’. Deadline for Read More
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 Read More
Innovation and Greening
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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
Nautical and Technical Aspects
Policy and Regulation
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 Read More
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