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Special measures taken by the Central Commission to enhance inland navigation personnel mobility
For a transitional period pending adoption of the new Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel (RPN), the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) invites its Member States not to sanction crew members on Read More
CCNR Press Release: Appointment of the CCNR’s new deputy secretary general
Jörg Rusche has been appointed as the new Deputy Secretary General of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR), with effect from May 1, 2022, for a four-year tenure. He will also Read More
WEVA Press Release on a new inland vessel powered by renewable hydrogen
In March 2022, WEVA issued a press release on a new inland vessel powered by renewable hydrogen Minister Harbers of Infrastructure and Public Works granted the green light for the construction of the ms Antonie, Read More
European Inland Waterway Transport Platform: Annual Report 2021
As every year, the IWT Platform would like to publicly share the Annual Report, 2021 edition. We prepared for you - inland navigation and waterborne sectors' communities and other interested stakeholders - a comprehensive Read More
IWT position on the Fit for 55 Package and the Energy Taxation Directive proposal – press release
The IWT sector warns that the ‘Fit for 55 package’ might undermine the objectives of the EU Green Deal as further elaborated in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and in NAIADES III. Whereas Read More
Joint press release – Results from the study on organisational human factors aspects in relation to accidents in inland navigation
The European inland shipping industry has commissioned a Study on the Human Factors in Inland Shipping Accidents. The results and recommendations of the Phase 2b regarding the Organisational Aspects are now published. Download press-release Read More