Europe's inland waterway network spans some 41,000 kilometers and transports around 550 metric million tons of cargo each year. With over 16,000 vessels, inland navigation plays a key role in ...

Regulators of European inland waterways are evaluating a system originally developed for truck automation to operate autonomous vessels on its rivers and canals. A 2009 regulation to phase-out ...

This solution aligns with the EU’s objective of transitioning freight transport to greener inland waterways. There are over 332 diesel-powered pushers on Danube alone.

New York, Oct 12 2012 1:10PM With only seven per cent of goods transported on inland waterways in the European Union (EU), “considerable efforts” are still required by the region’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Ascenseur de Strépy in southern Belgium lifts barges 70 metres above the Belgian countryside to ...

Between 2012 and 2022, transport activity on the EU’s inland waterways was volatile. Since 2017, the data have shown alternating rises and falls in activity, with the data for 2022 showing a ...

Europe’s inland waterway network spans some 41 000 kilometres and transports around 550 million tonnes of cargo each year. With over 16 000 vessels, ...

Regulators of European inland waterways are evaluating a system originally developed for truck automation to operate autonomous vessels on its rivers and canals. The system being evaluated will ...