2. WATERWAYS IN EUROPE
EU Waterways
40,000 km
½ accessible to ≥ 1,000 tonne
vessels
18 out of 27 EU Member States
have navigable waterways
EU Roads
4,800,000 km
EU Railways
200,000 km
Waterways elsewhere
USA 42,000 km
Russia 85,000 km
China 121,000 km
3. SAVING ENERGY & CARBON
Saving energy & carbon 0.25 MJ/TONNE-KM
30 CO2 PER TONNE-KM
CO2 emissions and fuel consumption by
inland ships are just one third of those for
road bound trucks.
0.8 MJ/TONNE-KM
150 CO2 PER TONNE-KM
4. HISTORIC ADVANTAGE
Plenty of waterborne trade opportunities
Most people in EU live near coast or in main
river valleys.
5. NO TRAFFIC JAMS
Slower but reliable
Rotterdam Duisburg 24 hours
Paris Le Havre 40 hours
Basel Antwerp 48 hours
Lyon Marseille 24 hours
6. RIVER INFORMATION
SERVICES
Oldest means of transport using newest
technology
Modern traffic management systems
Swift electronic data transfer between
water and shore
In-advance and real-time exchange of
information
7. A VESSEL FOR EVERY LOAD
From containers to liquids to bulk goods, there is
a ship to carry it
An average ship can take 200 truck loads
The inland shipping fleet in EU counts
around 12,850 vessels
8. DIRECT JOBS
A growing jobs market
Inland shipping creates 40,000 jobs onboard
“and more to come”
Job opportunities on board and ashore
40,000 JOBS
9. WATERWAY GEOGRAPHY
Strong in navigable regions
Low transport share in EU27
BUT, up to 40% in hinterland of major
seaports
10. TRANSPORTED GOODS
All types of cargo
Ca. 500,000 tonnes per year
After bulk consumer goods go increasingly
by water
Container market will double by 2020
12. SEAMLESS EUROPEAN
WATERWAY NETWORK
Realising the waterways’ potential
with the EU Naiades Action Plan
Streamlining waterway transport
Removing barriers
16. CONNECTING EUROPE
Congestion-free links between Europe’s
ports and industrial centres
Major economic centres will be
conncected by three new links:
Antwerp-Paris
(completion 2018)
Rhine-Mediterranean
(completion 2025)
Adriatic-Milan
(completion 2020)
18. 2020 SUPPLY CHAIN
Future supply chain
Long haul shipping is done via inland
waterways and rail with clean vehicles doing
the last mile
New logistics solutions share information,
transport and warehousing to cut costs and SHARED INFORMATION
emissions
SEAPORT
FACTORY
SEAPORT
FREIGHT TRAIN
CITY PORT
FREIGHT TRAM
WATER
TRUCK
SHOP
19. 2020 INLAND SHIPPING
RIS or River Information Services: an
Rivers: Arteries for development intelligent transport system that
connects ship to shore
1. Information technology
2. Fleet diversity WAREHOUSE
WATER
AUTHORITY
3. Versatile and innovative
4. Clean fuel
5. Good working conditions
6. Vessel design
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20. TOWARDS A 2020 LANDSCAPE
Rivers: Arteries for development
1. Transport and logistics
2. Wildlife and biodiversity
3. Energy production
4. Water supply and management
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