Inland navigation europe 2013

INE ANNUAL REPORT

2013Shaping policy for more & better waterway transport

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2013Europe in transition

Economic crisis and new emerging trends create uncertainty

The continuing economic crisis creates uncertainty and anxiety

among companies and citizens, leading to EU fatigue. The past

will not return and it is unclear where we are going, or what type

of events or innovations will put their stamp on the future. One

thing is certain, however, if we do not take change and innova-

tion by the hand, it will take us by the throat. As Einstein said

“The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at

the same level of thinking we were at when we created them”.

And innovation will naturally thrive better with less fragmenta-

tion of the EU internal market.

Some figures are dazzling. In the EU, transport depends on oil

and oil products for more than 96% of its energy needs. Europe

imports around 84% of its crude oil from abroad. In 2010, the

EU’s oil import bill was around 210 billion euro. Transport

greenhouse gas emissions increased by around 34% between

1990 and 2008. Transport is responsible for about a quarter

of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and congestion costs

amount to 130 billion euro annually. Projections of the Inter-

national Transport Forum put growth of freight volumes at up

to 125% for the OECD area. With low GDP growth and a decou-

pling of economic growth and freight intensity, the growth

figures could be 40% at the lower end. In a business-as-usual

scenario, rising transport volumes will further raise energy

demand and emissions.

A changing world

Looking at the world around us, change is happening at an

accelerating pace reaching logistics and transport just like we

predicted in 2009 in our ‘A Changing World’ publication. E-com-

merce, the service economy, product customisation, 3D printing

and the circular economy have started to transform the supply

chain. How will these developments affect and change water-

way transport? We don’t know yet, but we do see that where

belief in multimodality used to be low, companies are start-

ing to embrace horizontal collaboration, partnerships and new

logistics solutions, motivated by cost savings, optimisation and

corporate social responsibility. Another undeniable fact is that

the internet of things and big data can become a strong tool

for cargo consolidation to save energy and carbon. Main ports

and shippers agree that if large volume modes such as water-

way transport do not increase their share, traffic will grind to a

halt. Inland terminals located on trade arteries can take on an

ever more important role connecting data, transport and stor-

age. Policy choices will determine if this is going to materialise.

For instance, thanks to its quay wall programme, transhipment

in Belgium rose by 18% from 2001 to 2010, anchoring regional

employment and activity.

“ We need a bold roadmap for Europe’s

rivers and canals as catalysts for

the sustainable mobility of goods

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The year in pictures 4

Towards a core EU waterway network 6

NAIADES II 8

News 10

The year in figures 14

INE members in action 16

Structure and membership 18

EU transport policy choices and implementation determine our future

Policy will determine if change will be beneficial or detri-

mental to our economy and society. We are happy to see that

the EU infrastructure policy is designed to support positive

change. The newly adopted EU TEN-T framework, consisting of

multimodal corridors, is promising with clear goals for com-

pletion by 2030. The outstanding challenge is to implement it

with vision, effective governance and appropriate resources in

order to avoid a traffic gridlock increasing the bill on the old

continent. With the continuation of the Naiades policy, the EU

addresses better governance for inland waterway transport,

but boosting the innovation potential of waterway transport

remains far too timid to lead the sector out of the crisis, let

alone to provide instruments to seize the full opportunities of

change taking shape around us.

The European waterway network is an arterial system that

reaches deep into the heart of many towns and cities where

over 70% of EU citizens live and work. Rallying all partners

around a bold roadmap for Europe’s rivers and canals as cat-

alysts for the sustainable mobility of goods therefore remains

our active mission. “ Rising transport volumes will further raise

energy demand and emissions

Inland Navigation Europe (INE) promotes and

demonstrates the economic and environmental benefits of

waterborne transport across the European Union. Europe’s

network of navigable rivers and canals offers access to

the continent’s urban and industrial centres, allowing for

the more efficient, cleaner, quieter, and safer transport of

goods - large and small.

Since 2000, INE provides a European platform for national

& regional waterway managers and promotion bureaux

to exchange, discuss and implement long-term strategies

for sustainable waterway transportation. INE is a neutral

platform without commercial interests.

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The year in pictures Laying the basis for the years to come

EC and EP visit Paris on the water

Urban logistics deserves special attention. Citizens

do not only move around but purchase, consume,

discard and even produce goods. Shipping raw

materials, consumer goods and waste in and out of

European cities in a sustainable and efficient manner

will therefore become one of the major challenges of

European transport policy. That’s why the European

Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) and Inland

Navigation Europe (INE) invite EU representatives

to Paris to discover how a retailer and an urban

distribution company use the Seine to break through

the city congestion barrier and swiftly deliver

goods in time, each taking some 45,000km of truck

movements off the roads and saving 37% of carbon

emissions per year.

Council and EP agree about TEN-T 2014-2020

INE welcomes a long awaited agreement by the Commission, the Council and

the Parliament on proposals for the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).

The agreement, formally adopted later in 2013, establishes a core transport

network to be realised by 2030 to act as the backbone for transport in the

internal market, removing bottlenecks and making the network smarter. The

new EU infrastructure policy aims at creating a real network and no longer

focuses on isolated projects. The new TEN-T regulation integrates all main inland

waterways into the European Core Network and provides deadlines to make sure

that all projects contributing to the core transport network are implemented as

a priority by 2030. It sets waterway quality standards for investment projects to

ensure that ships can use the infrastructure more safely and swiftly.

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Commission publishes Naiades II

With the publication of the 2nd NAIADES action plan,

the European Commission announces new measures

to shift more freight onto Europe’s rivers and

canals. The new proposals intend to enable freight

to move more easily and lead to further greening

of the sector, as well as encourage innovation and

improve job opportunities. The priorities focus on

shifting freight to waterway transport and reducing

emissions. INE welcomes the continuity of the EU

policy for inland waterway transport, but advocates

clear targets and implementation resources.April

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Increased co-financing for waterways confirmedWith the adoption of the “Connecting Europe

Facility” (CEF) by European Parliament and

Council, financing for transport infrastructure will

triple for the period 2014–2020 to 26.3 billion

euro. This EU funding will be tightly focused on

nine major corridors (2 North–South corridors,

3 East–West corridors and 4 diagonal corridors)

to be completed by 2030. Strongly upheld by INE,

co-financing rates for inland waterway transport

have been increased and six out of nine corridors

contain major waterways. 11.3 billion euro will

be allocated to cohesion countries. The increased

budget will stimulate further investment by

Member States to complete difficult cross-

border connections and links which might not

otherwise get built. It is estimated that the cost

of implementing the first financing phase for the

core network for 2014–2020 will amount to

250 billion euro.

EU institutions plea funding for implementation Naiades II

Given the uncertainty on the budget lines to

effectively implement the 2nd NAIADES action plan

to develop inland waterway transport (2014-2020),

the Committee of the Regions, the Economic and

Social Committee and the European Parliament call

for a coherent approach so appropriate resources

will help deliver on the defined objectives.

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Tallinn declaration

At the EU TEN-T Days in Tallinn, European Commissioner

Siim Kallas signs with Belgium, France and the

Netherlands the “Declaration of Tallinn” on the

implementation of the TEN-T Core Network Corridor North

Sea–Mediterranean. The declaration is to boost strategic

waterway projects on this north-south corridor in the

coming years. Flanders, Wallonia, Netherlands and France

commit to work closely together on completing cross-

border projects and eliminating bottlenecks, including the

Seine-Scheldt project, for a maximum EU co-financing to

40% as of 2014.

Kick off Platina II

The PLATINA II project starts as a EU financed

coordination action aimed at the implementing NAIADES

II. PLATINA II builds on the results of the PLATINA I project

(2008-2012) and brings together key stakeholders to

ensure a solid, multidisciplinary knowledge basis for

the implementation of NAIADES actions. PLATINA II will,

in close cooperation with the European Commission,

set up a roadmap for the implementation of actions

not yet started, and support permanent-type actions

for markets, innovation & fleet, jobs & skills and

infrastructure. The project group consists of 12 partners,

including INE, and ensures the active participation of

key industrial stakeholders, Member States, associations

and river commissions through the NAIADES dialogue.

PLATINA II will further strengthen the coordination

between national, European and industrial research and

contribute to a stronger environmental performance of

inland navigation.

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Towards a core EU waterway network

Council and European Parliament adopted the

new regulations on the Trans-European Transport Network and

the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020. The

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) aims to create a core network

of transport infrastructure spanning across Europe to enable

goods and people to move swiftly. This core network includes

waterway transport and ports, and is to be completed by 2030.

85% of EU financing will go to the 9 implementing corridors on

the TEN-T core network of which 6 include waterways.

Significant step forward

The new framework for the Trans-European Transport Network

is a huge step forward in content and financing for creating a

quality network of inland waterways and integrating them with

other transport modes through ports and information services.

We know from previous periods that more inclusive eligibi lity

criteria and higher co-financing rates stimulate investment

by Member States to complete difficult cross-border connec-

tions and network bottlenecks which might not otherwise get

built, in particular inland waterway projects. This is the reason

why we worked hard to convince policy makers to further raise

the importance of inland waterway transport in the regulation.

We are very happy that the regulatory outcome covers better

project eligibility criteria and higher co-financing rates we have

been advocating since 2010.

Three conditions for successful implementation

While the framework is positive and clear, the effective imple-

mentation of a core network by 2030 and full RIS deployment

by 2020 is still open-ended and depends on many players and

factors.

INE advocates major care for the implementation tools to

ensure a successful completion of a high quality inland water-

way network well connected to other modes and nodes.

This implementation is the cornerstone for the development of

2000-2006 2007-2013 2014-2020

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%Studies Projects Bottle-

necksCross- border

Ports innovative services

RIS

Increased maximum co-financing ratesWhat we have achieved

▶ All ≥ IV waterways in core network and major

waterways in multi-modal core corridors

▶ Exceptions for transport infrastructure requirements

granted by European Commission

▶ Maintenance required to ensure good navigation

status

▶ Waterways to be equipped with RIS to create smart

infrastructure

▶ Development priorities are to reach class ≥ IV,

to connect to other modes of transport via ports and

to promote sustainable waterways and transport

▶ Comprehensive definition for port associated

equipment incl. transhipment, green solutions,

ice breaking and dredging

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2000-2006 2007-2013 2014-2020

Priority waterways

none Rhine-Maas-Main-Danube

Seine-Scheldt

All trunk waterways

in 6 out of 9 corridors

Budget Trans-Euro-pean trans-port networks

4 billion 8 billion 26 billion

Share of EU budget for waterway transport

1.5% 10% We aim at 20%

Waterway prioritisation 2014-2020 - Waterways in corridors

“ Countries which invest in their infrastructure

maintain and increase IWT’s modal share

“ The EU core network includes waterway

transport and ports, and is to be completed

by 2030

inland waterway transport and its contribution to EU transport

goals. Statistics clearly demonstrate that countries which invest

in their infrastructure maintain and increase IWT’s modal share.

Priorities

• Creation of high-quality waterway network

• Integration with other modes through ports and facilitation

of multi-modal transport service operations including the

necessary accompanying information flows (‘RIS logistics’)

and improve cooperation between transport service providers

Good governance

• Clear strategy, clear procedures, clear roadmap

• Accelerate data integration in cargo, infrastructure, fleet and

people to feed scenario building and support solid policy

making while guaranteeing open access to information

Resources

Quality infrastructure remains the cornerstone if it is to absorb

more freight. The needs are high. A considerable number of

projects are mature for implementation, some merely awaiting

the last political breakthrough, which means waterways need

20% of the overall EU CEF budget.

Clean fuel

infrastructure and climate action

In the EU, transport depends on oil and oil products for

> 96% of its energy needs. Europe imports around 84% of its

crude oil from abroad. In 2010, the EU’s oil import bill was

around 210 billion euro. Transport greenhouse gas emissions

increased by around 34% between 1990 and 2008. Trans-

port accounts for about a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse

gas emissions. And freight transport activity is projected to

increase by around 80% by 2050 compared to 2005.

The Connecting Europe Facility will therefore stimulate

resource and carbon efficiency, notably in the fields of vehicle

traction, driving/steaming, systems and operations planning.

To further encourage investment in clean transport vehi-

cles, the Commission proposed a directive on alternative

fuel infrastructure. The good news is that the European

Parliament and the Council back this proposal for a sufficient

provision of shore side electricity as well as LNG refueling

points at sea and inland ports by 2030 at the latest to allow

circulation of LNG ships and vessels throughout the TEN-T

Core Network.

Implementation will be supported by the Connecting Europe

Facility.

Complementing this Facility, 25% of the entire EU 2014-

2020 will be dedicated to climate action and 35% of the EU

research budget Horizon2020.

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DuisburgDuisburg

RegensburgRegensburg

VidinVidin

GhentGhent

GiurgiuGiurgiu

BajaBaja

SzegedSzeged

MohacsMohacs

VukovarVukovarOsijekOsijek

RousseRousse

GalatiGalatiBrailaBraila

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RousseRousse

GalatiGalatiBrailaBraila

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NAIADES II

A new waterway action plan

With the publication of the 2nd NAIADES action plan in

September 2013, the European Commission announced new

measures to make better use of Europe’s waterways by aligning

EU inland waterway policy with the Transport White Paper tar-

gets of shifting freight transport to rail and waterborne trans-

port and reducing emissions. Pursuing quality should result in

long-term structural changes in the inland waterway transport

sector. Quality should be increased in governance, efficiency,

safety, integration with other transport modes, environmen-

tal standards, education and performance. The Commission

wants inland waterway operators to benefit from a clearer legal

framework, improved operating conditions, framework condi-

tions that stimulate innovation and the increased possibility

to use budgets contributed by the sector into a reserve fund.

At the same time, industry and users of inland navigation

should benefit from quality inland navigation services.

Continuity important

INE has been mobilising EU institutions on the continuation

of the NAIADES I programme (2006-2013) since 2010. The 1st

action plan was certainly not perfect, especially due to a lack

of resources for implementation, but it managed to increase

awareness across the EU by creating a coherent policy in

addressing waterway development beyond technical matters.

Of course, an EU waterway transport strategy should not exist

in isolation, but dedicated policy has greatly helped to increase

the waterway transport contribution to overall EU policy.

The new NAIADES II package contains:

• NAIADES II Communication “Towards quality inland waterway

transport”

• Staff working document “Greening the fleet: reducing pol-

lutant emissions in inland waterway transport”

• Proposal for a Directive laying down technical requirements for

inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC

• Proposal for a Regulation amending Council Regulation

(EC) No 718/1999 on a Community-fleet capacity policy to

promote inland waterway transport

“ More ambition is vital to contribute

to the EU White Paper goals

Right measures on the table to achieve the objectives?

We live in times of great uncertainty for

waterway transport and ground breaking

change in the overall economy. Naiades

INE’S OPINION

Positive in Naiades II

Continuity of the Naiades programme until 2020 to maintain EU policy attention and integration at EU levels and with the involved Member States

Trans-European network framework creating better opportunity for high-quality and interconnected waterways

EC call for differentiated responsibilities combined with coordinated action by sector and public authorities at Member State, EU and international levels

Harmonisation of regulation helping to reduce the administrative burden and strengthen internal market freedom

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NAIADES II in a nutshell

PRIORITY OBJECTIVES

Shifting freight transport to waterway transport and on reducing waterway transport emissions

ACTION MEASURE

Governance Streamlining and harmonisation of regula-tion (2013)

Efficiency & Safety Innovation roadmap by the sector (2014)Consultation on infrastructure charging for internalization of external costs (2014)Technical requirements review for cost and safety efficiencies (2014)Analysis barriers for development inland ports (2016)

Integration into the intermodal chain

Infrastructure corridor implementation (2014)RIS review and best practice (2014-2015)Broad data integration (2017)

Environmental standards

Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (2013)Amending regulation on Community fleet capacity policy (2013)Adapting UNECE regulation allowing carriage and fueling of LNG (2014)Regulation emission limits new engines (2014)Analysis emission limits existing engines (2015-2016)Secure financial support

Education and performance

Harmonisation and modernisation of profes-sional qualifications (2014)

II contains some very positive measures,

but needs, according to INE, to formulate

a real strategic direction until 2020 with

unambiguous targets. More ambition is

vital to contribute to the EU White Paper

goals.

This ambition is paramount to make sure

inland waterway transport can help to

meet the most serious transport chal-

lenges in the coming years, i.e. alleviate

increasing road congestion and remain

competitive in terms of external costs.

Greening the fleet would lead to external

cost savings of 23 billion euro for soci-

ety. This amount justifies, according to

INE, a comprehensive roadmap address-

ing stringent emission limit targets in

exchange for innovation assistance and

investment support. Clarity about these

three elements is currently lacking.

You have to sow before you can reap

The successful implementation of the

Naiades II action plan depends on the

financial and human resources to exe-

cute it. For the 1st Naiades action plan,

the Commission acknowledged dedi-

cated resources were lacking for an effec-

tive implementation. It is crucial to avoid

this from happening again. The Commis-

sion should clarify which resources can

be mobilised to ensure implementation,

creating leverage with other resources at

national, regional and sector level. Since

the main financial EU resources Con-

necting Europe Facility, Horizon2020 and

Cohesion Fund have been adopted for

2014-2020, it has become crucial to inte-

grate the budget needs for each action.

More ambition required

Unambiguous targets to reach results. Quality pursuit without targets is an unclear goal, difficult to evaluate and to update where necessary

RIS review to allow integration of information streams before 2020

Greening of the fleet: stringent and timely regulatory framework on emission limits for new and existing engines

Funding and financing: appropriate package of resources driven by the EU, members and stakeholders

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NEWS

Luxembourg and KEO join

ed

We are happy to welcome the Kammer-

union Elbe Oder (KEO) within INE. KEO

groups the chambers of commerce and

industry from the Elbe and Odra regions

of Germany, Poland and the Czech Repub-

lic. These chambers are working closely together to share com-

mon interests of their member companies in the cross-border

economic region at national and international level. Also new

to INE is the Transport Department of the Ministère du Dével-

oppement Durable et des Infrastructures of Luxembourg. With

more countries on board, we look forward to better advocating

the development of waterway transport.

PLATINA II - EU Coordination Action for the implementation of NAIADES II

The implementation of the

1st EU Naiades action pro-

gramme was enhanced by

the EU project PLATINA I. With

the adoption of the 2nd EU

NAIADES action plan, the new EU project PLATINA II will assist

with its implementation. The project will, in close coopera-

tion with the European Commission, set up a roadmap for the

implementation of actions not yet started, and support policy

actions for markets, innovation & fleet, jobs & skills and infra-

structure. The project group consists of 12 partners, includ-

ing INE, and ensures the active participation of key industrial

stakeholders, Member States, associations and river commis-

sions through the NAIADES dialogue. PLATINA II will further

strengthen the coordination between national, European and

industrial research and contribute to a stronger environmental

performance of inland navigation.

ELAN – European Logistics Advisory Network

The beginning of the EU ELAN pro-

ject, in the autumn of 2012, was

marked by the successful Bargeto-

Business and Riverdating event in

Rotterdam, bringing shippers and

logistics service providers together

around the use of waterway transport. The project is part of

the EU policy to shift from unimodal to multimodal transport

to relieve congested roads and related external effects. In early

2013, the ELAN project started strengthening its network, with

the involvement of logistics facilitators bringing in their exper-

tise and working with the waterway promotion bureaus on

concrete business cases to show shippers the benefits of inte-

grating the use of transport by barge. This practical approach

– showing the benefits via concrete cases – forms the backbone

of how ELAN works. To test the approach and exchange expe-

riences, expert meetings are held with representatives of the

European Barge Union, European Skippers Organisation, Euro-

pean Shippers Council and the European Association for For-

warding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services and other

stakeholders active in multimodal transport.

INE upgrades website

To ensure better responsiveness on all devices and increase

integration with social media, we have upgraded our website,

so following us becomes even easier for the latest trends and

policy news on inland waterway transport.

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The year in figures

Overall market trends in 2012

Many countries in Europe slid into a double-dip recession in

the year 2012. This is for example the case in the Netherlands.

In other countries, the economy stagnated (e.g. France) or expe-

rienced a relatively small increase (e.g. Germany). Overall, this

resulted in a slight decrease of 0.5% in the total freight volume

transported in Western Europe by inland navigation in 2012

compared to 2011. This affected the recovery seen in 2010 in

the inland waterway transport (IWT) sector.

Main developments in 2012

• Agribulk: the transport of agribulk by inland navigation

increased with 0.9% in 2012. This market segment is seen as a

growing sector for inland shipping, due to the increasing role

played by renewable energies.

• Sand and gravel: the transport of building materials by IWT

continued its decreasing trend (-2.3%). This is mainly due to

the economic situation in the construction sector.

• Metal products: the slowdown in the European steel industry

continued in 2012, mainly due to lower demands for steel in

the car industries and the construction sector. The transport

of metal products decreased with 2.8% compared to 2011.

• Coal and ore: the decrease of 1.8% is mainly due to the decline

in the transport of ores, which is related to the demand for

steel. The transport of coal remained stable in 2012 compared

to 2011.

• Liquid cargo (+1.5%): the growth in the transport of liquid

cargo by IWT is mainly the result of an increase in the trans-

port of chemicals, as the transport of mineral oils remained

stable in 2012. The chemical sector is seen as a prospering

IWT segment, due to the high safety and quality standards

applicable in the transport of this type of cargo (where IWT

has an advantage).

• Other type of dry cargo (incl. containers): the demand for IWT

in the container sector remained again stable in 2012 (0.0%).

Statistics 2012

thousand tonnes million tonne-km

2011 2012 % 2011 2012 %

EU28 521984 521258 -0,14% 141531 148725 5,08%

Austria 9943 10714 7,75% 2123 2191 3,20%

Belgium 172906 190288 10,05% 9251 10420 12,64%

Croatia 5184 5934 14,47% 692 772 11,56%

France 68434 68568 0,20% 9029 8905 -1,37%

Germany 221966 223170 0,54% 55027 58488 6,29%

Hungary 7175 8135 13,38% 1840 1982 7,72%

Italy 1400 1700 21,43% 110 133 20,09%

Luxembourg 8956 8506 -5,02% 305 290 -4,92%

Netherlands 346331 344486 -0,53% 46411 46650 0,51%

Romania 29396 27946 -4,93% 11409 12520 9,74%

Source Eurostat

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Danube region

2012 witnessed a positive trend in transport volumes on the

Austrian stretch of the Danube. As in previous years, the highest

volume was again accounted for by the group ores and metal

waste in 2012 and remained relatively stable. Almost 2.9 mil-

lion tonnes of ores and metal waste were transported on the

Austrian Danube in 2012, nearly all of which was shipped to

Linz. This is equivalent to a share of more than 27% of the total

volume of goods transported on the Austrian section of the

Danube. Petroleum products recorded an increase of 3.3% or

66,196 tonnes compared to 2011. With a share of about 20%

in the total transport volume, this commodity group is the

second most important group carried on the Austrian Danube.

The volume of agricultural and forestry products transported

on the Danube in 2012 rose by 7.8% or 128,450 tonnes to nearly

1.8 million tonnes.

Forecast 2013 and 2014

Many countries in Europe are now making a fragile recovery. For

the year 2013 it is expected that the freight volumes will remain

more or less stable compared to a year before. In the year 2014

the total volume in Western Europe is expected to increase on

average by around 1.1% compared to 2013

Especially the transport volumes in the tanker shipping sector

are expected to increase, mainly due to the estimated growth

in the German chemical industry. There is also growth expected

in the transport of coal in 2013 and 2014, mainly due to the

decrease in the global price of coal and the increasing demand

in Europe to generate energy. The decreasing trend in the trans-

port of building materials is expected to continue, however in

2014 this decline will be less strong compared to a year before.

These pages were realised with the kind support of Panteia/NEA.

Sources: CCNR, European Commission, PANTEIA, (2013). Market

observation for inland navigation in Europe, 2013. ITP, Ralf Ratzen-

berger, BAG (Summer 2013). Panteia Korte Termijn Voorspeller (4th

quarter 2013)

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Agribulk (+9%)

Metal products (-2,8%)

Other types of dry cargo (0,0%)

Total (-0,5%)

Sand and gravel (-2,3%)

Coal & Ore (-1,8%)

Liquid cargo (+1,5%)

Source PANTEIA/NEA

INE members in action

AUSTRIAvia donau continued its activities in the coordi-

nation of Priority Area 1a (to improve mobility and

multimodality: Inland waterways) of the European

Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). A

Steering Group and five thematic Working Groups

were established to manage and provide special-

ist support to the realisation of individual meas-

ures. Transport ministers of the Danube countries

on the Danube Strategy signed a Declaration on

effective waterway infrastructure maintenance on

the Danube and its navigable tributaries. More on

www.danube-navigation.eu.

2012 saw the conclusion of a two-year initiative

on the transport of heavy and outsized cargo on

the Danube. This initiative gave rise to a project

to optimise the inland waterway transport of wind

turbines from Germany to Austria. In 2012, con-

crete tower segments for about 30 wind turbines

were handled at the transhipment site in Bad

Deutsch-Altenburg saving more than 300 tonnes

of CO2. December 2012 marked the launch of a

new initiative on the inland waterway transport

of renewable resources as part of a kick-off work-

shop held in conjunction with representatives

from the world of business.

BELGIUM WALLONIADPVNI took part in the Transport & Logistics fairs

in Liège and Antwerp.

After some delay, complex and decisive works to

build the new Liège intermodal platform “Trilogi-

port” were launched in June 2013, along the Albert

Canal, downstream from Liège, with the support

of SPW and the Liège Port Authority. They are to

be completed by the summer of 2014.

DPVNI published the new French/Dutch version

of its “River Tourism in Wallonia” handbook in the

summer of 2013, followed by a first English/Ger-

man version of this practical and useful brochure,

which is an invitation for yachtsmen to discover

Wallonia from the rich and surprising angle of its

waterways.

SPW’s DG Mobility & Waterways actively took part

in the organisation of the 6th “SMART Rivers” con-

ference in September 2013 in Liège and Maas-

tricht, under the aegis of PIANC. This biennial

meeting on the development of inland waterways

and inland navigation worldwide was a great suc-

cess, with 384 participants from 29 countries.

BELGIUM FLANDERSPBV

In 2012 more than 150 business were informed

about the opportunities inland navigation offers.

PBV provides practical information about the

inland navigation market, runs cost benefits and

operational analyses for specific project of ship-

pers or logistics service providers. An online route

planner has been set up for companies and the

industry, completing the set of digital tools devel-

oped by PBV for the industry.

In October 2012 PBV celebrated 20 years of pro-

motion of inland navigation with an international

congress. 300 inland navigation stakeholders

contributed in the interactive sessions and round

tables about market developments, innovation

and greening.

The Flemish government continues to invest in

the waterways. Beside the Seine-Scheldt project,

the remaining 5% class V b of the Albert canal

will be upgraded to class VI b and 35 bridges over

the canal will rebuilt or lifted to 9.10 m. This will

allow 4-layers container transport, stimulate

SSS-transport and enhance the modal shift of

project loads.

W&Z (Waterwegen en Zeekanaal) worked on the

further refurbishment of the Scheldt quays in Ant-

werp, more specifically on stabilisation works in

the Sint Andries and South areas. The Blue Gate

Antwerp (BGA) is a project aiming to develop an

industrial site along the Scheldt set up in the

framework of the government-led “Flanders in

Action” programme, aiming to develop Flanders

by 2020 as an economic innovative, sustaina-

ble and warm society. The location near the sea

allows access by the largest inland barges, which

creates eco-efficient advantages such as less con-

gestion, emissions and noise reduction. The site

comprises a cluster-quay for on- and offloading

of inland barges, and a zone for smart logistics

and city distribution. A new quay wall has been

built in 2013, initially used for the supply of build-

ing materials for new building projects.

CROATIACRUP’s activities have mainly focused on two

core activities: the operation, maintenance and

upgrading of the national RIS system and expert

RIS services in other European countries (a.o. in

Bulgaria), and participation in EU projects related

to the development of inland waterway transport

and development of Croatian rivers in general.

More specifically, CRUP was active in the following

EU projects, started in the past year and lasting

from 18 to 30 months.

• HINT (Harmonized Inland Navigation transport

through education and informational technology)

with 18 partners from 8 Danube countries.

• Discover Posavina (Development of Joint Tourist

Offer of the Posavina region) with the Centre for

Environmentally Sustainable Development from

Sarajevo(river Sava, nautical and eco tourism).

• PLATINA II (Platform for the Implementation of

NAIADES II) collaborate twelve project partners

from the EU for the promotion and enhancement

of inland waterway transport.

FRANCEThe Casino Group invests in a new delivery mode

of food distribution. Since September 2012,

Franprix delivers 80 food stores in the heart of

Paris by river. This pioneering approach to logis-

tics demonstrates a commitment in favour of

the environment. 26 containers, or 450 pallets

are transported by barge every day, over 20 km

along the Seine. The aim is to reach 48 contain-

ers a day, a reduction of 450,000 km per year,

or 343 trips Paris-Marseille! This represents a

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decrease in overall CO2 emissions by 37%, from

628 to 394 tonnes CO2.

French Minister of Transport Frédéric Cuvil-

lier announced in December the necessary

steps to advance the construction of the Seine-

Nord Europe Canal. He wants to include it in the

broader Seine-Scheldt link project and carry out

works on the Seine, Oise and Nord-Pas-de-Cal-

ais basins. The technical adaptation of the pro-

ject may save some 600 million euro (10%), a new

mission responsible for drawing the financial and

organisational aspects of the project is set up. The

canal is a key link in the TEN-T cross-border pro-

ject Seine-Scheldt between Belgium and France

to link Paris to the Western European waterway

network. According to the declaration of Tal-

linn of October, Belgium, France and the Neth-

erlands committed together with the European

Commission to carry out the project at 40% EU

co-financing under the new Connecting Europe

Facility within the multimodal corridor North

Sea-Medditerranean.

HUNGARYRSOE has continuously put special emphasis on

the strategic co-operation with governmental

and private stakeholders to enhance the safety of

navi gation and to strengthen the image of inland

navigation as an environmentally friendly and

cost effective transport mode. Important steps

have been taken in the field of river information

services, such as the roll-out of a feasibility study

on the upgrade of the national RIS infrastructure;

the further development of the Danube FIS Portal

in the NEWADA duo project.

The ProDuna project has presented a strate-

gic document and an action plan outlining the

required steps to better integrate Danube nav-

igation into the economic chain. This has been

discussed with the sector and aligned with the

NAIADES initiatives and the EU Strategy for the

Danube Region. Based on the agreement with

via donau, RSOE has issued the Manual on Dan-

ube Navigation in Hungarian language and with

national content.

ITALYThe Po River is the main watercourse in Italy, flow-

ing through the Po Valley (the regions of Lom-

bardy, Piemonte Veneto and Emilia Romagna), an

area producing 50% of Italy’s GDP. AIPo is work-

ing on a global project for the development of the

Northern Italy Waterway System, improving con-

nections and multimodal links with existing road,

rail and Motorways of the Sea axis, and on a study

to upgrade the capacity of the Po, co-financed by

EC. As the Po is a free stream river subject to low

water level conditions, AIPo seeks to implement

both short and long-term solutions to navigability

problems by studying the impact of river regula-

tion, linked with the project of a new canal from

the Milan East Area.

Other events are the construction of a new lock to

pass the dam of Isola Serafini and reach the city

of Piacenza, RIS in the IWW System (co-financed

by EC), and the finalisation of the 1st lot of the

construction of the Valdaro lock, to connect the

industrial area of Mantua to the Fissero Canal.

LUXEMBOURGThe Ministry of Transport participated for

the second time in a row at the Logistics Day in

November which included a visit to the Port of

Mertert in order to familiarize pupils of the Lycee

technique de Bonnevoie as well as Lycée tech-

nique Ecole de Commerce et de Gestion with

logistics activities at the Port.

Finally, the Mosel river saw in the first half of

2013 an increase of 15,4 % transiting through it

with regards to 2012, reaching a total volume of

4,6 tons. The ships passing at the same time the

entry lock of Coblenz totaled 3.761 ships.

Other activities included the installation of a

test pilot AIS land transponder covering the Ger-

man-Luxembourgish condominium area.

NETHERLANDS“Project Maatwerk”, the customisation project

launched by Bureau Voorlichting Binnenvaart

(BVB) has been progressing nicely. In two years,

the project contributed to 28,000 trucks off the

road and onto inland barges, and continues to

grow. It closed a knowledge gap for shippers pro-

viding objective, expert inland navigation advice.

There is much demand for logistical support,

through the Blue Road initiative, in markets where

waterways transport is underused, such as short

sea combinations, continental transport or pallet

transport and ‘new’ products such as fast moving

consumer goods, fresh and refrigerated products.

2013 saw the inauguration of two electrically

powered vessels with generators fuelled by LNG

(Liquid Natural Gas) : Shell’s Greenstream tanker

and the Greenrhine ship, marking the next step

forward into the future of inland navigation in the

areas of sustainability, safety and efficiency. The

use of LNG reduces emissions of CO2 and nitrogen

oxides (NOx) by more than 25% and 80% respec-

tively, and no sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particles

are released.

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Structure & membership

FULL MEMBERS

Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po

Via Garibaldi 75, IT - 43121 Parma

T: +39 0521 7971

www.agenziapo.it

The Interregional Agency for the Po River (AIPo), is a public body

that provides engineering and environmental services across the

full spectrum of operations in support of interests of the Italian

regions crossed by the Po river: Piemonte, Lombardia, Emilia –

Romagna and Veneto. The Basin is home to Italy’s major indus-

tries, providing 46% of jobs, about 55% of livestock in only 5 prov-

inces and 35% of the country’s agricultural production. Electricity

consumption accounts for 48% of the national total, thus making

the Po River Basin a crucial area in the Italian economy.

Centar za razvoj unutarnje plovidbe (CRUP)

Nova cesta 180, HR - 10000 Zagreb

T: +385 1 539 2991

www.crup.hr

[email protected]

CRUP was founded in 2003 by Croatian inland port

authorities, port operators and shippers and forward-

ers in order to motivate and enhance the development of inland

navigation in Croatia. CRUP’s main task is the development and

implementation of RIS (River Information Services) and the pro-

motion of inland navigation in Croatia. Other activities include

project management, software & hardware production, and

research & development.

Koninklijke Schuttevaer & Bureau Voorlichting Binnenvaart (BVB)

Vasteland 12

NL-3011 BL Rotterdam

T: +31 10 41 29 151

www.inlandshipping.com

[email protected]

The Dutch Promotion Council for Inland Navigation (BVB) is com-

mitted to advocate the benefits and possibilities of waterway

transport to allow its target audience to see it as an attractive

transportation option. Communicating the benefits and potential

of the inland waterways is our core business with more waterway

transport and a positive image as the final goal. Koninklijke

Schuttevaer is a Dutch organisation of barge-owners/inland ship-

ping entrepeneurs with well over 2,500 members and 19 regional

and 1 international departments.

Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen (PBV)

Armand Hertzstraat 23, B – 3500 Hasselt

T : +32 11 23 06 06

www.binnenvaart.be

[email protected]

PBV is a non-profit association founded in 1992 by

the Flemish Government. Its mission is to increase the

economic and recreational use of inland waterways in Flanders.

PBV is a platform for consultation representing all private and

public inland navigation interests groups. PBV has no commer-

cial interests. It is an independent partner for the industry and

public authorities.

Service Public de Wallonie

Direction de la Promotion des Voies

Navigables et de l’Intermodalité

(DPVNI)Rue Forgeur 2, B - 4000 Liège

T : +32 4 220 87 50

voies-hydrauliques.wallonie.be

[email protected]

The Directorate General for Mobility and Waterways of the Wal-

lonia public service is responsible for managing, exploiting, main-

taining and developing the Walloon inland waterways network.

Within DG Mobility and Waterways, the inland waterways and

intermodality promotion service has as main task to enhance the

economic and recreational use of inland waterways in Wallonia,

through distribution of information, organisation of promotion

activities, policy measures in favour of the sector’s development

and contacts with economic decision makers, shippers, logistic

services providers, local port authorities, etc.

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via donau Österreichische Wasserstraßen - Gesellschaft mbH

Donau-City-Straße 1, A - 1220 Wien

T: +43 50 4321 1000

www.via-donau.org

[email protected]

via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH is

the Austrian waterway management company which provides

competitive transportation infrastructure on the Danube and

works together with the inland navigation sector to come up

with innovative logistics solutions to increase the utilisation of

the Danube. Furthermore, via donau accomplishes the Federal

Government’s responsibilities in terms of planning, awarding and

monitoring work on the river, collecting and administering fun-

damental data required for water management and carries out

development projects for inland navigation.

Voies Navigables de France (VNF)

Rue Ludovic Boutleux, 175, F - 62 408 Béthune

T: +33 3 21 63 24 50

www.vnf.fr

[email protected]

VNF is a public company created in 1991 by the French state. VNF

has the mission to manage, to maintain and to develop 6,700 km

of the French waterway network. VNF aims at developing activities

around the waterways, at promoting the interests of transport by

water and at stimulating inland shipping and waterway tourism.

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS

- Maritime Ports Administration Constantza

- Haven van Brussel – Port de Bruxelles

- RSOE - Hungarian Association of Radio Distress-Signalling

and Infocommunications

- Kammerunion Elbe/Oder

SUPPORTING MEMBERS

- Flemish Waterway Managers

- Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures

du Luxembourg, Département des transports

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Board

PRESIDENT Hilde Bollen, Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen

VICE-PRESIDENT Kees de Vries, Bureau Voorlichting Binnenvaart

Members

Michael Fastenbauer, via donau – Österreichische

Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

Pascal Moens, Direction de la Promotion des Voies Navigables

et de l’Intermodalité

Nicolas Bour, Voies navigables de France

Ivan Šuker, Centar za razvoj unutarnje plovidbe (CRUP)

Marcello Moretti, Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po (AIPo)

Alternate members

Martin van Dijk, Koninklijke Schuttevaer

Gert-Jan Muilerman, via donau – Österreichische

Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

Marc Delaude, Direction de la Promotion des Voies Navigables

et de l’Intermodalité

Christa Kellens, Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen

Catherine Leleu, Voies navigables de France

Renata Kadrić, Centar za razvoj unutarnje plovidbe (CRUP)

Luigi Mille, Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po (AIPo)

Observers

Pim Bonne, Ministry of the Flemish Community

Max Nilles, Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures

du Luxembourg

Brussels’ Office

Karin De Schepper, general management

Caroline van de Leur, office management

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