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Conciliation Committee
18.03.2010
14:00 - 19:00
Future of Transport: The Role of Inland Navigation within the New Whitepaper
The European Barge Union (EBU)
Vasteland 12e
3011 BL Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 10 411 6070
Fax: +31 10 412 9091
Email: info@ebu-uenf.org
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14:00 - 19:00
Future of Transport: The Role of Inland Navigation within the New Whitepaper
The European Barge Union (EBU)
Vasteland 12e
3011 BL Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 10 411 6070
Fax: +31 10 412 9091
Email: info@ebu-uenf.org
Link to the organizer
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Hotel Metropole
De Brouckèreplein 31
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
De Brouckèreplein 31
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
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Europe’s society in the past years suffered from severe congestion problems on its roads. It is necessary to find a new balance between the transport volume and sustainable solutions towards the background of the economic, environmental and social challenges. Promoting a better use of all modes of transport and a better use of alternative modes to road with unused potentials can considerably contribute to new solutions and a new balance between economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection.
Inland Waterway Transport pays an important contribution to the transport demands within the European policy, however this mode of transport suffered from an underestimation during the past decades. Where
Inland Waterway Freight Transport reaches shares up to 40 % in some Member States, the overall share of
Inland Waterway Freight Transport within the European Freight Transport by inland modes only makes up some 5,3 %.
Research has proven that Inland Waterway Transport can grow tremendously on various waterways, due to
considerable reserve capacity both in infrastructure and fleet capacity. Inland Waterway Transport has turned out to be the most environmentally-sound, energy efficient and safe mode of goods and passengers transport as well and offers the best possible safety guarantees.
The aim of the European transport policy is to establish a sustainable transport system that meets society’s economic, social and environmental needs. This implies the support of cleaner modes and the use of less congested infrastructure. Therefore a stimulation policy is needed in favour of those modes that contribute
most to the realisation of this policy. The waterways in Europe, which mostly are existing natural rivers,
dispose over capacity to absorb a much higher volume of transports.
Inland Waterway Transport pays an important contribution to the transport demands within the European policy, however this mode of transport suffered from an underestimation during the past decades. Where
Inland Waterway Freight Transport reaches shares up to 40 % in some Member States, the overall share of
Inland Waterway Freight Transport within the European Freight Transport by inland modes only makes up some 5,3 %.
Research has proven that Inland Waterway Transport can grow tremendously on various waterways, due to
considerable reserve capacity both in infrastructure and fleet capacity. Inland Waterway Transport has turned out to be the most environmentally-sound, energy efficient and safe mode of goods and passengers transport as well and offers the best possible safety guarantees.
The aim of the European transport policy is to establish a sustainable transport system that meets society’s economic, social and environmental needs. This implies the support of cleaner modes and the use of less congested infrastructure. Therefore a stimulation policy is needed in favour of those modes that contribute
most to the realisation of this policy. The waterways in Europe, which mostly are existing natural rivers,
dispose over capacity to absorb a much higher volume of transports.
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Phillippe Grulois, President - EBU; Sim Kallas, Vice-President and Commissioner Transport - European Commission; Matthias Ruete, Director General, Directorate-General for Transport & Energy, European Commission, Brussels.
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