AUSTRIA

Combined freight transport road-rail-ship
Subsidies for combined transport equipment, innovative technology, feasibility studies and vocational training. Link… 

Transhipment systems in intermodal transport road-rail-ship
Subsidies for the set-up, expansion and modernisation of terminals linking road, rail & inland waterway transport. Link...

Security research
Financial support for research projects increasing security with an initial thematic focus on the protection of critical infrastructure. Link...

Ecologically sound modernisation of the Austrian inland waterway transport fleet (draft)
Subsidies for fleet modernisation, development of prototypes, fleet-related IT and training as well as feasibility studies. Link...

Intermodal transport on the Danube waterway (prolongation)
Support for the set-up and extension of innovative container/swap bodies liner services on the Danube and feasibility studies. Link...

BELGIUM

Public–private partnership for transhipment infrastructure (Flanders)
Regional subsidies for quay wall and related transhipment infrastructure to promote waterborne freight logistics. Link…

Ecological support (Flanders)
Subsidies for energy savings, improved environmental performance and optimised waste treatment. Link…

Expansion support (Flanders)
Financial support for undertakings investing in the region Flanders. Link…

Incentive programme in favour of low-emission inland shipping engines (Flanders)
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Aid scheme for inland waterway transport (Brussels)
Scheme benefiting companies operating regular container services to and from the port of Brussels, from 2007 to 2009. Link...

Support for intermodal transport on Flemish waterways
Aimed at shifting container transport from road to inland waterways, this scheme grants a subsidy for each container transhipped to an inland container terminal from or to an inland waterway vessel, and is limited to the additional costs linked to intermodal transport by inland waterways. Info at luc.calluy@wenz.be

3rd plan for inland waterway transport development (Walloon Region)
Subsidies for transhipment equipment, technical adaptation of ships, ICT on board and the development of container liner services. Link…

Combined transport (Walloon Region)
Subsidies for combined transport investments, studies.
Fiscal incentive and public guarantee. Link…

France

Aid plan for modernisation and development
Subsidies for technical innovation, energy savings and improved environmental performance, improved management and safety by introducing ICT, research and development, vocational training and set-up of new companies. Link...

Waterside transhipment facilities
Subsidies for transhipment infrastructure and equipment to promote waterborne freight logistics. Link…

Combined transport
Subsidies for the set-up and expansion of regular combined transport services by water and rail. Link…

Ecological support
Subsidies for energy audits and emission reduction projects and feasibility studies for combined transport. Link…

GERMANY

Transhipment infrastructure
Subsidies for combined transhipment infrastructure and facilities to promote multi-modal freight logistics. Link…

Combined transport
Subsidies for start-up operations and investments in combined transport services by rail or water. Link…

Ecological support
Subsidies for improved environmental performance and energy savings. Link… 

Inland shipping education
Subsidies for training apprentices on board. Link…

Vocational training
Subsidies for vocational training. Link…

NETHERLANDS

Energy savings
Fiscal incentives for energy savings equipment (EIA). Link…

Ecological support
Subsidies for installing or retrofitting emission low diesel engines (VERS). Link…

Environmental innovation
Fiscal incentives for environmental technology (VAMIL/MIA). Link…

United Kingdom

Freight facilities grants
Subsidies for capital costs associated with moving freight by water (FFG). Link…

Waterborne freight grants
Subsidies for operating costs associated with moving freight by water (WFG) Link…