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 What is RIS?
River Information Services (RIS) are modern traffic management systems enhancing a swift electronic data transfer between water and shore. Their progressive deployment across Europe shows waterway management is in transition. From being a public aim in itself, the waterway authorities evolve toward a more service-oriented management taking into account user needs.
The in-advance and real-time exchange of information makes inland waterway transport a very safe, secure and reliable mobility option. The planning opportunities created by RIS also will yield major benefits in terms of sustainable logistics, because RIS enables supply chain actors to participate in intelligent information routing and optimising resource allocation.
An EU framework directive ensures compatible systems across borders.
≡ EU RIS brochure
≡ RIS directive
≡ IRIS Europe implementation
Implementation of RIS directive
| 30/09/05 |
20/10/07 |
01/04/09 |
01/06/09 |
| Publication RIS Directive |
Transposition RIS Directive in national law |
Implementation
Inland ECDIS
Notices to skippers
ERI/BICS |
Implementation
Tracking & Tracing
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| Strategic benefits of RIS |
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Creates service-oriented infrastructure managers |
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To take account of the user needs in terms of safe, secure and reliable mobility options, in-advance and real-time supply of up-to-date information ensures improved asset utilisation, interoperability and consistent service levels. Transparency of information also allows to take well-informed decisions.
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Enhances administrative one-stop-shops |
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Just-in-time scenarios demand increasingly fast document turnaround. The single window-concept of RIS can facilitate the coordination between public services for the harmonisation of administrative requirements, an ideal starting point for streamlined processes and the creation of one-stop-shops to relieve the administrative burden on companies.
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Adds value to logistics |
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Intelligent and real-time information routing strengthens the competitiveness of inland waterway transport in corporate supply chains.
A certified data pool allows quick and efficient exchange of supply chain data with transport operators and plan logistics processes, increasing overall transparency and reducing considerably the costs of multi-modal transport through time savings and optimal resource allocation.
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Masters energy use and counters pollution |
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Lock, bridge and terminal management as well as advanced voyage planning applications facilitate homogeneous cruising speeds of vessels, which will lead to an estimated reduction of fuel consumption of 5% per tonne-kilometre and a cut in exhaust emissions. At least EUR 136 million per year and more of external costs can be saved.
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Increases safety and security of operations |
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RIS enables detailed monitoring of transport including dangerous goods in order to avoid any incident. In case of an accident, calamity abatement support services ensure the delivery without delay of all relevant data to the emergency services.
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