Inland Navigation Europehttp://www.inlandnavigationeurope.beINE - Inland Navigation EuropeLow-sulphur fuel will help combat pollutionhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=11&type=2From January 2011, low-sulphur fuel should be available for all inland ship operators in the EU which helps inland navigation to significantly reduce pollution. INE - Ten years of straight sailinghttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=21&type=2Inland Navigation Europe celebrates ten years of success and lays out plans for the next ten years. It was an important occasion to thank all inspiring friends and colleagues.Barge2Business – conference podcasts onlinehttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=24&type=2The podcasts of the panels and presentations of the BargetoBusiness conference which took place on 30 November and 1 December 2010 are now available. Entry into treaty of ship waste for inland navigationhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=26&type=2The Convention on Collection, Storage and Disposal of Waste generated during Navigation on the Rhine and other inland waterways (CDNI) was introduced for inland navigation.Barges are the answer to winter salt shortageshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=28&type=2Jan Vogelaar, departing president of Koninklijke Schuttevaer says more reliance should be placed on inland navigation in order to ensure a steady salt supply during winter.Czech Government prioritises environmentally friendly transporthttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=30&type=2Several initiatives have been taken by the Czech government that are encouraging for inland navigationNew lighter-weight container vessel on the Elbe Riverhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=31&type=2The German inland shipping company Binnenreederei AG runs a test in its container shipping services with a new prototype of a lighter-weight vessel which can take more boxes on board than traditional ships.AIS programmeshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=32&type=2An AIS subsidy programme has been introduced in FlandersWatertruck moving forwardhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=35&type=2A European project will develop the watertruck concept relying on a combination of a tug and barge. EC green paper on research and innovation fundinghttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=41&type=2The European Commission opened a public consultation on how to cut the duplication and bureaucracy that hamper successful innovation projects. Navigation at Loreley is restoredhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=42&type=2The inland shipping tanker “Waldhof”, which capsized on 13 January at St. Goarshausen on the Rhine in Germany, has been removed. Flemish quay wall programme continueshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=43&type=2The continuation of the successful Flemish quay wall programme, which shifted over 250 million tonnes to the waterways over the last 10 years, received green light from the European Commission. Priority area coordinators for EU Danube Strategyhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=44&type=2EU Regional Commissioner Hahn and Hungarian Foreign Minister Martonyi announced which countries and regions will lead thematic priority areas of the EU Danube Strategy. Friesland Campina rediscovers freight by waterhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=45&type=2Friesland Campina shifts export containers to barges Inland shipping CO2mpetition started on 1 Marchhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=46&type=2The annual smart steaming competition for inland waterway transport started March 1st. Last year, the winners saved up to 33% fuel just by changing their behaviour.European Commission publishes low carbon roadmaphttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=47&type=2The European Commission has published a road map that outlines its decarbonisation road map with progressive targets towards 2050 for various sectors, including transport.Inland shipping green award starts with 33 shipshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=48&type=233 ships register for the Dutch inland shipping “Green Award”, an eco-label for clean ships25 small barges to revitalize small ships and canalshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=50&type=2A new franchise system to start to make navigation on smaller waterways more attractiveSubsidy for LNG distribution to inland shipshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=51&type=2The Netherlands help to build an LNG supply infrastructure for waterway transportProgress report on EU NAIADES report publishedhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=52&type=2European Commission takes stock of EU inland navigation policyEU white paper on transport releasedhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=53&type=2European Commission outlines the policy priorities for a cost-efficient and resource-efficient transport systemvia donau wins Environment Award of the City of Vienna with international project WANDAhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=54&type=2INE member via donau wins Environment Award of the City of Vienna.Plastic double-liners for chemical transport shipshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=55&type=2New thermoplastic tanks with double walls make it feasible to transport large volumes of corrosive industrial fluids via the waterways.Reaction to EU white paper on transporthttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=56&type=2The inland navigation sector agrees on white paper target, but wants more ambitious measures.Wasteship project aims at reducing external costshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=57&type=2Search for additional partners in the INTERREG IVB NWE Wasteship project to demonstrate cost-efficient waste transport by barge.Last step cleared for completion waterway project Seine-Scheldthttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=58&type=2French president Sarkozy launches competitive dialogue for new Seine-Nord canalFirst LNG inland starts sailing in autumnhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=59&type=2In autumn the first inland ships on LNG start sailing. Using LNG helps to significantly reduce carbon and harmful emissions like NOx and particulate matter. LNG also paves the way for the use of sustainable biogas. Interview with Gerard Deen. Flex fleet, promotion of small barges in the Netherlandshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=60&type=2A new campaign to highlight the flexibility of the small fleet.Green waterway logistics for Bayer Material Sciencehttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=61&type=2NPRC to ensure greener transport of salt for Bayer.Waterway freight transport in Flanders recovershttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=62&type=2Inland waterway transport bounces back strongly from 2009.Not just for long distancehttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=63&type=2Modal shift at port of Brussels over 5 kilometers.INE welcomes new memberhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=64&type=2RSOE joins INE under Hungarian EU Presidency.Industry mobilises in Open Letter on Elbe http://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=66&type=2The inland waterway transport and port industry requests the European Commission's Vice-President and Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas to include the Elbe in the new EU TEN-T core network.EU co-funds waterway projects under annual budgethttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=69&type=2The EU co-finances 2 bridges on the Albert canal in Flanders, the implementation of RIS in Belgium & France, and studies for a multimodal distribution park in Britain.Inland shipping can meet 60% carbon reduction target by 2050http://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=71&type=2A Rhine Commission workshop shows that climate protection goals for inland navigation in Europe are ambitious, but not unattainable.Danube-Sava canal is national priority for Croatiahttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=72&type=2Croatian prime minister tables on construction of a multi-purpose Danube Sava canal and the rehabilitation of the Port of Vukovar.Rotterdam’s presents PortVision 2030 http://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=75&type=2Inland waterway transport will become the most important land transport mode to ensure future traffic growth and accessibility of Rotterdam mainport.EU consultation on NAIADES programme http://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=77&type=2The European Commission wants your opinion on what the European inland waterway policy should look likeSouth of Belgium steps up development of its waterway systemhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=81&type=2Wallonian minister invests in waterway upgrades to support mobility and growth Albert canal major asset for low carbon transport in Flandershttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=82&type=2Flanders' most important canal helps Limburg to meet its carbon ambitionTrees on the waterhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=83&type=2Waterway transport contributes to International Year of the ForestBarges help to increase industrial capacityhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=86&type=2Zinc multinational Nyrstar plans to increase its annual melting capacity in Belgium to 400,000 tonnes and to switch this cargo to the waterwayFrance and Belgium to launch border-crossing container liner servicehttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=87&type=2The ports of Liège and Dunkirk co-operate to develop a border-crossing ‘TaxiBarge' EU funds waterway projects in Francehttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=89&type=2Navigation, leisure and environment meet in waterway projectsShips get smarterhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=90&type=2EU funding for River Information Services in Flanders, Netherlands and PolandPrefabricated garages transported on inland waterwayshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=91&type=2Prefab garages take the Main-Danube canal and Danube river replacing 8,000 kms of road transport EU LIFE+ co-finances restoration Austrian floodplainshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=92&type=2Austrian waterway manager restores the Lower Moravia floodplains in the eastern part of AustriaRegister now to find out how to use waterway transporthttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=96&type=2Voies Navigables de France organises next Riverdating event on 7-8 December in Paris INE’s five priorities for the next EU Naiades programmehttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=97&type=2The European Commission works on a new inland waterway transport policy. INE sees two important objectives for the NAIADES II programme 2014-2020.5 European cities unite for more efficient logisticshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=99&type=2Brussels-Berlin-Budapest-Paris-Vienna sign charter to activate their waterway connections in view of achieving sustainable and efficient city logisticsNew European transport infrastructure plans: Pay waterways more than lip service, INE tells Commissionhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=111&type=2INE welcomes the Commission decision finally to include all major waterways and inland ports in the core network of Europe’s transport infrastructure.North Rhine-Westphalia wants more goods on inland waterwayshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=112&type=2The German state of North Rhine Westphalia plans to invest EUR 12 million for development of its waterways in response to increasing transport demand.Good Practices in Sustainable Waterway Planninghttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=113&type=2A groundbreaking workshop in Brussels has seen two traditionally opposing waterways groups come together to discuss how to co-operate for the benefit of Europe’s rivers and canals. Dutch TV to reveal life on the canalshttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=123&type=2Get carried away by the surprising world of inland navigation.Vienna celebrates 25% leap in 2011http://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=124&type=2More containers transhipped in Vienna Port. Flanders testing construction switch to water http://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=126&type=2Trials to explore river transport possibilities for building and construction materials currently take place.Ghent area’s inland waterways to overhaul road freighthttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=127&type=2New study analyses freight transport share of different transport modes in port of Ghent (Flanders).European guide to container transport published http://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=128&type=2Voies navigables de France publishes European river container lines guide.Award jury praises VNF for environmental workhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=129&type=2VNF is rewarded for decade-long environmental effors in restoring river banks.MPAT system cleans up with awardhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=130&type=2Engineering specialist Solfic obtains environmental award issued by Dutch government. Green light for Austrian sustainable waterway planning projecthttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=133&type=2Integrated Danube River planning goes ahead in Austria with broad support.Waterways’ new year message: don’t skimp on infrastructure investmenthttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=134&type=2INE publishes its latest activity report, focusing not only on past accomplishments but also on challenges ahead.European Parliament sees essential role for waterways in future transport networkhttp://www.inlandnavigation.eu/Content2.aspx?id=135&type=2At a lunch debate organised by INE at the European Parliament, key MEPs confirmed inland waterways are key to a competitive and low carbon transport network.