Solutions to make inland waterway transport more competitive
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Transport Smart, green and integrated transport Austria Belgium Germany Netherlands Romaniadate: 17/11/2016
Project: Promoting Innovation in the Inland Water...
acronym: Prominent
Project coordinator: STICHTING STC-GROUP
See also: CORDIS
Inland waterway transport is a competitive alternative to road and rail transport of goods. Energy consumption per km/tonne of goods transported via inland waterways is about 17 % of that of road transport and 50 % of rail transport. However more can be done to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutants through innovative technologies.