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Infrastructure bottlenecks in Inland Waterway Transport
Can digital technologies provide solutions to extend existing boundaries? Modal shift is ultimately the result of a competitive advantage that one transport mode has over other transport alternatives. Besides price, flexibility or sustainability, the [...]
Examining Danube Infrastructure within IW-Net Danube Living Lab
The Danube represents one of the rivers with the highest transport volume of about 60 million tons in 2019. Different elements of the infrastructure, such as 18 locks and 75 ports, ensure that the [...]
Port of the Future built with LEGO®
Would you like to see a Lego® harbour? Now you can! The Upper Austrian Provincial Exhibition of 2021 is taking place in Steyr. The exhibition, entitled ‘Work, Prosperity, Power’ was launched on 24 April [...]
Survey on digital services for inland navigation
Welcome to our IW-NET survey! As part of the IW-NET project, we are developing digital services - i.e. web-application or mobile app - to make port stays more convenient to those engaged in inland [...]
IW-NET project leads the IWT sector’s input for new ISO standard
The IW-Net project - through the work of its partners: the Smart Freight Centre and the European Inland Waterway Transport Platform, is leading the input of information for the sector-specific annex of the forthcoming international [...]
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The Value of Inland Navigation for Europe – successful virtual event
On Tuesday, 16.03.2021, a successful virtual event about the value of Inland Navigation for Europe was organized. PIANC YP-com sections of Germany and Austria have come together with MCN, DST, bremenports, TTS and the University of Applied [...]
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Articles
Infrastructure bottlenecks in Inland Waterway Transport
Can digital technologies provide solutions to extend existing boundaries? Modal shift is ultimately the result of a competitive advantage that one transport mode has over other transport alternatives. Besides price, flexibility or sustainability, the [...]
Examining Danube Infrastructure within IW-Net Danube Living Lab
The Danube represents one of the rivers with the highest transport volume of about 60 million tons in 2019. Different elements of the infrastructure, such as 18 locks and 75 ports, ensure that the [...]
IW-NET project leads the IWT sector’s input for new ISO standard
The IW-Net project - through the work of its partners: the Smart Freight Centre and the European Inland Waterway Transport Platform, is leading the input of information for the sector-specific annex of the forthcoming international [...]
Read more
Events
Port of the Future built with LEGO®
Would you like to see a Lego® harbour? Now you can! The Upper Austrian Provincial Exhibition of 2021 is taking place in Steyr. The exhibition, entitled ‘Work, Prosperity, Power’ was launched on 24 April [...]
The Value of Inland Navigation for Europe – successful virtual event
On Tuesday, 16.03.2021, a successful virtual event about the value of Inland Navigation for Europe was organized. PIANC YP-com sections of Germany and Austria have come together with MCN, DST, bremenports, TTS and the University of Applied [...]
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1st Stage event PLATINA3: the Budapest sessions on 7-8 April are OPEN for registration
PLATINA3 - Platform for the implementation of a future inland navigation action programme, has officially kicked-off.
This project aims to improve impact and broaden stakeholder engagement in support of transport [...]
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Press releases
New Horizon 2020 project “IW-NET” will foster innovation in inland waterway transportation
The transport sector has a crucial role to play in the supply of goods, in particular medicines, medical devices, food and other essential commodities needed to overcome this crisis.
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