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European Commission announced new measures to get more freight onto Europe’s rivers and canals

Posted on 11, September 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today announced new measures1 to get more freight onto Europe’s rivers and canals. Barges are amongst the most climate-friendly and energy efficient forms of transport but currently they only carry about 6% of European cargo each … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged Barges, bridges, cargo, climate-friendly transport, Connecting Europe Facility, Dale Kidd, energy efficient transport, Europe's canals, Europe's rivers, fairways, freight, Helen Kearns, inland waterways, locks, navigation channels, river ports, Scheldt, Seine, Siim Kallas, TEN-T, TEN-T core network corridors, TRANSPORT, waterborne freight, waterway transport, waterways