This paper analyses the opportunities and challenges of integrating inland waterways into transport corridors. Less than a fifth of the world's 623 000 kilometres of navigable inland waterways is currently used for freight transport. Although river transport has expanded in some countries, it is...

Was bedeutet es, nachhaltig zu leben? Welches Erbe wollen wir unseren Nachkommen hinterlassen? Wer diese Fragen beantworten will, muss weit in die Zukunft blicken. Doch was können wir über die Zukunft wissen? Eine Antwort darauf verlangt, in der Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte der Dimension der Zeit...

The title of this diploma thesis is as follows: CMNI in theory and its practical implementation in the Danube region. CMNI stands for "Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterway." This convention was adopted in a diplomatic conference in 2000. It entered...

VNF (2010)'s statistical data show a remarkable resilience of inland navigation in France during the recession. Yet at least part of the profession is in crisis: the boatmen are now likely to be close to bankruptcy. Key players in the fully liberalized (since 2000) spot market, small independent...

In the past canals were developed, and some rivers were heavily altered, driven by the need for good transportation infrastructure. Major investments were made in navigation locks, weirs and artificial embankments, and many of these assets are now reaching the end of their technical lifetime....

Az árutermelésre áttért mezőgazdaság közel másfél évszázada alatt bebizonyosodott, hogy a megtermelt terményfelesleg az ország gazdaságföldrajzi „bezártsága†miatt nem versenyképes a tengeri kijutással rendelkező országok gabonájával szemben. Atengeri...

The main objective of this article is to discuss the Brazilian environmental legislation and policies towards the development of navigation and port management. The research illustrated some difficulties faced by the country and make suggestions to overcome it. The construction of the...