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Remove administrative and regulatory barriers (mutual recognition of boatmasters’ certificates, local / port authorities with harmonised port dues, canal fees, opening times)

FACT SHEET NO.: Cat-No.4 / Subcat-No.4.3-1


General Information

Title

FACT SHEET NO.: Cat-No.4 / Subcat-No.4.3-1

Category

4. Internal market

Subcategory

4.3 Internal Market (intramodal): inland waterway transport

Transport policy measure (TPM)

Remove administrative and regulatory barriers (mutual recognition of boatmasters’ certificates, local / port authorities with harmonised port dues, canal fees, opening times)

Description of TPM

Inland waterway transport (IWW) is a less pollution, low energy consumption and low transport cost mode for good and passenger transportation. It is promoted by EU for sustainable and efficient transport. Studies on the administrative and regulatory barriers in the field of IWW [1] revealed that current rules and regulations of member states hinder fluent operations of IWT. To promote the IWW, the European Commission reviewed existing administrative and regulation barriers and proposed NAIADES Action Programme to harmonize them. The revision of the NAIADES programme (NAIADES II) is currently being prepared and expected to be adopted in 2013. The concrete actions involve: infrastructure (accessibility improvement of inland ports and promotion of inland waterway friendly seaport designs and operations), market (integrating inland waterways into the multimodal logistic chains), fleet (measures to reduce emissions), jobs and skills (harmonisation of standards for professional training and certification) and information exchange and sharing.

Implementation examples

Implementation of the NAIADES Action Programme (2006-2013)

Objectives of TPM

The objectives of the TPM are:
- remove regulations and administrative barriers between Member State for promoting Inland Waterway Transport .
- improve the efficiency of Inland Waterway Transport and reduce its transport cost related to regulations and administrative barriers.

Choice of transport mode / Multimodality

The modal share of inland waterway transport can be improved.

Origin and/or destination of trip

No change

Trip frequency

No change

Choice of route

No change

Timing (day, hour)

No change

Occupancy rate / Loading factor

No change

Energy efficiency / Energy usage

No change

Main source

[1] European Commission (2008): Final Report for the “Study on Administrative and Regulatory Barriers in the field of Inland Waterway Transport” – Part A
[2] European Commission (2008): Report on the impact assessment of proposals aiming to modernise and reinforce the organisational framework for inland waterway transport in Europe
[3] European Commission (2008): Accompanying document to the Report on the impact assessment of proposals aiming to modernise and reinforce the organisational framework for inland waterway transport in Europe
[4] European Commission (2012): Towards "NAIADES II" Promoting, greening and integrating inland waterway transport in the single EU transport area

Traffic Impacts

Passengers 

         

Transport operators 

           

Unassigned 

         

Travel or transport time

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Risk of congestion

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Vehicle mileage

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Service and comfort

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Overall impacts on social groups

Implementation phase

Operation phase

Summary / comments concerning the main impacts

Reduce the transport time of IWW due to harmonization and simplification of administrative [1].

Quantification of impacts

- The White Paper anticipates that the modal share of inland waterway transport can improve by 2050 by more than 20% [4]

Economic Impacts

Passengers 

         

Transport operators 

           

Unassigned 

         

Transport costs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Private income / commercial turn over

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Revenues in the transport sector

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sectoral competitiveness

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Spatial competitiveness

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Housing expenditures

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Insurance costs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Health service costs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Public authorities & adm. burdens on businesses

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Public income (e.g.: taxes, charges)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Third countries and international relations

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Overall impacts on social groups

Implementation phase

Operation phase

Summary / comments concerning the main impacts

- Reduce the operation cost of Inland Waterway Transport for operators. [1]
- Reduce transport cost in business because it is a part of the supply chain. [1]
- Reduce public authorities and administration burdens due to removal of the regulation barriers. [1]
- Shift of good transportation from road to inland waterway may reduce road traffic congestion in urban area.

Quantification of impacts


Social Impacts
Environmental Impacts

Passengers 

         

Transport operators 

           

Unassigned 

         

Air pollutants

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Noise emissions

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Visual quality of the landscape

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Land use

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Climate

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Renewable or non-renewable resources

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Overall impacts on social groups

Implementation phase

Operation phase

Summary / comments concerning the main impacts

inland waterway transport remains the most energy-efficient and climate friendly of all modes of transport [4]

Quantification of impacts

- Achieving by 2020 an overall performance regarding emissions levels for inland waterway transport that is better or at least comparable to the performance of road transport.[4]

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