Key statistics for inland waterways transport.

1. Inland waterways transport has a 6,3% share of freight volume in the EU, which has some 40,000 km of navigable
waterways, but this share is considerably higher in countries with good waterway infrastructure.
Source : Eurostat, 2012
in million tonnes
Some of Europe’s largest seaports use inland waterways transport because of increasing congestion & lack of rail capacity
(70% of EU trade goes via Europe’s seaports) The availability of waterways provides a competitive edge. In Rotterdam for
instance this leads to a daily avoidance of 100,000 truck movements.
Growth rate of transport modes 1995-2012
Source : Eurostat 2012
More and more goods are transported by waterway - by absorbing major freight flows between sea-ports and our
economic hearts inland road traffic can become fluid again. In times of crisis, low infrastructure and external costs make it
an efficient investment choice
Source : CE Delft, 2011
in €/1000 t-km
External & infrastructure costs container transport
% in tonne kms
Source : Eurostat, 2012
Modal share of inland navigation by country
Source : Eurostat, 2012
Market share of transport modes in EU
Freight traffic in seaportsInland waterways transport share in ports
Inland Waterway Transport by numbersInland Waterway Transport by numbers
Source : CCNR & ports

2. 1 barge equals 200 trucks on average
Source : naiades.info
Waterway transport offers a powerful environmental answer to expensive road congestion – by investing in inland
waterway infrastructure, a future traffic jam stretching 1.5 million times around the globe can be avoided. The carbon
record is excellent and 85% air pollution reduction in the near future will save society €23 billion .
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy sources
Source : EEA
INLAND NAVIGATION EUROPE
Koning Albert II-laan 20 B-1000 Brussels
 +32 2 5536270 www.inlandnavigation.eu ine_navigation
Growing congestion and CO2 emissions
• Seaport traffic will quadruple
by 2050
• Unloading an ocean carrier
of 18,000 TEU requires on
average 60 inland ships
Congestion in the EU costs about 1% of GDP every year, or 130 BEUR
Source : ITF
Source : TREMOVE
No traffic jams and decreasing CO2 on the water