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Annual Report

2004

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EU transport highlights 2Multimodal infrastructure 4River Information Services 6Next generations 8Results oriented policy 10Market trends 12Members’ highlights 13INE members 16INE structure 2003 - 2004 17

Contents

Transportation, distributing goods and materials, is an integral part of a dynamic and competitive economy. With growing attention to an upcoming traffic gridlock and its wide-ranging socioeconomic

impacts, the EU transport agenda of the past working year dealt with a couple of dossiers of particular importance to inland

waterway transportation.

The development of a transport infrastructure network for the enlarged Union

The European Parliament and the Council of ministers agreed with a proposal of the European Commission to adapt the guidelines of the trans-European transport networks, the main EU transportation infrastructure, to the reality of the new Union with 25 Member States. The revised priority list includes two important waterway projects: the upgrade of the Seine-Scheldt waterway connection between the Paris region and Antwerp, and the development of the entire Rhine-Main-Danube waterway link.

A framework for deploying a pan-European intelligent infrastructure for waterways transportation

The deployment of the IT-infrastructure also received due attention. The Dutch presidency of the EU in no time realised a breakthrough for the development of harmonised ICT services within the framework of River Information Services (RIS), a tool for waterway users to enhance more safety and operational efficiency on Europe’s rivers and canals.

The progressive integration of transport into an overall sustainable development strategy

Concern about climate change, and the challenges and risks it poses, requires sustained efforts to develop new solutions. A political agreement on fuel use and a new directive on emission standards are first steps. The inland shipping sector goes further and is at the forefrunt of changes in vessel and fuel system performance. The development of modern waterways transportation goes hand in hand with sustainable development. The implementation process of the Water Framework Directive stirs the discussion on how to upgrade rivers and canals in an environmentally sound way.

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EU transport highlights

Inland Navigation Europe (INE) is the European platform of national & regional waterway managers and promotion bureaux, established in 2000 with the support of the European Commission.

INE sees major opportunities to contribute to long-term strategies for sustainable transportation by moving more goods by water in EU regions with accessible and navigable rivers and canals.

To capture this business, INE members share their experience and know-how with enterprises ready to rethink their freight logistics.

INE is a neutral platform without commercial interests.


2004 was also the year of important institutional changes. The new European Parliament was elected in June and a new Commission took office in November with a delay of a few weeks. New Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot announced he would build on the work of his predecessor Loyola de Palacio and would specifically focus on the facilitation of waterborne solutions in European transport policy.

With this promising perspective, INE looks forward to cooperating with the EU on the promotion of inland waterways

transportation, in the first place stressing the need for a pragmatic and result-oriented approach to generate freight

on waterways.

The carriage of goods by inland shipping is on the rise in some countries thanks to constructive cooperation between authorities, operators and shippers, each party taking responsibility to solve

problems and remove barriers.

Trans-European transport networks TEN-T

For freight by water, the revision of the TEN-T guidelines results in a significant step forward. The first TEN-T guidelines of 1996 hardly set store on waterway infrastructure. With the recent inclusion of two waterborne priority projects, Europe now has a tool to develop sustainable transportation from north to south and from east to west.

The initial proposal of the European Commission only provided a solution for the Straubing-Vilshofen bottleneck in Germany. The revised proposal copied the positive idea of the Van Miert report to include the entire Rhine-Main-Danube corridor. France, Belgium and the Netherlands decided at the end of 2003 to add the Seine-Scheldt link, a decision unanimously accepted by the other Member States. In April 2004, the European Parliament and the council of ministers finalised the procedure by adopting the new guidelines.

New priority projects

The new Seine-Scheldt connection can relieve at least 25% of the heavily congested north-south road corridor between the economic centres, cities and ports of the Benelux and the Paris region. Once the upgraded waterway link between Paris and Antwerp is finished in 2012, business will have a congestion-free alternative to carry freight between the regions to be linked.

The Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube corridor connects the North Sea with the Black Sea, and crosses 18 countries. The full integration of this waterway link into the trans-European transport networks by 2015 provides an excellent opportunity to keep traffic moving in the west-southeast corridor of increasing trade exchanges.


Europe has a network of rivers and canals linking major cities and towns, centres of commerce and industry. First class waterway

connections between coastal and inland ports are an asset to move freight inland from producer to consumer bypassing

densely populated and congested areas, and to assist in cutting long-distance road hauls.

Without multimodalinfrastructure and services,

no sustainable supplies

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Where EU co-financing to infrastructure projects was initially limited to 10%, the European Commission obtained the support of the European Parliament and the council of ministers to increase the aid to 20% in exceptional cases. The focus is on cross-border sections which suffer under a lack of investment but which are of major importance to knit the European network together.

The Commission, however, fears that this will not be sufficient to meet future challenges in time, and proposed to increase co-financing to 30% for the deployment of interoperable safety/security systems and for priority projects (50% for border-crossing stretches). A positive outcome before the end of 2005 will depend on negotiations between the Council and the European Parliament for the new financial perspectives 2007-2013 of the EU budget.

Measures to boost EU competitiveness might be squandered if infrastructure is dogged by problems like congestion. Therefore industry expects policy makers to implement political decisions. The positive prospect of increasing carriage of goods by waterways is thwarted by a lack of maintenance. If Member States take positive action on an environmentally sound removal of local bottlenecks, logistics operators can make long-term investments in multimodal solutions. A better use of Europe’s navigable rivers and canals helps to maintain the mobility of people and goods on the European road network.

In combination with infrastructure measures, targeted incentives for shippers and operators are required to generate multimodal freight solutions. Community grant instruments such as Marco Polo and Motorways of the Sea are positive initiatives, but more attention should be paid to inland traffic patterns in Europe, involving all parties, small and medium size business included, which can lead to reducing congestion.

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River Information Services (RIS) aims at organising the exchange of information in an intelligent and speedy way. A European

framework for RIS ensures compatible data communication across borders, which enhances the safety and efficiency of inland waterway operations. Such an information one-stop-

shop between public and private parties will also contribute to simplifying and accelerating administrative procedures.


River Information Services,a tool to streamline data

exchange on inland waterways

History

A group of Member States joined forces in the early nineties to TEN-T to carry out research on the added value of ICT to increase the safety of inland shipping operations. Some stand-alone telematics systems had already emerged. The big challenge however consisted of setting common information standards for interoperable cross-border services. European projects like INCARNATION, INDRIS and COMPRIS have paved the way.

From research to reality

The practical added value of intelligent infrastructure such as cross-border traffic management has been fully acknowledged in the guidelines of the trans-European networks. It is an excellent tool to optimise voyage planning with less fuel consumption and of critical importance to avoid calamities.

The EU will soon have a RIS framework to ensure cooperation for a deployment benefitting all parties using inland waterway transportation. Private users have no legal obligation to invest in RIS, but Member States committed themselves to encourage these to make full use of its advantages. The IRIS project, supported with TEN-T funds, will create a masterplan to assist with coordinated implementation.


RIS was initially conceived by public authorities to increase the safety of shipping operations, but is not a finished product as such. Ongoing developments demonstrate very promising horizons for the optimisation of logistics.

Once a great number of ship operators have PCs onboard with mobile internet connections, RIS will provide the possibility to integrate all information and to make more efficient transport decisions. If authorities ensure the connection of RIS to the information systems of other modes, multimodal supply chain management will become a lot easier.

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Inland ships are energy-efficient and produce low emissions, but this should not be a reason for the sector to stand still. Energy quality increases and intelligent electronic tools help to improve

fuel consumption.

Ongoing investment in better vessel and fuel system performance is combined with an increasing dialogue on the multiple

purposes of rivers and canals in our society.


Environment & sustainability

INE produced a brochure providing a short overview of water and air quality, as well as of energy and land use in inland waterways transportation. The publication aimed at informing the public on the latest developments and presents concrete recommendations to support the current trend of innovation. INE advocates an integrated approach, because sustainable transport is not merely a question of low emissions and fuel efficiency. A better use of the European waterway network helps to curb the demand for new infrastructure and relieves the pressure on valuable landscapes.

Waterways of tomorrow

In cooperation with the Greens/EFA, INE organised at the end of 2003 a seminar in the European Parliament, inviting waterway managers and environmental organisations to report on best practices and to discuss sustainable water management. The implementation process of the EU Water Framework directive aiming at the protection of European waters makes all waterway users aware of the need for cooperation to achieve win-win situations.

“Die schöne blaue Donau”

During the Green Week organised by the European Commission, INE participated in the debate on the Danube, pleading with the concrete case of improving navigability east of Vienna for a multi-disciplinary approach. The project is a 50% - 50% exercise to enable reliable all year navigation and a restoration of endangered parts of the natural park. Fostering the dialogue between all involved partners should ensure that isolated solutions belong to the past.

Thinking of next generations

Waterways are both a rich and vulnerable resource for our economy and society. The EU should integrate and improve cross-sector approaches in its policies to multiply potential win-win situations for a better quality of life. The cost of environmentally sound vessels and fuels is a key to influence alternative choices and investments. Member States should stimulate the inland waterways sector’s efforts for better environmental performance and accelerate the introduction of cleaner fuels. Support for innovation is a driving force to implement eco-efficient change on a greater scale.


Energy use and pollution

The inland waterways sector welcomed the new EU directive on emissions by engines of non-road mobile machinery, which for the first time includes thresholds for the pollution caused by inland vessels. Other good news was the political agreement on the directive to reduce sulphur content for inland shipping diesels. An adoption of this directive will make the provision of sulphur-low fuels compulsory. Further efforts are however necessary. INE is in favour of additional measures to ensure that oil suppliers soon provide fuels of a higher quality than required in the directive, which would have an important impact on emissions.

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In June 2004, in spite of the lowest turnout in history of the European elections and a strong domestic political focus

of election campaigns, the new European Parliament of the enlarged Union of 25 States will further strengthen its grip on

the development of EU policies.

In November 2004, the new Commission took up its five-year mandate. The main challenge is to translate policy initiatives into concrete actions that drive a dynamic economy with high social

and environmental ambitions.


Freight transport – embarking on a new course

INE prepared an overview of the upcoming socio-economic challenges for the new European Parliament: jobs & growth, environment & sustainability and safety & security. It is an invititation for a dialogue on how more inland waterways transportation can contribute to fundamental societal objectives. INE insists in particular on a strategic approach and advocates to set aside ad-hoc policies.

PINE study

In 2004, a group of researchers delivered a report ordered by the European Commission on the future prospects of inland navigation in an enlarged Europe. The consortium came forward with a list of 48 recommendations, undoubtedly too much to streamline the EU waterway transportation policy in a reasonable period of time. The study however offers a detailed insight into the existing infrastructure, fleet and sector to determine a set of priorities.

An autumn of inland shipping conferences

In the second half of 2004, three conferences took place gathering a public interested in the development of inland shipping: the 2nd Danube Summit in Belgrade, the 1st Convention on Inland Waterways in Nancy and the Power of Inland Navigation conference organised by the Netherlands while holding the EU presidency. The three events voiced a clear common message: constructive cooperation between authorities, operators and shippers, each party taking responsibility to solve problems and remove barriers is the key to development.

Down to earth policy -concrete delivery

The attention for inland shipping as a sustainable and reliable partner in the supply chain is on the increase. Inland waterways transportation is no miraculous solution for congestion problems all over Europe, but where waterways link up important economic areas, transport systems would fall apart without it.

Taking more advantage of inland shipping requires a joint effort from public and private decision makers. The role for the EU and its Member States is to provide a macroeconomic framework. Targeted measures are of great help to remove barriers of different kinds and to facilitate its use for the great numbers of market operators with a modal shift potential.

Waterways transportation is on the agenda for 2005. A workshop and a communication of the European Commission covering topics such as logistics and freight patterns, investment in infrastructure and fleet management, education, training and promotion provides an excellent opportunity to prepare strategic tools and to deliver result-oriented action.


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Market trends 2003

Austria

Danube traffic suffered under a continued drought in the summer of 2003, leading to a slight decrease in global traffic. 7.71 million tonnes (8.5% less than in 2002) were carried resulting in 1.23 billion tkm. Notwithstanding this small dip, inland shipping remains on the increase demonstrated by a 6% increase compared to 1999.

Belgium Flanders

Modal shift works in Flanders as shown by the increase from 1998 until 2003 of 38% - from 3.3 to 4.5 billion tkm. In 2003, 121.2 million tonnes were shipped. After the increase of 2.2% in tkm traffic in 2003, 2004 did even better with an increase of 4.1%. From 1998 until 2003, container traffic quadrupled from 3⁄4 of a million tonnes to over 3 million tonnes.

Belgium Wallonia

There is a steady increase of the use of waterways since 2001. Global tonnage transported in 2003 totaled 42.8 million tonnes, 3.7% more than in 2002. In tkm, traffic in 2003 totaled almost 1.7 billion tkm (+8.4% compared to 2002). Over the period 1998-2003, we see an increase of over 30%, on average 5% a year.

France

Market share, though slightly down, was maintained in 2003 and made a considerable advance in the high added value product market. Also, even though 2003 shows a fall of 0.7% compared with 2002 in tkm (6.9 billion tkm), and of 3.7% in tonnes (54.7 million tonnes), there was a significant rise in the internal market, which posted an increase of 3% in tkm and of 2.6% in tonnes. 2004 resumes with a spectacular 6.2% increase in freight transported over the waterways. Even though

2003 was a weaker year mainly due the poor cereals harvest, container traffic progressed by 30%, from 220 to 282 thousand TEU. Over the period 1998-2003, the transport of boxes more than doubled.

Germany

In 2003 some 220 million tonnes were transported over the German waterways, a decrease of 5.1% compared to 2002 (231.7 million tonnes), mainly due to the summer droughts causing low water levels. This represents some 58.2 billion tkm, 9.4% less than in 2002. In total tonnage, compared to 1998, there is a decrease by 7.7%, from 237 million tonnes. A positive outcome however should be noted in container traffic that grew by 9% to 1.66 million TEU.

Netherlands

The inland waterway traffic in the Netherlands also suffered from the summer drought in 2003. Some 91 million tonnes of goods were transported over the waterways, a decrease of over 10% compared to 2002, when 102 million tonnes were shipped. The year 2004 resumes with a growth trend.

United Kingdom

Non-seagoing waterborne traffic in the UK fell by 20 per cent in 2003 to 3.2 million tonnes in terms of goods lifted, largely due to the ending of some contracts for the movement of coal on the Aire & Calder Navigation. In terms of goods moved, however, non-seagoing traffic remained stable at 0.18 billion tonne kilometres in 2003.


The inland navigation promotion offices, members of INE,are all set to help you take advantage of the opportunities of

Europe’s waterways.They provide you with extra support from experts to answer

questions or assist with development projects.

Austria - via donau

Via donau is responsible for the operation of the DoRIS Test Centre - Donau River Information Services officially started end May 2004. With regard to environmental issues, via donau participated in the Danube Day which aims at increas-ing cross-border cooperation, innovative impulses and raising awareness, and was particularly active in the “Integrated River Engineering Project on the Danube” which seeks to improve navigational conditions and to stop riverbed erosion. The study ‘Danube waterway transportation on the development of the freight traffic in transport corridors’, was conducted on behalf of the Austrian Federal Minis-try of Transport, Innovation and Technology, to compare different modes of transportation, providing an overview of transport markets and proposing development sce-narios for Danube navigation till 2015. Since mid 2004, via donau launched a web-portal hosting several websites related to company business segments and key projects, www.via-donau.org

via donau obtained a Marco Polo grant from the European Commission for the eWIT project proposal, a common learning action covering a web-based intermo-dal and inland waterway transport training for Europe. This project aims to close the information gap in meth-ods and contents of logistics education on IWT through a common European training platform.

Belgium Flanders - PBV

In the build-up to Belgium’s regional elections, PBV put inland shipping on the agenda by: bringing environ-mental benefits of inland shipping (further to the latest study results) to the attention of voters by means of a specific media campaign; providing information to the general public and advice to public authorities on further development of freight transport over waterways; creat-ing and distributing educational and training material for teachers.

A new website was launched over the summer, aimed at both professional users and consumers, and providing practical information and background details on inland shipping and leisure. In the area of quality assurance, PBV endorsed the implementation of a control and quality system (aimed at both vessels and crew) for shipping fodder and food-stuffs, resulting in 40% of the fleet now being certified. A specific strategy for a smoother flow of inland shipping containers in seaports was developed, through a brochure with sailing lists for liner services between container terminals on inland waterways. The European Commission extended the Flemish Quay Wall programme until 2010 after positive results led to an increase in the quantity and variety of freight transported over the waterways. PBV contributes by disseminating information on this public-private partner-ship programme and actively helping companies with applications.

Belgium Wallonia - OPVN

After the successful introduction of the first two schemes, OPVN submitted in January 2004 its third “Aid

Members’ highlights

Plan” for the development of waterborne transport to the European Commission. It consists of 3 measures to modernise the Walloon inland navigation fleet, to assist companies that install loading and unloading facilities along the rivers and canals, and to enhance regular river container services to and from Wallonia. The scheme is now being implemented and will run until 31 December 2007. OPVN participated in the trade fair “Belgian Boat Show” in Ghent, and SITL (Semaine Internationale du Transport et de la Logistique) in Paris. It organised its

traditional “Waterborne Freight Day”, for representatives of the industry, freight operators, logistics managers and inland navigation authorities. The “Grand Pavois” event focused on leisure: different cruises for yachtsmen and the general public took place in Namur. OPVN actively pursues its objective of shifting more freight onto the waterways by taking part in the follow-up committee drafting a final report to the Walloon Govern-ment regarding the implementation of “21 priority mea-sures for the promotion and development of waterborne transport”, and by joining the steering committee of a study aiming at an integrated development scheme for freight terminals in Wallonia.

France - VNF

VNF continued modernisation and environmental management with increased investments in the river network, covering a manual dam reconstruction pro-


gramme, improved services to users as VNF’s com-mitment to a quality approach and the first ISO 14001 certification for waterways. The French government has officially launched the preparing project studies for Seine-Nord, the French section of the trans-European project Seine-Scheldt programme, and has officially entrusted VNF to carry out the preliminary studies for the project. Gilles de Robien, French Transport Minister, has confirmed his support for a modal shift policy based on economic development while taking into account spatial planning and environ-mental issues. VNF has also been active in developing inland port areas, aiming at a new logistics network throughout the French territory. By examining the goods flows of par-ticular sectors such as abnormal indivisible loads, waste, cereals and construction materials, a strategic approach is developed to generate new traffic in the next years on the waterways

BVB launched a new promotional campaign “Inland Shipping? An outstanding Choice!”. Five posters and postal cards were created, aiming at different target groups – shippers, national and international policy makers, etc operating a stand with several partners from the industry during the World Port Festival in September in Rotterdam, which attracted almost half a million spectators interested in shipping in general and inland shipping in particular.

Netherlands - BVB

The UK government actively encourages inland shipping. The new promotion platform Sea and Water held its first conference in Manchester in April in the presence of the Chairman of the House of Commons Transport Committee and the Transport Minister. The practical guide “Planning for Freight on Inland Waterways” developed by the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities - AINA was launched. In May, a Freight Facilities Grant was awarded for new mooring and storage facilities on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, generating new oil traffic. 23,000 tonnes of lubricants oil are transported over water, avoiding 15,000 lorry movements a year. In September, a similar grant was awarded to RMC Materials Ltd allowing a 270,000 tonnes per annum movement of aggregates by barge on the River Severn. Thanks to this 1 million GBP investment, 34,000 lorry

The organisation invited politicians and shippers on board of freight vessels to highlight practical aspects of inland navigation’s contribution to less traffic congestion on the roads. BVB published a booklet called the Inland Shipping Policy Programme 2004-2010, in partnership with other inland shipping organisations from the Netherlands. A 10’ promotional film “Driving Force” was produced during the summer to provide a general and positive image of the Dutch inland waterways sector. BVB assisted the Dutch Ministry of transport in the organisation of the Power of Inland Navigation conference.


United Kingdom - BWjourneys will be taken off Worcestershire’s roads each year. Cooperation with the industry has seen some other exciting innovative transport projects: the new Wynn’s barge the Terra Marrique not only moved Concorde by water but also navigated up stream on the River Trent to Cottam with generation equipment. And the newly built Inland Navigator ships large single piece shipments as well. British Waterways participates in a new major environmental project, funded through the Biffaward Scheme, and looking to demonstrate the environmental and economic benefits to England and Wales of a multi-modal mass balance approach to the transport of waste and recyclable materials. In September, a conference brought together environment experts and waterway managers to share best practice on integrating needs of people and wildlife along the canal network. BWW is cooperating with English Nature on managing its 52 SSSI’s (sites of special scientific interest).


via donauÖsterreichische Wasserstraßen - Gesellschaft mbH

Donau-City-Straße 1, A - 1220 Wienvia donau was founded in 1999 as a governmental organisation providing management, consulting and technical support for logistics and transport technology projects from the sector, shippers and logistics service providers. Its main objectives are promoting transport on the Danube towards decision makers and developing high quality transport services in order to encourage freight traffic to shift from road to waterway. T: +43 1 595 48 96 40 [email protected] F: +43 1 595 48 96 19 www.via-donau.org

Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen - PBVKempische Kaai 57, B - 3500 Hasselt

PBV is a non-profit association founded in 1992 by the Flemish Government. Its mission is to increase the economic and recreational use of inland waterways in Flanders. PBV is a platform for consultation representing all private and public inland navigation interests groups. PBV has no commercial interests. It is an independent partner for the industry and public authorities. T: +32 11 23 06 06 [email protected] F: +32 11 23 06 09 www.binnenvaart.be

Office de Promotion des Voies Navigables - OPVNRue Forgeur 2, B - 4000 Liège

OPVN was created in 1995 as a department of the Walloon Ministry of transport and Equipment. OPVN’s main task is to enhance the economic and recreational use of inland waterways in the southern part of Belgium through distribution of information, the organi-sation of promotion activities, policy measures in favour of the sector’s development and through contacts with economic decision makers. T: +32 4 220 87 50 [email protected] F: +32 4 220 87 60 www.opvn.be

Voies Navigables de France - VNFRue Ludovic Boutleux, no. 175 - BP 820, F - 62 408 Béthune

VNF is a public company created in 1991 by the French state. VNF has the mission to manage, to maintain and to develop 6700 km of the French waterway network. VNF aims at developing activities around the waterways, at promoting the interests of transport by water and at stimulating inland shipping and waterway tourism. T: +33 3 21 63 24 50 [email protected] F: +33 3 21 63 24 42 www.vnf.fr

Bureau Voorlichting Binnenvaart - BVBVasteland 12e, NL - 3011, BL Rotterdam

BVB has been established in 1989 by the Dutch inland navigation organisations co-fi-nanced by the Dutch government. Its main activity consists of presenting the advantages and possibilities of waterways transportation to the different players in the field. Promo-tion actions and lobby activities are mainly directed at policy makers and industry. T: +31 10 412 91 51 [email protected] F: +31 10 433 09 18 www.inlandshipping.com

British Waterways - BWWillow Grange, Church Road, UK - Watford WD17 4QA

British Waterways is the public corporation, created in 1962, responsible for managing 3,219 km of waterways across the UK. It works in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations to realise the potential of the UK’s waterways and the land ad-jacent to them. T: +44 1923 201 375 [email protected] F: +44 1923 201 381 www.britishwaterways.co.uk

INE members

http://www.via-donau.org

http://www.binnenvaart.be

http://www.opvn.be

http://www.vnf.fr

http://www.inlandshipping.com

http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk

Board

PresidentHilde Bollen Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen

Vice-PresidentKees de Vries Bureau Voorlichting Binnenvaart

MembersManfred Seitz via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen - Gesellschaft mbH (A)Léon Orban Office de Promotion des Voies Navigables (B)Jean Gadenne Voies Navigables de France (F)Tony Plews British Waterways (UK) AlternatesElisa van Oosten Bureau Voorlichting Binnenvaart (NL)Eva Michlits via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen - Gesellschaft mbH (A)Marc Delaude Office de Promotion des Voies Navigables (B)Christa Kellens Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaanderen (B)Pierre-Yves Biet Voies Navigables de France (F)Ian White British Waterways (UK)

Chair of the OrganisationAnnemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink

Brussels’ OfficeKarin De SchepperCaroline van de Leur

Corresponding members

Maritime Ports Administration ConstantzaEuropean River-Sea Transport Union - ERSTUHaven van Brussel - Port de BruxellesPorts of Cremona and Mantova

Supporting members

Flemish Waterway ManagersPort of Rotterdam

INE structure 2003-2004

Inland Navigation Europe - INE

Graaf de FerrarisKoning Albert II-laan 20Tel +32 2 553 62 70Fax +32 2 553 62 72B-1000 [email protected]

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