1st Edition

Inland Waterway Transport Challenges and prospects

Edited By Bart Wiegmans, Rob Konings Copyright 2017
240 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages 54 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 54 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Inland waterways are a host for a mode of transport that is not as visible to the general public or as used as it once was. It is, however, generally perceived to be very important to our freight transport system today, although a closer look into the inland waterway transport system rebuts this perception and reveals the strengths and opportunities of this mode of transportation. This... Read more

Chapter 1: Inland waterway transport: an overview
Chapter 2: The economic performance of Inland Waterway Transport
Chapter 3: The role of Inland Waterway Transport in the changing logistics environment



Chapter 4: Managing capacity in the inland waterway sector: to intervene or not to intervene?



Chapter 5: Existing Waterway Infrastructures and Future Needs
Chapter 6: Inland River Ports



Chapter 7: Challenging developments in inland waterway vessels



Chapter 8: A New Wave for the Inland Waterways: Palletized Goods
Chapter 9: Policies for inland waterway transport: Needs and perspectives

Biography

Bart Wiegmans is senior researcher at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He specializes in spatial and transport economics related to maritime and intermodal freight transport.





Rob Konings is senior researcher at the Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He is an economist specializing in spatial and transport economics.