| | Geographical ScopeThe geographical areas of the RISING project cover the following 3 selected European geographical waterway corridors:
The demonstration cases of the RISING project will be implemented within these three regions, with respect to different cargoes (e.g.: containers, steel coils, bulk cargo). They cover the two main European rivers Rhine and Danube and the Scheldt estuary as well as waterways which are currently evolving as hinterland alternatives to road and rail to/from the German seaports (Weser, Elbe, Mittellandkanal). Combined, these rivers form one of the longest corridors of the Trans-European Transport Network between the North Sea and the Black Sea. Priority Project 18 – Waterway Axis Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube. This corridor, one of the longest ones in the Trans-European Transport Network, crosses Europe transversally from the North Sea at Rotterdam to the Black Sea in Romania. The Meuse and the Rhine rivers are the entrance gates for the Belgian and the Dutch inland waterways to this Priority Project corridor. The Main-Danube canal connects the river Rhine to the Danube, which then flows into the Black Sea. The diverse characteristics of the three regions serve as a representative model of the different conditions prevailing in the European Inland Waterway Transport sector, always keeping in mind that the majority of the transport chains include interfaces to sea and inland ports. Since the requirements regarding transport have become increasingly complex especially in terms of factors such as timeliness, quality and safety, there is a need throughout the entire European inland waterway system for more information and a higher service level in order to meet these requirements. |
