MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT IN EUROPE’S ENERGY AND CIRCULAR TRANSITION
- In partnership with the European Commission, the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) carries out regular market observation reports about the development of inland waterway transport (IWT) in Europe. Its publications consist of annual, semestrial and thematic reports. In the context of its market observation activities, the CCNR also organises thematic workshops.
- In this context, the CCNR is organising a thematic workshop on the topic “Market opportunities for IWT in Europe’s energy and circular transition” on 24 June 2026 in Brussels (Belgium).
- The objective of this workshop will be to identify the challenges and opportunities triggered by the energy transition, in particular the new and promising markets which IWT could capture.
- For this purpose, the workshop will address how the energy transition of energy intensive industries and ports, as well as the development of new energy sources and means to reduce emissions could represent a potential for IWT in the context of this transition. In addition, with the promotion of the transition to a circular economy at European and national levels, there is a growing importance for the valorisation of waste and material reuse. In this framework, discussions will be held on the efficient logistics options IWT could offer, and more generally the role it could play in this system.
- This workshop will also be the occasion to seek the views of actors from different backgrounds: stakeholders stemming from energy intensive industries (chemical and steel industries, construction sector), energy producers, transport operators, public authorities and ports.
- The workshop will be held in English and exclusively on-site.