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The Classification of European Inland Waterways is a set of standards for interoperability of large navigable
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goods packaging, multimodal transportation, importing and distributing materials for the packaging industry that meet ISPM15 standards.
Map of the European Inland Waterway Network
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (4th edition, Geneva 2012), without the recreational navigation categories
Waterway Standards
* European Waterways Map and Directory, 5th ed., David Edwards-May (Transmanche, 2014), {{Expand Czech, Klasifikace evropských vnitrozemských vodních cest, date=December 2022 Water transport in Europe Transport and the European Union Locks (water navigation) Classification systems
The Classification of European Inland Waterways is a set of standards for interoperability of large navigable waterways
A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other ways. A first distinction is necessary betw ...
forming part of the Trans-European Inland Waterway network The Trans-European Inland Waterway network is one of a number of the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) of the European Union.
According to Article 11 of the Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 199 ...
within Continental Europe and Russia. It was created by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport
The International Transport Forum (ITF) is an inter-governmental organisation within the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) system. It is the only global body with a mandate for all modes of transport. It acts as a ...
(ECMT; , ) in 1992, hence the range of dimensions are also referred to as CEMT Class I–VII.
The size for each waterway is limited by the dimensions of the structures including the locks and boat lift
A boat lift, ship lift, or lift lock is a machine for transporting boats between water at two different elevations, and is an alternative to the canal lock.
It may be vertically moving, like the Anderton boat lift in England, rotational, li ...
s on the route.
Classification
Class I corresponds to the historicalFreycinet gauge
The Freycinet gauge () is a standard governing the dimensions of the locks of some canals, put in place as a result of a law passed during the tenure of Charles de Freycinet as minister of public works of France, dating from 5 August 1879.
The l ...
decreed in France during 1879. The larger river classification sizes are focused on the carriage of intermodal container
An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or a freight container, (or simply "container") is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different Mode ...
s in convoys of barges propelled by a push-tug. Most of the canals of the United Kingdom
The canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a History of the British canal system, varied history, from use for irrigation and transport, through becoming the focus of the ...
have smaller locks and would fall below the dimensions in the European classification system. In 2004, the standards were extended with four smaller sizes RA–RD covering recreational craft, which had originally been developed and proposed via PIANC
The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) is an international professional organisation founded in 1885.
PIANC’s mission today is to provide expert guidance and technical advice on technical, economic and environment ...
. The proposal to add the recreational sizes was adopted by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is an intergovernmental organization or a specialized body of the United Nations. The UNECE is one of five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Econom ...
resolution 52. In 2015 an updated version was published.
See also
*Unified Deep Water System of European Russia
The Unified Deep Water System of European Russia () or UDWS () is a system of inland waterways in Russia linking the White Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Volga River, Moscow, the Caspian Sea and—via the Sea of Azov—the Black Sea. In 2010, UDWS carri ...
(110-210m length max, min lock beam 14.3m, 2,5-3.5-4m draft)
* Baltimax (15,2m draft, the same as NeoPanamax)
*Bangkok Port
Bangkok Port () (BKP), popularly known as Khlong Toei Port (), is an international port on the Chao Phraya River in Khlong Toei District of the Thai capital city, Bangkok. It is operated by the Port Authority of Thailand. Until recently, Bangkok P ...
(172m length, 25m beam -with special permit 30m-, 8,2m draft), Bangkokmax of 1944 TEU
*Seawaymax
A Seawaymax vessel is one of the maximum size that can fit through the canal locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the inland Great Lakes of North America with the Atlantic Ocean.
Seawaymax vessels are in length, wide, and have a draft ...
(USA Great Lakes docks, 8,08m draft), Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) is a -long, -wide and -deep ship canal that connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay in the states of Delaware and Maryland in the United States.
In the mid-17th century, mapmaker Augus ...
(draft 10,7m)
*Paraguay River
The Paraguay River (''Ysyry Paraguái'' in Guarani language, Guarani, ''Rio Paraguai'' in Portuguese language, Portuguese, ''Río Paraguay'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bol ...
(almost 2,5m in middle river, 1,6m in upper river)
*Grand Canal (China)
The Grand Canal () is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers and lakes in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and the south during Medieval and premodern ...
*Saimaa Canal
The Saimaa Canal (; ; ) is a transportation canal that connects lake Saimaa with the Gulf of Finland near Vyborg, Russia. The canal was built from 1845 to 1856 and opened on 7 September 1856 (Old Style: 26 August 1856).
It was overhauled and wi ...
(Finland, max length 82,5 m, beam 12,6m, draft 4,2m)
*Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ( German: ''Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal''; also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal or Europa Canal), is a canal in Bavaria, Germany. Connecting the Main and the Danube ri ...
for ships of 110x11,45x2,5m (up to 135m length with a special permit)
References
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goods packaging, multimodal transportation, importing and distributing materials for the packaging industry that meet ISPM15 standards.
Publications including the full classification table
*Waterway
A waterway is any Navigability, navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other ways. A first distinction is ...
article including a reference to the European classification
Map of the European Inland Waterway Network
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (4th edition, Geneva 2012), without the recreational navigation categories
Waterway Standards
* European Waterways Map and Directory, 5th ed., David Edwards-May (Transmanche, 2014), {{Expand Czech, Klasifikace evropských vnitrozemských vodních cest, date=December 2022 Water transport in Europe Transport and the European Union Locks (water navigation) Classification systems