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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 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 lifts on the route.
Classification
Class I corresponds to the historical Freycinet gauge decreed in France during 1879. The larger river classification sizes are focused on the carriage ofintermodal container
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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 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 (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 (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 (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)
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* Saimaa Canal (Finland, max length 82,5 m, beam 12,6m, draft 4,2m)
* Rhine–Main–Danube Canal for ships of 110x11,45x2,5m (up to 135m length with a special permit)
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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