inland waterways

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Integrated solar, battery and hybrid propulsion systems are reshaping inland waterways by linking vessel decarbonisation more closely with port energy management strategies.

28th July 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Rethinking energy on the inland waterways

28th July 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Dutch shipbuilder Concordia Damen has secured a contract to build two methanol ready river cruise vessels for TUI River Cruises, with delivery scheduled for 2028.

9th July 2026

Methanol-ready river fleet expansion

9th July 2026

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Société Gras is reaping the benefitsa SENNEBOGEN 850 G Hybrid material handler to improve its bulk handling efficiency and reduce port emissions on the quayside.

1st July 2026

Bulk handling fleet goes hybrid

1st July 2026

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Port of Rotterdam Authority, Necron Group and PTP Group have signed an agreement to develop 38 hectares of new agrifood logistics infrastructure at Rotterdam Food Hub.

11th June 2026

Rotterdam Food Hub gets greener

11th June 2026

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Inland Terminals Group (ITG), Zero Emission Services (ZES) and Nedcargo have announced the launch of fully emission-free container transport on inland waterways in the Netherlands.

22nd September 2025

Zero-emission inland shipping launched

22nd September 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland vessel has launched, setting a new standard for sustainable shipping on Europe’s inland waterways.

8th July 2025

Decarbonising inland shipping with solar

8th July 2025

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

In a concerted effort to transform freight transportation and drive marine decarbonisation across the UK, what has been called the country’s most inland shipping port has opened at Stourton Wharf in Leeds.  

1st July 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Unlocking the potential of the UK’s inland waterways

1st July 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

As the European Union advances its climate and industrial policy agenda, inland waterways are emerging as a critical asset in the transportation of alternative fuels.

30th May 2025

Waterways power Europe’s green transition

30th May 2025

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

In this Q&A we sit down with Sara Ravazza, managing director, Future Proof Shipping, to talk hydrogen and the future of the inland waterways.

13th August 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Decarbonising the inland waterways with hydrogen

13th August 2024

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Samskip and Matrans are joining forces to bring green logistics together in one place with a new state-of-the-art terminal and central hub in Rotterdam.

9th July 2024

Joined-up thinking on greener logistics

9th July 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Logistics subsidiary, thyssenkrupp Veerhaven is planning the pusher tug of the future to help rid inland waterways of fossil fuel pollutants.

14th March 2024

Designing the pusher tug of the future

14th March 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

GreenPort delves into why a new electric pusher vessel could help change the face of the inland waterways sector.

26th June 2023

Pushing the boundaries in cleaner waterways

26th June 2023

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The changing market should be embraced along with the decarbonisation lessons learned over the last few years in order for the shortsea shipping sector to thrive.

23rd June 2023

Embracing the opportunities in short sea shipping

23rd June 2023

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A Lithuanian ship designer and battery maker have struck up a partnership to electrify inland waterway transport.

17th October 2022

Electrifying the waterways

17th October 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

EST-Floattech is retrofitting an inland waterways vessel with a zero-emissions hydrogen propulsion system.

11th October 2022

Hydrogen powered barges

11th October 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A remediation project has been completed at a former Belgian power plant

8th June 2022

Soil cleanup and recycling

8th June 2022

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Zero emission barging is shipping cocoa beans to the largest cocoa import port in the world

10th May 2022

Zero emission barging

10th May 2022

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Two new fire fighting vessels are bringing cleaner operations to the Port of Hamburg and its waterways

15th March 2022

Hybrid port vessels

15th March 2022

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Amsterdam will be a cleaner place thanks to three new electric patrol boats

1st February 2022

Cleaner waterway boats

1st February 2022

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A new barge service aims to provide sustainable and reliable transport on the Upper Rhine

25th January 2022

Green barge service

25th January 2022