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Environmentally friendly, reliable and cost-efficient: Inland waterway transport is an integral part of logistics. We ensure your freight reaches its destination on time through Europe’s waterways.
Inland waterway transport offers many advantages for modern supply chains: large transport capacities, reliable planning, energy-efficient routes and a sustainable alternative to road and rail. This enables supply flows to be managed reliably, cost-effectively and in a resource-efficient way, even for complex projects or fluctuating volumes.
With our expertise and experience, we ensure the proper transportation of your freight. We comply with the European requirements for the transportation of waste products such as waste wood, glass, contaminated soil and industrial slag. Additionally our GMP-certified fleet allows us to offer various services for GMP goods.
In conjunction with transporting goods on inland waterways, our fleet is used for other tasks. Seven bilge de-oiling boats are responsible for the disposal of waste containing oil and grease from ship operations. One of the main tasks is the collection and subsequent professional disposal of bilge water.
Our seven bunker boats operate on all European waterways supply goods and passenger ships with lubricants and fresh water, for example.
Inland waterway vessels offer a lot of cargo capacity. For example, it is estimated that a river barge can carry between 40 to 60 times the load of a truck.
Because of their large transport volume, inland waterways provide a cost-effective way to transport goods.
Compared to other modes of transportation, inland waterway transport is more climate friendly and helps reduce congestion on the road network.
Inland waterway transport is one of the most reliable modes of transportation for time-critical shipments and enables precise just-in-time delivery.
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Our diverse fleet enables us to provide inland waterway transport solutions for a wide range of cargo and operational needs. For example, our bilge oil removal boats manage the professional disposal of oil and grease-containing operational waste to keep your fleet ready for service at all times. At the same time, our bunker boats on European waterways supply your cargo and passenger ships with fuel, lubricants and fresh water.
With our experience and expertise, our experts are happy to help you find a tailor-made solution.
Inland waterway transport refers to shipping on rivers and canals. Inland waterway logistics includes the transport of various goods by inland waterway.
Compared to other modes of transportation, inland waterway shipping is more environmentally friendly due to its high transport capacity and comparatively low energy consumption. The combination of high payloads and low manpower requirements also makes inland waterway shipping a cost-effective mode of transport. It also helps ease congestion in rail and road networks.
The duration of the transport depends largely on the distance that needs to be covered.
There are nearly no limits to inland waterway logistics – from bulk goods to general cargo and from waste to GMP goods, virtually any type of cargo can be transported.
