European Barge Union

The European Barge Union (EBU) is the European association representing the majority of the inland navigation freight and passenger carrying industry on a Pan-European level. Its members are the national associations of barge owners and barge operators as well as (international) associations in the field of inland navigation and related areas.

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Inland Waterway Transport: Rivers of opportunities to deliver

The European Barge Union (EBU) together with the European Skippers Organization (ESO) and the European Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) Platform published the leaflet “Inland Waterway Transport: Rivers of opportunities to deliver” to summarize the mission of the Inland waterway transport sector.

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CORONA UPDATE

Overview of measures by Member States, EC and River Commissions and international labour organisations:  

–  European Commission Guidelines

–  CCNR

–  Danube Commission

–  EBU and joint PRESS RELEASE

–  ILO (labour organisations)

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EBU Annual Report 2019 – 2020

We are pleased to bring to your attention the latest Annual Report of EBU, the European Barge Union.

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Save the date for the EBU Annual Event 

21 June 2021

Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) key to deliver the GREEN DEAL and contribute to the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy

21 JUNE 2021

 AFTERNOON SESSION
VIRTUAL, HYBRID, PHYSICAL IF POSSIBLE  

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Contact

If you got any question or you need to sent us a letter. Don’t hesitate to contact us. You can find your contact information on the Contact page. You can also call us during business hours.

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Press Release

DatePublicationLanguage
11-02-2021Joint Statement on Recovery and Resilience Facility: Transport keeps us going forward
08-02-2021Restoring stability and reliability in container trade
17-12-2020EBU welcomes the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
23-11-2020MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE under German EU Presidency: “Inland Waterway Transport – key to deliver the Green Deal”
27-05-2020IGRC and EBU released the guidelines for a minimum standard for the resumption of river cruises in Europe after COVID-19.
24-04-2020IWT CALL FOR SUPPORT MEASURES TO OVERCOME THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND TO DELIVER THE GREEN DEAL
19-03-2020COVID-19: INLAND NAVIGATION IS DELIVERING VITAL SERVICES TO THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS AND ECONOMY. THE FREE MOVEMENT OF VESSELS AND CREW MEMBERS MUST BE GUARANTEED BY MEMBER STATES IN ORDER TO KEEP ESSENTIAL FREIGHT FLOWS RUNNING
21-01-2020Stakeholders in the Maritime Logistics Supply Chain urge the Commission to proceed to a proper objective evaluation of the Consortia BER to guarantee a real level playing field and a healthy functioning of the maritime logistics chain
16-12-2019European Commission releases its GREEN DEAL with an ambitious action program. IWT considered as important corner stone to deliver the GREEN DEAL.
24-10-2019Green Inland Shipping Event (Brussels, 16 October 2019)

Latest News & Publications

DatePublicationLanguage
21-04-2021Letter to the responsible Commissioners of Transport and Competition: Port congestion in container handling
02-02-2021IWT sector’s input, priorities and ambition
23-11-2020EU recovery & resilience package & Green Deal: the IWT sector’s input, priorities and ambition
03-11-2020Update works at and day time closure of lock Gabcikovo (SK)
03-11-2020EU Recovery & Resilience Package: the IWT sector’s Input, Priorities and Ambition