Deadline: 18-Jan-23
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce the proposals to develop inland waterways transport infrastructure projects on the Core Network of the TEN-T.
Scope
- studies and / or works on inland waterways, related to:
- upgrade of waterways and related infrastructure such as locks and weirs/dams in order to achieve stable or improved navigation conditions, performance and/or more capacity for the passage of vessels or to ensure good navigation status;
- creation of new waterways and related infrastructure (locks, weirs/dams, bridges);
- construction/lifting/upgrading of locks and movable bridges, to improve the passage of vessels and convoys;
- automation of waterway infrastructure (e.g. locks, weirs/dams, bridges) to improve its operation and monitoring;
- increasing of under-bridge clearance;
- ensuring year-round navigability e.g. by means of hydrological services, ice-breaking facilities and capital dredging;
- waterside infrastructure including the creation and/or upgrade of infrastructure for mooring and waterborne operations along a waterway. This means that works can concern infrastructure and facilities for mooring and waterborne operations along the TEN-T waterways at sites which are not included in the Annex II.2 of the TEN-T Regulation n°1315/2013. These can only concern the development of waterside infrastructure such as quays for mooring and/or transhipments and/or shoreside electricity installation.
- interconnection between inland waterways and maritime transport.
- Studies and / or works on inland ports, with the possibility to include studies, related to:
- access, including safe access through navigational aids, of inland ports to inland waterways;
- basic and water-side infrastructure in inland ports, including shore-side electricity supply;
- port reception facilities for oil and other waste (including residues from exhaust gas cleaning systems) and infrastructure for degassing vessels to meet environmental requirements;
- providing or improving road/rail access and connections within inland ports;
- ensuring year-round navigability by means of e.g. hydrological services, ice-breaking facilities and dredging of the port and port approaches.
Funding Information
The indicative call budget is EUR 1 620 000 000.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- third countries associated to the CEF
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