EU Support programs

Inland waterway transport (IWT) infrastructure investments in the EU's Member States are predominantly supported by:

• Cohesion instruments European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund;
• Financial means provided for the development of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). TEN-T program consists of hundreds of projects – defined as studies or works – whose ultimate purpose is to ensure the cohesion, interconnection and interoperability of the trans-European transport network, as well as access to it. TEN-T projects, which are located in every EU Member State, include all modes of transport: road, rail, maritime, inland waterways, air, logistics, co-modality and innovation.
  • Click on this link to find a complete list of TEN-T projects. 
  • The following are RIS related TEN-T projects: 
    • Implementation on of Fairways Information Services;
    • Study and implementation of AIS monitoring network;
    • Implementation of River Information Services in Europe - IRIS Europe II;
    • Implementation of RIS on the Westerscheldt river;
    • Implementation of RIS in Flanders
• Marco Polo II program, created in support of modal shift actions from road to rail, short sea and inland waterway transport 
• EC Research (EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME) projects. Ongoing RIS projects within an EU Framework programme are Mentore, Rising and Platina. 

Detailed information about funding programs and financial aid schemes for Europe's inland navigation sector is available in one user-friendly guide within the Funding Database.