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1.1 Waterways in Europe and around the world
There are over 600,000 km of navigable waterways worldwide. More than 50 countries have a navigable network over 1,000 km long, but the majority of these networks are under-utilized. The largest networks are located in China, Russia, Brazil, the European Union (EU) and the USA .
In China, the total length of the network is 127,000 km, but commercially important waterways total 24,000 km.
The U.S. inland waterway network comprises 41,000 km of waterways, of which around 16,000 km are commercially...
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Bibliography
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Regulations
Applicable technical regulations
Ministry of Public Works and Secretary of State for Transport: circular no. 76-38 of 1 er March 1976 on the characteristics of navigable waterways.
Secrétariat d'Etat aux Transports: circular no. 95-86 of November 6, 1995 amending circular no. 76-38 of March 1 r 1976...
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French and foreign organizations
AIPCN/PIANC Association internationale permanente des congrès de navigation/Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses http://www.pianc-aipcn.org
Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW) https://www.baw.de/DE/die_baw/die_baw.html
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