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4. River ports
The competitiveness of inland waterway transport depends on the ability to load and unload freight at multifunctional inland ports and high-performance specialist terminals. It often also depends on their connection with seaports.
4.1 Design and construction
We distinguish between longitudinal ports, which develop along the waterway, and dock ports.
Longitudinal harbors include linear harbors, which consist of simple shoreline facilities for berthing, loading and unloading boats, and harbor platforms, whose larger surface areas (a few dozen hectares) are ideal for waterway-related industrial activities. The channel must be widened so that parked vessels do not impede the transit of other vessels.
Harbors with...
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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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