Strasbourg, 10/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - Europe's 37,000 km of navigable waterways are to receive a second boost in order to attract freight and contribute to transport greening. European Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas presented new measures on this in Strasbourg on Tuesday 10 September, including Naiades II, which is along the lines of the previous programme.
River barges are one of the most environmentally-friendly means of transport but, at present, this form of goods transport...