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The distinction between inland waterways up to class IV and those of classes V and VI is important,
because the size and carrying capacity of the inland barges significantly increases on
class V and larger rivers. The maximum vessel size on a class IV river is an Europaship,
whereas class V and higher waterways maybe travelled by larger push boats and vessels of the
JOWI class. EcoTransIT World differentiates between two inland barges and allocates them to
particular inland waterways.
Figure 17: Inland vessel configuration as motorship (Europaship-type), motorship with
barge and push boat with four barges. Source: Günthner et al. 2001.
The used vessels and their characteristica are presented in Table 37. Typical vessels were
used in order to model the emissions. It was further assumed that the vessels are equipped
with Caterpillar (Cat) engines, which are representative, to provide some technical data. Fuel
consumption was taken from engine specifications by Caterpillar and a tolerance of 5 % was
added.
EcoTransIT World: Methodology and Data – July 15 th , 2010