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Mainly on the Elbe River - Central Europe

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(ix) The entire waterway or at least <strong>the</strong> most of its length should be c<strong>on</strong>structed<br />

according to <strong>the</strong> unified category of requirements with c<strong>on</strong>sistent draft and bridge<br />

heights.<br />

(x) Parameters of adjacent inland waterways should be preferably identical or similar, if<br />

possible.<br />

(xi) The limits of maximum draft (4,50 m) and minimum bridge height (9,10 m) should be<br />

ensured for all network secti<strong>on</strong>s directly c<strong>on</strong>nected to sea routes.<br />

(xii) The minimum bridge height 7,00 m should be ensured <strong>on</strong> waterways c<strong>on</strong>necting<br />

major seaports with surrounding areas, which are suitable for efficient transportati<strong>on</strong><br />

of c<strong>on</strong>tainers and for sea-river transport.<br />

(xiii) The sea-river routes listed in <strong>the</strong> Annex 1 of <strong>the</strong> Agreement should provide<br />

<strong>the</strong> integrity of <strong>the</strong> category E waterway network across <strong>Europe</strong> and <strong>the</strong>y are<br />

intended for sea-river vessels with dimensi<strong>on</strong>s accordingly. The dimensi<strong>on</strong>s of <strong>the</strong>se<br />

vessels should, where possible and ec<strong>on</strong>omically profitable, corresp<strong>on</strong>d with<br />

<strong>the</strong> requirements for motor vessels suitable for inland navigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> waterways<br />

category Va and VIb.<br />

Following minimum requirements are c<strong>on</strong>sidered essential in terms of providing c<strong>on</strong>tainer<br />

waterway transportati<strong>on</strong>:<br />

- an inland vessel (width 11,4 m, approx. length 110 m) should be able to transport<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tainers in three layers; o<strong>the</strong>rwise, a group of vessels with minimum allowed length 185<br />

m capable of transporting c<strong>on</strong>tainers in two layers must be provided.<br />

Operati<strong>on</strong>al criteria of <strong>the</strong> category E waterways:<br />

In order to provide reliable internati<strong>on</strong>al transport, <strong>the</strong> category E waterways should satisfy<br />

following essential criteria:<br />

(i) During <strong>the</strong> navigability period, c<strong>on</strong>tinuous transportati<strong>on</strong> should be ensured with <strong>the</strong><br />

excepti<strong>on</strong> of <strong>the</strong> interrupti<strong>on</strong>s listed below.<br />

(ii) The period of navigability may be less than 365 days per year <strong>on</strong>ly in regi<strong>on</strong>s with<br />

adverse wea<strong>the</strong>r c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, where frozen waterways prevent from navigati<strong>on</strong> and<br />

<strong>the</strong>refore a winter interrupti<strong>on</strong> is inevitable. In such cases, <strong>the</strong> closing and opening<br />

dates should be strictly given. The length of <strong>the</strong> interrupti<strong>on</strong> caused by natural<br />

A feasibility study for “Improvement of C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s for <strong>the</strong> <strong>River</strong> Transport in <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> (mainly <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Elbe</strong><br />

<strong>River</strong>)“ realized within <strong>the</strong> ChemLog project 11

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