EU: Inland waterway freight transport down by 3% in 2025

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EU inland waterway freight transport declined by 3% in 2025, measured at 118.0 billion tonne-kilometres, down from previous years' steady levels of around 145-146 billion tkm. The drop follows sharp decreases in 2018 with only partial recovery in subsequent years.

In 2025, freight transport on EU inland waterways reached 118.0 billion tonne-kilometres (tkm), indicating a 3.0% decrease (-3.7 billion tkm) compared with 2024. Between 2015‑2017, freight transport on the EU’s inland waterways remained steady at about 145‑146 billion tkm. It dropped sharply in 2018, partly recovered in 2019 and 2021, but stayed below the earlier peak. ...