Hosted in Basel by our project partner, Port of Switzerland, at the premises of the Hafenmuseum Basel, the MultiRELOAD Consortium came together for a productive meeting to review the current progress of the project, evaluate the milestones achieved, and address the challenges that lie ahead.

Inland waterways are an essential component of the future of freight transport and a key strategic mobility goal for the EU. Despite this, the potential of inland waterways like the Danube or the Rhine remains largely untapped, hindered by a series of limitations. Through a pilot project conducted within MultiRELOAD, a European consortium consisting of 22 partners led by Duisport, Europe's largest inland terminal, TTS Austria is proving that innovation in inland waterway freight transport can address a whole new market, making it accessible to more types of goods and a broader range of customers.

The article titled "Measurement Techniques, Calculation Methods, and Reduction Measures for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Inland Navigation—A Preliminary Study" by Laura Hörandner, Bianca Duldner-Borca, Denise Beil, and Lisa-Maria Putz-Egger from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria - FHOÖ delves into critical aspects of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the inland navigation sector to meet climate goals.