Press releases

10/12/2024

Plenary session of autumn 2024

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05/12/2024

The CCNR approves a reduction in the stretches with specific risks on the Rhine

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30/10/2024

The CCNR intends to reduce the stretches with specific risks on the Rhine

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23/10/2024

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2024 Edition

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20/06/2024

Plenary session spring 2024

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30/04/2024

CCNR forges agreement with CEN and CENELEC to advance standardisation of inland navigation

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The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/April 2024

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26/04/2024

Switzerland ratifies the CLNI 2012

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27/03/2024

The CCNR publishes its thematic report: The labour market of the European inland navigation sector

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26/03/2024

A shortage of qualified inland navigation personnel: how can we make the sector more attractive?

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06/03/2024

New report from the CCNR on price formation and future trends

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18/01/2024

CCNR: a Dutch Presidency ready to face the challenges

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20/12/2023

CCNR Conference “The Mannheim Declaration - 5 years on”

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Autumn plenary session 2023

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28/11/2023

The CCNR launches a questionnaire on aids to navigation equipped with Inland AIS for boatmasters and authorities

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31/10/2023

The CCNR releases the third edition of its reflection paper “Act now!” on low water and effects on rhine navigation

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06/10/2023

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2023 Edition

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14/06/2023

Spring plenary session 2023

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14/04/2023

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/April 2023

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13/02/2023

Launch of the revised International Safety Guide for Inland Navigation Tank-barges and Terminals (ISGINTT)

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03/02/2023

Low water conditions on the Rhine: high quality discussions and contributions at the CCNR workshop

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16/12/2022

The CCNR and the Moselle Commission continue their fruitful collaboration

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15/12/2022

Autumn plenary session 2022

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28/11/2022

Comprehensive centenary birthday reform: CCNR modernises Regulations for Rhine Navigation Personnel

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25/11/2022

Joint meeting of the CCNR with river and navigation police forces

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03/10/2022

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2022 Edition

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25/08/2022

The Kingdom of Belgium ratifies the CLNI 2012

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02/06/2022

Plenary session of spring 2022

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29/04/2022

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/April 2022

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27/04/2022

Appointment of the new Deputy Secretary General of the CCNR

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20/04/2022

Special measures by the Central Commission to facilitate the mobility of inland navigation personnel

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28/03/2022

Publication of the roadmap for reducing inland navigation emissions: the CCNR’s ongoing commitment to the energy transition

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16/03/2022

Extension of the electronic reporting obligation since 1st December 2021 - End of the grace period and reminder of the extension of the electronic reporting obligation to convoys

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08/03/2022

The CCNR publishes its thematic report / an assessment of new market opportunities for inland waterway transport

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03/03/2022

CCNR and viadonau online workshop “Shore power at berths”

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19/01/2022

New French presidency and its priorities for 2022 and beyond

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10/01/2022

Departure of Mrs Katrin Moosbrugger, Deputy Secretary General of the CCNR

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09/12/2021

Plenary session of autumn 2021

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26/11/2021

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/November 2021

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17/11/2021

Summary of the CCNR’s vision to support the harmonised development of automated navigation

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10/11/2021

The extension of the electronic reporting requirement comes into force on 1st December 2021, accompanied by a grace period

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01/10/2021

Appointment of the new Secretary General of the CCNR

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21/09/2021

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2021 Edition

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02/06/2021

Plenary session of spring 2021

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05/05/2021

Towards a zero-emission inland waterway transport by 2050: CCNR workshop on “Alternative energy sources for electrical propulsion systems in inland navigation”

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30/04/2021

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/April 2021

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25/02/2021

The CCNR publishes its thematic report / The European inland navigation sector labour market

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04/12/2020

Plenary session of autumn 2020

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01/12/2020

Publication de l’édition 2020 du « Catalogue des amendes »

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30/11/2020

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/November 2020

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30/10/2020

Studies on energy transition towards a zero-emission European inland navigation sector - Intermediate results now available

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27/10/2020

Une nouvelle extension de l’obligation d’annonce par voie électronique sur le Rhin à partir du 1er décembre 2021

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17/09/2020

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2020 Edition

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18/06/2020

Plenary session of spring 2020

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07/05/2020

Resumption of night-time locking operations on the Upper Rhine in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

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28/04/2020

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/April 2020

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31/03/2020

Night-time closure of locks on the Upper Rhine owing to the Covid-19 pandemic

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12/02/2020

The CCNR publishes its thematic report/January 2020

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11/01/2020

New belgian presidency and its priorities for 2020 and beyond

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18/12/2019

Low water and effects on Rhine navigation

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16/12/2019

Plenary session of autumn 2019

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29/11/2019

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/November 2019

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23/09/2019

Workshop on cybersecurity in inland navigation

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19/09/2019

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2019 Edition

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05/08/2019

La CCNR reconnaît l’équivalence du MS GOBLIN avec un moteur selon la norme CCNR I et un système de post-traitement des gaz d’échappement

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07/06/2019

Plenary session of spring 2019

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02/05/2019

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/April 2019

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19/12/2018

First international definition of levels of automation in inland navigation

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17/12/2018

Plenary session of autumn 2018

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10/12/2018

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/Fall 2018

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Mesure de la police de la navigation conformément à l’article 1.22 du RPNR communiquée par l’Office des voies d’eau et de la navigation de Bingen

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30/11/2018

Workshop on berths as element for a future oriented inland navigation

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28/11/2018

L’obligation d’annonce par voie électronique entre en vigueur le 1er décembre 2018 pour les bateaux-citernes, assortie d’une période de tolérance de 3 mois

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19/11/2018

Obligation d’annonce par voie électronique pour les bateaux-citernes : une période transitoire de trois mois à compter du 1er décembre 2018

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30/10/2018

La navigation rhénane est confrontée à des défis considérables en raison de niveaux d’eau historiquement bas

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26/10/2018

150ème anniversaire de l’Acte de Mannheim – Un levier toujours très actuel pour une navigation intérieure dynamique et en harmonie avec son temps

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16/10/2018

150 ans de l’Acte de Mannheim : un retour aux sources provisoire pour l’Acte et ses instruments de ratification

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14/09/2018

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2018 Edition

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17/08/2018

Signature de l’Avenant à l’Accord dérogatoire concernant le Liechtenstein

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14/06/2018

Plenary session of spring 2018

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Ratification of the CLNI 2012 and denunciation of the CLNI 1988

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14/05/2018

Obligation d’annonce par voie électronique pour les bateaux-citernes : 500 bateaux inscrits sur 1600

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11/05/2018

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/Spring 2018

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20/04/2018

Les commissions d’examen des patentes des États membres de la CCNR échangent leurs expériences

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08/03/2018

Hungary accedes to CLNI 2012

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15/02/2018

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/Winter 2017-2018

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11/01/2018

New German presidency and its priorities for 2018 and beyond

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15/12/2017

“Overview of the CCNR’s RIS activities: past, present and future” – Successful workshop on the River Information Services (RIS) from the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR)

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11/12/2017

Plenary session of autumn 2017

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08/12/2017

For navigation personnel better prepared for the future – Competence at the heart of the new EU directive on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation

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05/12/2017

Réunion commune des polices fluviales et de la navigation des états membres de la CCNR

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24/11/2017

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/Fall 2017

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09/10/2017

À partir du 1er décembre 2018, introduction sur le Rhin de l’obligation d’annonce par voie électronique pour les bâtiments ayant des citernes fixes à bord

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21/09/2017

Annual Market Observation report on inland navigation in Europe: 2017 Edition

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09/06/2017

Plenary session of spring 2017

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24/01/2017

Substantial participation in CCNR survey on the obligation to fit Inland AIS devices and system for displaying electronic charts

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12/12/2016

Plenary session of autumn 2016

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28/10/2016

CCNR survey on obligation to fit Inland AIS device and system for displaying electronic charts

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18/10/2016

The CCNR publishes its Market Insight/Fall 2016

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08/07/2016

De nouveaux maître-matelots sur le Rhin : la CCNR reconnaît le baccalauréat professionnel du transport fluvial français et reçoit la première promotion de bacheliers du Lycée Emile Mathis (Strasbourg)

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30/06/2016

Market observation report on inland navigation in Europe: first annual report published by the CCNR in collaboration with the European Commission

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13/06/2016

Visit by European Parliament’s TRAN Committee

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08/06/2016

CESNI meeting on 2 June 2016

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06/06/2016

Plenary session of spring 2016

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31/03/2016

New format for the market observation report on inland navigation in Europe, published by the CCNR in collaboration with the European Commission

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15/03/2016

Table ronde de la CCNR sur l’avenir de la navigation intérieure dans le corridor RTE-T Rhin-Alpes : meilleure utilisation du potentiel des voies d’eau dans les chaînes logistiques multimodales

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12/01/2016

Swiss Presidency and new thematic orientations for the CCNR starting in 2016

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08/12/2015

Plenary session of autumn 2015

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24/11/2015

Publication by the CCNR of edition 1.0 of the standard for a a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker checklist (truck to ship)

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13/10/2015

CCNR symposium on the LNG strategy for inland navigation and ports: more than one hundred participants outline the prospects and forthcoming milestones in the development of liquefied natural gas

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10/09/2015

Revision of the rules governing the installation of an Inland AIS device with effect from 1st December 2015

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11/06/2015

Plenary session of spring 2015

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23/04/2015

New visual identity for the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) on the occasion of its bicentenary

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09/12/2014

CCNR Plenary session of autumn 2014

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04/12/2014

Mutual recognition of boatmen trained at training schools - Signature of two administrative arrangements between the Czech Republic, Romania, and the CCNR

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19/11/2014

CCNR engages dialogue with social partners to look into the need to modernise rules on crew composition and rest time

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14/11/2014

CCNR publishes information document on the obligation to equip with an Inland AIS device and an electronic chart display system

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05/11/2014

CCNR launches Observatory of European Inland Navigation: www.inland-navigation.org !

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07/10/2014

CCNR organises a workshop for actors concerned by the obligation to be equipped in Inland-AIS and map visualisation systems from 1st December 2014

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29/09/2014

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ratifies the CLNI 2012

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19/06/2014

New LNG map displays progress of LNG market introduction in inland navigation and Wadden Sea shipping

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16/06/2014

Plenary session of spring 2014

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17/01/2014

La CCNR se penche sur l’évolution du radar en navigation intérieure

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15/01/2014

New CCNR President

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09/12/2013

CCNR Plenary session of autumn 2013

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06/12/2013

CCNR launches Vision 2018 at its 5th International Congress

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14/11/2013

Réunion commune des polices fluviales et de navigation des Etats membres de la CCNR

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16/10/2013

Market observation 2013 of the European inland navigation. A joint publication of the CCNR and Panteia, with the support of DG Move.

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03/09/2013

CCNR President names the ‘Greenrhine’, a tanker propelled solely by LNG, intended for navigation on the Rhine

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27/06/2013

Le Comité économique de la Commission Centrale pour la Navigation du Rhin (CCNR) publie un rapport spécial: Analyse et évaluation des tendances structurelles sur le marché de la navigation intérieure

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18/06/2013

Republic of Serbia ratifies CLNI 2012

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03/06/2013

Plenary session of spring 2013

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22/05/2013

New arrangement to enhance inland navigation in the European Union

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11/02/2013

Round-table discussion at the CCNR on vessel handling simulators in inland navigation

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19/12/2012

La CCNR introduit des allégements pour l’application de certaines prescriptions transitoires en liaison avec les prescriptions techniques applicables aux bateaux de la navigation intérieure

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03/12/2012

Plenary session of autumn 2012

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14/11/2012

CCNR sets into force new editions of Inland ECDIS and Inland AIS test standard

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08/10/2012

Appointment of Ms Katrin Moosbrugger as Deputy Secretary General of the CCNR

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05/10/2012

La Commission Centrale pour la Navigation du Rhin (CCNR) publie la traduction allemande officielle de l’ADN 2013

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27/09/2012

Conclusion of the Strasbourg Convention of 2012 on the Limitation of Liability in Inland Navigation (CLNI 2012)

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04/06/2012

The CCNR held its plenary session of Spring on May 30th 2011 in Strasbourg, under the Presidency of Ms. BELLIARD, Chief of the French delegation

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16/05/2012

Second Joint Meeting of the Inspection Bodies of the Member States of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine and the European Union Wroclaw, 8-10 May 2012

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09/05/2012

Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine puts River Information Systems definitions on-line at www.risdefinitions.org

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15/03/2012

First meeting of global stakeholders in inland navigation organised by the CCNR at the 6th World Water Forum

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30/01/2012

The CCNR has for the first time authorised the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for inland navigation

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09/12/2011

CCNR to adopt River Information Services (RIS) strategy in spring 2012

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06/12/2011

Plenary session of autumn 2011

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23/11/2011

CCNR extends the simplified procedure for applying the “hardship clause” of the Commission’s technical requirements for inland navigation vessels

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08/06/2011

4th CCNR Workshop on River Information Services (RIS) on 18 October 2011 in Brussels

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Plenary session of spring 2011

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25/05/2011

The CCNR prepares the way for the use of LNG for inland navigation - Safety takes top priority

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03/05/2011

Extremely successful CCNR workshop on CO2 emissions by inland navigation

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