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The river transport market - France

An analysis with all the essential information for a clear, complete and quantified view of this market.

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Study Overview

River transport covers all travel on inland waterways, i.e. canals, navigable waterways and rivers. It is also possible to navigate on waterways that have been developed (artificial or canalized rivers in particular). There are two "types" of river transport: 1. River passenger transport, which includes :

River tourism, including cruises and excursions; Pleasure boating; Public transport, on specific sites such as Lake Annecy, which remains marginal today.

2. Freight transport:

This mainly concerns major waterways, and is both economical and reliable; Suitable for moving large volumes of goods; Avoids the congestion often encountered on roads.

Today, river freight transport is a key mode of transport for achieving the ecological transition objectives set by governments, although it has been in decline for some years. To remedy this, a number of measures have been put in place, including an increase in the number of waterways and financial investment by the French government in Voies Navigables de France (VNF). France is the European country with the longest river network to date, with no less than 8,500 km of waterways, but it is also one of the countries that makes the least use of this network for goods transport, with only 3% of total traffic passing through the river network. However, there has been clear growth in the volume transported by waterways, with a growth rate of 20% in 2019 compared with 2018. This is a sector that is regaining momentum, and the economic stakes for the future are high.

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Contents

Sommaire

1. Market overview
- 1.1 Definition and scope of study
- 1.2 European river freight transport on the decline
- 1.3 The French market
- 1.4 Impact of the Covid-19 crisis
2. Demand analysis
- 2.1 Demand by type of goods transported
- 2.2 Decline in international river freight transport
- 2.3 Demand for river passenger transport on the decline
3. Market structure
- 3.1 A high concentration of traffic on the widest lanes
- 3.2 Freight traffic on the Seine
4. Offer analysis
- 4.1 Price trends for river freight transport
- 4.2 River passenger transport offer
- 4.3 Development of electric river transport
5. Regulations
- 5.1 Tax advantages for river transport
- 5.2 Plan to revive France's waterways