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The Classification of European Inland Waterways is a set of standards for interoperability of large navigable waterways forming part of the Trans-European Inland Waterway network within Continental Europe and Russia. It was created by the
Map of the European Inland Waterway Network
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (4th edition, Geneva 2012), without the recreational navigation categories
Waterway Standards
* European Waterways Map and Directory, 5th ed., David Edwards-May (Transmanche, 2014), {{Expand Czech, Klasifikace evropských vnitrozemských vodních cest, date=December 2022 Water transport in Europe Transport and the European Union Locks (water navigation) Classification systems
The Classification of European Inland Waterways is a set of standards for interoperability of large navigable waterways forming part of the Trans-European Inland Waterway network within Continental Europe and Russia. It was created by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport
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(ECMT; french: Conférence européenne des ministres des Transports, ) in 1992, hence the range of dimensions are also referred to as CEMT Class I–VII.
The size for each waterway is limited by the dimensions of the structures including the locks and boat lifts on the route.
Classification
Class I corresponds to the historical Freycinet gauge decreed in France during 1879. The larger river classification sizes are focused on the carriage ofintermodal container
An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, is a large standardized shipping container, designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – from sh ...
s in convoys of barges propelled by a push-tug. Most of the canals of the United Kingdom
The canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a varied history, from use for irrigation and transport, through becoming the focus of the Industrial Revolution, to today's r ...
have smaller locks and would fall below the dimensions in the European classification system. In 2004, the standards were extended with four smaller sizes RA–RD covering recreational craft, which had originally been developed and proposed via PIANC. The proposal to add the recreational sizes was adopted by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to promote economic cooperation and i ...
resolution 52. In 2015 an updated version was published.
See also
* Unified Deep Water System of European Russia (110-210m length max, 2,5-4m draft) *Baltimax
Baltimax is a naval architecture term for the largest ship measurements capable of entering and leaving the Baltic Sea in a laden condition.
It is the Great Belt route that allows the largest ships. The limit is a draft of 15.4 metres and an air ...
(15,2m draft, the same as NeoPanamax
Panamax and New Panamax (or Neopanamax) are terms for the size limits for ships travelling through the Panama Canal. The limits and requirements are published by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in a publication titled "Vessel Requirements". ...
)
*Bangkok Port
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(8,2m draft)
* Seawaymax (USA Great Lakes docks, 8,1m draft), Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
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In the mid‑17th century, mapmaker Aug ...
(draft 10,7m)
*Paraguay River
The Paraguay River (Río Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about from its headwaters in ...
(almost 2,5m in middle river, 1,6m in upper river)
*Grand Canal (China)
The Grand Canal, known to the Chinese as the Jing–Hang Grand Canal (, or more commonly, as the「大运河」("Grand Canal")), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the longest canal or artificial river in the world. Starting in Beijing, it passes ...
*Saimaa Canal
The Saimaa Canal ( fi, Saimaan kanava; sv, Saima kanal; russian: Сайменский канал) is a transportation canal that connects lake Saimaa with the Gulf of Finland near Vyborg, Russia. The canal was built from 1845 to 1856 and opene ...
(Finland, max length 82,5 m, beam 12,6m, draft 4,2m)
References
Publications including the full classification table
*Waterway
A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other languages. A first distinction is necessary ...
article including a reference to the European classification
Map of the European Inland Waterway Network
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (4th edition, Geneva 2012), without the recreational navigation categories
Waterway Standards
* European Waterways Map and Directory, 5th ed., David Edwards-May (Transmanche, 2014), {{Expand Czech, Klasifikace evropských vnitrozemských vodních cest, date=December 2022 Water transport in Europe Transport and the European Union Locks (water navigation) Classification systems