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: 02 August 2023

Have Your Say! Survey on Implementation and Communication Strategies for the eFTI Regulation

We would like to raise your attention to our Survey on Implementation and Communication strategies for the eFTI Regulation, a 5-10-minute online survey.

The survey tackles different stakeholders and we are still lacking input from service developers and platform providers.

As eFTI is highly relying on service developers and platform providers, we appreciate your support by distributing the survey to relevant stakeholders that will be developing and operating eFTI platforms in the near future.

Why is a clear implementation and communication strategy important for service developers and platform providers?

Be ready in time;
Provide economic operators with sufficient choice for connection (platform solutions);
Ensure a smooth exchange between economic operators and platform developers from the start;
Have clarity on architectural requirements.

The inputs will support the DTLF in assisting the European Commission to establish an effective implementation and communication strategy for eFTI, targeting also service developers and platform providers.

Deadline: 15 August 2023

Participate

: 31 July 2023

Waterborne Awards: Deadline Extension

The deadline for the call for Submissions for the Waterborne Awards 2023 has been extended until 7 August!

Are you a researcher in a waterborne RD&I project? Submit your project as a success story of European RD&I in waterborne transport.

Nominated projects will have the opportunity to showcase their project as part of an exhibition during the Waterborne Days Conference taking place in Brussels on 26 September. 3 projects will be crowned winners during the awards ceremony!

Submit

: 06 July 2023

Important Information: Closure of the Serbian Navigation Lock Djerdap 2 (Iron Gate)

The Serbian navigation lock Djerdap 2 (Iron Gate 2) will not be open to traffic from July 18, 2023, through July 17, 2024, due to an overhaul, announced the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure and the Port Authority of Prahovo. The entire transhipment of vessels, in its zone of competence, between rkm 858th to rkm 868th kilometer on the Danube will be taken over by the Romanian side of the Djerdap 2 navigation lock. The Djerdap 2 navigation lock is being overhauled in order to increase reliability and reduce the times of the raising and lowering cycles.

All participants in water traffic are warned to adapt their speed to the general navigation safety and to comply with the orders of the handlers of the navigation lock, the Navigation Safety Inspector, and the Port Authority of Prahovo – the announcement says.

Further information is available in the respective Notice to Skipper s and the Plovput website.

Pro Danube will monitor the progress and keep you updated.

Copyright: eKapija

: 19 June 2023

Green Inland Ports Study: launch of first survey

Pro Danube invites all port stakeholders to participate in the first survey launched in the frame of the Green Inland Ports Study.

This survey focuses on examining the environmental impact of inland ports, innovative urban and short-range inland waterway transport, and also digitalisation of inland ports.

The aim of the study is to identify the factors that impact the sustainable development of inland ports. Also, we aim to propose solutions for the implementation of green objectives paired with their economic development.

Participate