Definition: Inland waterway transport (IWT)

Transport

Any movement of goods and/or passengers using an IWT vessel on a given inland waterways network.

Note: When an IWT vessel is being carried on another vehicle, only the movement of the carrying vehicle (active mode) is taken into account.

Source:
Glossary For Transport Statistics, Eurostat, ECMT, UN/ECE, Third edition

Created:
2005-02-02

Updated:
2019-05-10