Slight increase in inland water transport in 2020
In 2020, inland waterway vessels have transported just over 156 million tonnes of goods on Belgian inland waterways. That is about half a million tonnes more than in 2019. In 2019, however, there was an increase of 3.7 million tonnes compared to 2018.
The container transport by inland waterway vessels fluctuated around 21 million tonnes in 2020 and remained almost status quo with the previous year.
The figures for 2018, 2019 and 2020 are calculated according to a whole new method for the inland navigation of all ships on Belgian inland waterways, including those from abroad.
| Quarter | Transported weight | Tonne-km | Transported weight per container |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/Q1 | 39,348,692 | 2,195,296,599 | 5,741,358 |
| 2018/Q2 | 40,619,511 | 2,214,989,836 | 5,678,761 |
| 2018/Q3 | 35,978,379 | 1,989,320,079 | 5,070,671 |
| 2018/Q4 | 36,025,810 | 2,071,363,868 | 4,451,900 |
| 2019/Q1 | 38,026,266 | 2,069,219,630 | 5,215,364 |
| 2019/Q2 | 39,983,550 | 2,095,961,191 | 5,461,290 |
| 2019/Q3 | 38,371,338 | 1,810,952,505 | 5,365,233 |
| 2019/Q4 | 39,314,170 | 1,843,019,448 | 5,334,016 |
| 2020/Q1 | 39,684,955 | 1,795,401,808 | 5,321,651 |
| 2020/Q2 | 38,669,948 | 1,806,398,556 | 4,951,470 |
| 2020/Q3 | 38,253,924 | 1,814,393,276 | 5,362,097 |
| 2020/Q4 | 39,522,447 | 1,971,835,077 | 5,663,688 |
| Source (mention obligatoire) : Statbel (Direction générale Statistique - Statistics Belgium) *TEU:Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit. |
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Purpose and brief description
Inland water transport according to the period, the origin, the destination, the nature of the goods and the nature of the ship. Evolution of the Belgian inland waterway fleet (number, capacity, age, etc. of ships). Evolution of the Belgian inland waterway network.
Population
Transport of goods by inland waterway vessels between two ports of a national territory irrespective of the nationality of the vessel.
Periodicity
Quarterly
Release calendar
Availability of the results: 5 months after the reference period.
Remarks
In 2007, this method was adapted to a new Eurostat regulation concerning the goods classification. Therefore, the figures for 2007 and after can no longer be compared with the previous years.
Legal reference
Commission Regulation (EC) No 425/2007 of 19 April 2007 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1365/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways.