6 Amendments of Laura FERRARA related to 2021/2015(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Court of Auditors’ special report no 1/2015: Inland Waterway Transport in Europe: no significant improvements in modal share and navigability conditions since 2001
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, for the same level of energy expenditure, an inland waterway vessel can carry 1 tonne of cargo almost four times as far as a lorry and, owing to its vast cargo capacity, can carry the equivalent of hundreds of articulated lorries;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Criticises the fact that, so far, there has been no significant increase in the modal share of freight transport by inland waterways; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to inland waterway projects involving the corridors, rivers or river segments which offer the most substantial and most immediate benefits for the improvement of inland waterway transport;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. notes with concern that much of Europe's river infrastructure was built in the post-war period and is often too dated to accommodate larger, newer vessels; notes that the Member States believe that EUR 13 billion would be needed just to clear bottlenecks by 2030; Stresses that more investment in updating river and canal infrastructure (for example, locks, bridges, the width and depth of canals, and interoperable deployment of digital technologies across borders) is key, while respecting the applicable environmental law;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of further encouraging and supporting initiatives aimed at the use of alternative fuels and propulsion methods for shipping in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality; points out, in this regard, the value of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a purely transitional solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in inland waterway transport; note, short-term solution; recalls that methane emissions from LNG-powered ships that the existing, technically mature vessels and distribution infrastructure now based on LNG could be used for biogas and will therefore be essential in scaling up Bio- LNG as a marine fuelve a significant impact on pollution levels and climate change and are detrimental to the EU’s 2050 climate targets;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. criticises the fact that there has so far been a general lack of strategic vision for waterway systems, at regulatory, administrative and planning level, particularly with regard to infrastructure measures; calls on the Commission to improve coordination in the implementation of the core TEN-T network, taking into account the potential to develop inland waterway freight corridors; stresses the cardinal importance of coordination between Member States during the implementation of corridors, with a view to the establishment of specific and achievable goals and the setting of milestones for the removal of bottlenecks along corridors within the framework of the Connecting Europe Facility;