One of the missions of the Liege Port Authority is to promote inland waterway transport, an environmentally friendly mode of transport, by developing the use of ports, their development and management.
The increase in environmental concerns, sustainable development becoming more and more topical and the problems linked to the saturation of our roads are giving companies more incentive to find other ways of transporting goods. River transport has its place in this development.
The Liege Port Authority, Belgium's leading inland port, is a player in sustainable development on a daily basis. Indeed, compared with other modes of goods transport, river transport offers many advantages. For example, it is:
By promoting waterborne transport, the Liege Port Authority has encouraged an environmentally friendly mode of transport.
This is a positive and measurable contribution by the Liege Port Authority to environmental protection.
Environmental issues play an important part in the activities managed by the Liege Port Authority.
This aspect is reflected in the following concerns:
