Current Initiatives
Sustainability through Electricity on the Rivers: Research Partnership between IHEID and IGRC
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) based in Geneva has signed an agreement with the European River Cruise Association (IGRC) based in Basel, Switzerland, to identify the investment needs further to decarbonize the key docking locations along the European Rivers.
One week until the Innovation Fund calls opening!
One week from now, the Commission will open two Innovation Fund calls for proposals to accelerate the deployment of innovative technologies in Europe. Together, the calls will make €4.8 billion available for industry and clean tech players in Europe to support the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Net-Zero Industry Act.
European River Cruise Association uses the ISO framework to support the European Smart Mobility Strategy.
In 2000 the Leading European River Cruise Association started to engage with the International Standards Organization (ISO) (via its local representation office in Switzerland (SNV)) to draft the industry's first safety and sustainability management standard. The project included numerous rounds of negotiations with representatives from several cruise operators, cargo operators, certification institutions, and ISO's technical committees. After the local voting process in Switzerland was completed and the international voting process at ISO has been facilitated, work was started on a first draft document that will ensure all operators can manage their safety and sustainability strategy.
The European Green Deal – Threat or Opportunity?
The European Green Deal is one of the most innovative and ambitious initiatives the EU has launched in the past years. But what impact does this large scale, Billion Euro Project have on the Inland Waterways, specifically the River Cruise Industry?
This European River Cruise Association Newsletter will focus on Naiades 3 and the challenges within the European Green Deal and the Smart Mobility Strategy.
European Green Deal und ISO Zertifizierung als Chancen
Der Europäische Green Deal ist eine der innovativsten und ehrgeizigsten Initiativen, welche die EU in den letzten Jahren gestartet hat. Aber welche Auswirkungen hat dieses gross angelegte, milliardenschwere Projekt auf die Binnenschifffahrt, insbesondere auf die Flusskreuzfahrtbranche? Damit befasst sich nun intensiv auch die IG RiverCruise (IGRC). Ausserdem wird nun die bereits 2020 begonnene ISO-Zertifizierung weitergeführt.
Die Flussfahrtbranche geht zuversichtlich in die Zukunft, braucht aber Rahmenbedingungen, die ihre Lösungen zulässt.
Die Fluss-Kreuzfahrtbranche verblieb ein weiteres Jahr im Bann der Corona-Krise, vermochte aber dem zweiten Pandemiejahr in Folge verhalten zu trotzen. Das Jahr 2022 sieht einen starken Zuwachs an Passagieren jedoch bereiten Infrastrukturdefizite, die sich aufgrund des Wassermangels ergeben, massive Probleme.