GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Studies and / or works on TEN-T comprehensive inland ports, related to:

• access, including safe access through navigational aids, of inland ports to inland waterways;
• basic and water-side infrastructure in inland ports, including shore-side electricity supply;
• port reception facilities for oil and other waste (including residues from exhaust gas cleaning systems) and infrastructure for degassing vessels to meet environmental requirements;
• providing or improving road/rail access and connections within inland ports;
• ensuring year-round navigability by means of e.g. hydrological services, icebreaking facilities and dredging of the port and port approaches.

Works projects may include on-site renewable energy generation, such as photovoltaic power plants, wind turbines etc. that is primarily used for example for the shore-side electricity supply, for the need of the basic port infrastructure and for diverse port operations. Such synergetic elements must improve the socio-economic, climate or environmental benefits of the project and may not exceed 20% of the total eligible costs of the project.

Waterside infrastructure development projects means infrastructure that enhances the navigability capacity.  This excludes infrastructure that does not directly benefit waterborne transport operations.

Elements of storage, transhipment facilities and equipment (zero-emission) may be included in a project benefiting inland waterway transport only if they are fully integrated in, and a minor part of the infrastructure investment project.

These projects should not aim to focus on storing and transhipment facilities and equipment, but rather on the transport infrastructure.

Support will not be given to infrastructure dedicated for cruise ships, except as regards shore-side electricity supply.

Projects combining hinterland access both within and outside the port area may be submitted either to the inland port or to the maritime port/road/rail topics as appropriate.