Zero-emission Waterborne Transport
Explore the advantages and practical implementation of waterborne vessel electrification. For UITP members only.
Waterborne Transport
Across coastal regions and river cities, people use passenger ferries and water taxis for their daily trips. To advance waterborne transport, UITP gathers the sector to lead research and innovation.
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Knowledge & Data
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Waterborne Transport & UITP
Electrification, digitalisation, integration; these trends and more affect the whole public transport sector, including waterborne transport.
Whether it’s called a passenger ferry, water taxi, seabus, clipper, or another name, waterborne transport is an essential form of urban mobility in cities worldwide. From Mumbai to Istanbul and Vancouver, ferries offer practical and attractive services. Take Lisbon, where some 20 million passengers board a ferry each year.
And the sector is moving to tackle today’s trends. As members of UITP, global professionals from the waterborne sector come together to enhance accessibility, improve integration with other modes, achieve zero-emission operations, and more.
Research Projects
UITP coordinates and collaborates with operators, authorities, industry, and international organisations on a number of research projects.
CLEVER
Defining how to calculate – and reduce – emissions across all types of transport, including waterborne ferries.
PIONEERS
Advancing sustainability across the ports of Antwerp, Barcelona, Venlo and Constanta.
UPPER
Outlining the push and pull measures of public transport, including passenger ferries in project cities Lisbon and Oslo.
Committees & Working Groups
As a UITP Member, you can become eligible to join committees and working groups and collaborate with operators and authorities on advancing public transport.
Current groups:
- Waterborne Committee
Become a Member
Be part of an international community working to advance public transport.
- Access to UITP’s digital knowledge library of over 60,000 references.
- Grow your network and your career thanks to our training programmes and events around the world.
- Broaden your perspective to be one step ahead in the sector.
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