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Inland Waterway Transport
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A transport system in which ships and barges carry freight and passengers over inland waterways such as canals, rivers and lakes, served by inland ports, quays and wharfs. It compares favorably with road and rail on environmental cost per tonne kilometre and remains a major freight mode on the great river and canal corridors.
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Core ConcernMoving ships and barges on canals, rivers and lakes 1 Origin YearThe Pesse canoe, a dugout found in the Netherlands and radiocarbon dated to between about 8200 and 7600 BC, is the oldest boat recovered by archaeologists, and represents the earliest firm evidence of inland waterway transport. Cross-Tradition Connections
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Operated on the Hudson River between New York and Albany, an inland waterway, alongside its primacy as the first commercially viable steamboat.
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1. Wikipedia: Inland Navigation
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Inland navigation, inland barge transport or inland waterway transport (IWT) is a transport system allowing ships and barges to use inland waterways (such as canals, rivers and lakes).
2. Boat (Wikipedia)
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The oldest recovered boat in the world, the Pesse canoe, found in the Netherlands, is a dugout made from the hollowed tree trunk of a Pinus sylvestris that was constructed somewhere between 8200 and 7600 BC.
Wikipedia: Erie Canal
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Canal boats up to 3.5 feet (1.1 m) in draft were pulled by horses and mules walking on the towpath.
Wikipedia: North River Steamboat
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left New York on August 17, 1807, with a complement of guests aboard. They arrived in Albany two days later
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