Transport of freight and passengers by barge and ship on rivers, canals and lakes, served by inland ports, locks and quays, and valued for its low energy use per tonne carried. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the mode inland waterway transport, river transport, canal transport or barge transport. It excludes ocean going shipping and ferries, container and bulk shipping, and fast water craft. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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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).
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