Making inland shipping more sustainable. The Arnhem Nijmegen Region collaborates with public authorities, knowledge institutions and the shipping industry from the Netherlands and abroad. On January 22, a meeting took place about making inland shipping in Nijmegen more sustainable. With Waal, Dutch, German, Belgian and other European stakeholders presented ambitious projects that help make inland shipping more sustainable. A foundation for further cooperation was laid through this exchange of knowledge.

The European Commission presented The European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the EU's economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all.

The Dutch inland waterways weekly newspaper "Schuttevaer" announces PortLiner's decision to select flow battery technology for its all-electric vessels.

EU Ministers for Transport, Infrastructure, and Communications met on 20 September 2019, in Brussels, to hold an extensive policy debate on how to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport, with a view to ensuring that the EU will meet its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. In the related publicity package a "Transport of the Future" movie was published featuring PortLiner.

What if, by 2050, people and goods would move 100% carbon-free?