BASIC PROJECT DATA

 

Project ID: PA1A177

Project Website: https://divine-iwt.eu/

 

 

STATUS AND TIMEFRAME

Start date: September 2025
End date: October 2028

 

FINANCING

Financed by the European Union

 

 

NEED AND ADDED VALUE FOR THE DANUBE REGION STRATEGY

DiVINE aims to turn the shared vision for digitalising the inland waterway transport sector into a concrete implementation plan and roadmap, guiding action towards 2035. This involves fostering closer cooperation between public and private stakeholders across all navigable EU river basins to make inland navigation a competitive, resilient, innovative, and digitally integrated mode of transport.

 

 

OBJECTIVE(S) OF THE PROJECT

The project builds on the pillars defined in the Inland Waterway Transport Digitalisation Vision, focusing on:

• Smart Administration: streamlining reporting and regulatory procedures through digital tools and single windows
• Smart Vessels: promoting automation and the use of next-generation technologies on board
• Smart Infrastructure: enabling continuous, cross-border corridor management through digital twins and intelligent systems
• Smart Data: establishing trusted, interoperable data spaces to connect IWT with other transport modes

These components are closely linked with two further objectives: the creation of an IWT Data Space within the European Mobility Data Space, and the implementation of RIS Network Management at the European level

 

 

PLANNED PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Over the course of the project, the consortium will:

1. Map relevant actors across Europe’s inland waterway transport ecosystem;
2. Elaborate and operationalise the objectives of the Digitalisation Vision;
3. Engage stakeholders through a structured consultation process;
4. Carry out outreach and communication activities to disseminate findings and build consensus;
5. Address unforeseen issues to ensure the project’s smooth implementation.

 

 

 

TRANSBOUNDARY IMPACT

DiVINE aims to develop a shared vision for the European Union for the digitalisation of inland waterway transport.

 

 

PROJECT TEAM

• European IWT Platform, Belgium
• Ecorys, The Netherlands
• Danube Commission, Hungary
• EICB, The Netherlands
• viadonau, Austria
• Circle Group, Italy

 

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES  /  TARGET GROUPS

Support for the European Commission DG MOVE in implementing the Digitalisation Vision for Inland Waterway Transport as part of the European Green Deal.

 

 

PROJECT ENVIRONMENT

EUSDR EMBEDDING

 

EUSDR COMPLIANCE

 

META  DATA

Data provided by: viadonau, Austria – 02.01.2026; https://divine-iwt.eu/