Definitions, as published
The definition of each term exactly as its official source words it, with the article or page it comes from.
| Term slug | Definition text | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| year-of-construction-of-vessel | Year of the original construction of the hull. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-25, p. 85 |
| nationality-of-vessel | Country in which the vessel is registered. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-26, p. 85 |
| national-inland-waterway-vessel | Inland waterway vessel that is registered at a given date in the declaring country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-26.1, p. 85 |
| foreign-inland-waterway-vessel | Inland waterway vessel that is registered at a given date in a country other than the declaring country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-26.2, p. 86 |
| types-of-vessels-by-source-of-power | Classification based on principal type of propulsion energy as certified by the competent authority. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-27, p. 86 |
| conventional-fuel-powered-vessel | Vessel designed to use primarily a diesel engine for propulsion. Such vessels can use conventional diesel (EN 590) as fuel but also biofuels such as FAME diesel, HVO diesel, other biodiesels and synthetic diesel. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-27.1, p. 86 |
| alternative-fuel-energy-powered-vessel | Vessel that uses a type of fuel/energy other than conventional fuels (such as petrol and diesel). Alternative fuels or energy sources used by vessels operating in inland waterways may include electricity, LPG, natural gas (LNG or CNG), alcohols, mixtures of alcohols with other fuels, hydrogen, etc. (this list is not exhaustive). Alternative fuels do not include unleaded petrol, reformulated petrol or conventional diesel (EN 590). | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-27.2, p. 86 |
| sleeping-berth | Designated sleeping space for the crew or passengers. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-28, p. 86 |
| inland-automatic-identification-system-inland-ais | Automatic identification system (AIS) for use in inland navigation and interoperable with (maritime) AIS (see E.II-28), technically enabled by amendments and extensions to the (maritime) AIS. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.II-29, p. 86 |
| inland-waterway-transport-enterprise | Enterprise carrying out, in one or more places, activities for the provision of inland waterway transport services. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-01, p. 86 |
| public-inland-waterway-transport-enterprise | Inland waterway transport enterprise that is principally owned (more than 50 % of the capital) by the state or public authorities and their enterprises. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-02, p. 86 |
| port-authority | Person or body of persons empowered to exercise effective control in a port area. A port authority ensures the effective, safe, secure and efficient handling of shipping within the port and its offshore approaches and may be responsible for the development, construction, management and operation of the port and its industrial area, if any. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-03, p. 87 |
| inland-waterway-port-enterprise | Enterprise carrying out, in one or more places, the provision of inland waterway port services. Pleasure port enterprises are excluded. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-04, p. 87 |
| public-inland-waterway-port-enterprise | Inland waterway port enterprise that is principally owned (more than 50 % of the capital) by the state or public authorities and their enterprises. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-05, p. 87 |
| investment-expenditure-on-inland-waterway-transport-infrastructure | Capital expenditure on new inland waterway transport infrastructure or the extension of existing inland waterways, including reconstruction; renewal (major substitution work on the existing infrastructure that does not change its overall performance); upgrades (major modification work improving the original performance or capacity of the infrastructure); or major repairs (repairs improving the original performance or capacity of the infrastructure). | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-06, p. 87 |
| investment-expenditure-on-inland-waterway-vessels | Capital expenditure to purchase inland waterway vessels or to upgrade existing ones. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-07, p. 87 |
| maintenance-expenditure-on-inland-waterway-transport-infrastructure | Non-capital expenditure to maintain the original condition and capacity of the existing inland waterway transport infrastructure. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-08, p. 87 |
| maintenance-expenditure-on-inland-waterway-vessels | Non-capital expenditure to maintain inland waterway vessels in working order without improving either their performance or their capacity. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-09, p. 87 |
| inland-waterway-transport-capital-stock | Estimated monetary value reflecting the current stock of physical inland waterway transport infrastructure assets. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.III-10, p. 87 |
| inland-waterway-traffic | Movement of inland waterway vessels, including fluvio-maritime vessels (see C.II-02), that is undertaken wholly or partly on navigable inland waterways, along with any movement of seagoing vessels undertaken wholly in navigable inland waterways. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-01, p. 88 |
| inland-waterway-traffic-on-national-territory | Movement of a vessel within a national territory, irrespective of the country in which the vessel is registered. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-02, p. 88 |
| movement-of-loaded-vessel-carrying-freight | A single movement of a loaded vessel is counted as the movement of a vessel from the port of loading or unloading of any kind of goods to the following port of loading or unloading. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-03, p. 88 |
| movement-of-empty-vessel-carrying-freight | A single movement of an empty vessel is counted as the movement of a vessel from one port to another for which the gross-gross weight of goods equals zero. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-04, p. 88 |
| movement-of-inland-waterway-passenger-vessel-carrying-passengers | A single movement is counted as the movement of a vessel from the port or place of embarkation or disembarkation of passengers to the following port or place of embarkation or disembarkation of passengers. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-05, p. 88 |
| movement-of-inland-waterway-passenger-vessel-not-carrying-passengers | A single movement is counted as the movement of a vessel from one port or place of embarkation or disembarkation to the following port or place of embarkation or disembarkation without carrying any passengers. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-06, p. 88 |
| trip-of-inland-waterway-freight-vessel | Movement of an inland waterway vessel carrying freight from a specified point of origin to a specified point of destination. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-07, p. 88 |
| trip-of-inland-waterway-passenger-vessel | Movement of an inland waterway passenger vessel from a specified point of origin to a specified and final point of destination on a given navigable inland waterway network. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-08, p. 88 |
| vessel-kilometre | Unit of measurement representing the movement of a vessel over one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-09, p. 89 |
| inland-waterway-convoy | Assembly of one or more vessels, floating establishments or assemblies of floating material that are propelled by one or more self-propelled vessels. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-10, p. 89 |
| tonne-kilometre-offered-by-an-inland-waterway-freight-vessel | A tonne-kilometre is offered when one tonne of load capacity of an inland waterway freight vessel is transported over one kilometre. Tonne-kilometres offered are equal to the load capacity of the vessel multiplied by the distance between the port or place of loading and the port or place of unloading for all movements. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-11, p. 89 |
| seat-kilometre-offered-by-an-inland-waterway-passenger-vessel | Unit of measurement representing the movement over one kilometre of one seat available in an inland waterway passenger vessel when performing the services for which it is primarily intended. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-12, p. 89 |
| entry-of-vessel | Entry of a loaded or empty vessel into a given country by inland waterway. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-13, p. 89 |
| exit-of-vessel | Exit of a loaded or empty vessel from a given country by inland waterway. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-14, p. 89 |
| transit-of-vessel | Movement of a loaded or empty vessel that enters and leaves the country at different points, provided the total transit within the country is by inland waterways and that there is no loading or unloading in the country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.IV-15, p. 89 |
| inland-waterway-transport | Movement of goods and/or passengers using inland waterway vessels, including fluvio-maritime vessels (see C. II-02), that is undertaken wholly or partly on navigable inland waterways, as along with the movement of goods and/or passengers using seagoing vessels undertaken wholly in navigable inland waterways. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-01, p. 90 |
| national-inland-waterway-transport | Inland waterway transport between two places (a port or place of loading/embarkation and a port or place of unloading/disembarkation) within a national territory irrespective of the country in which the vessel is registered. It may involve transit through a second country, although for this country this transport must be reported as transit. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-02, p. 91 |
| inland-waterway-cabotage-transport | National inland waterway transport performed by a vessel registered in another country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-02.1, p. 91 |
| international-inland-waterway-transport | Inland waterway transport between two places (a port or place of loading/embarkation and a port or place of unloading/ disembarkation) located in two different countries. It may involve transit through one or more countries. For the latter countries, this transport must be reported as transit. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-03, p. 91 |
| inland-waterway-transit-transport | Inland waterway transport through a national territory between two places (a port or place of loading/ embarkation and a port or place of unloading/disembarkation) both located in another national territory or national territories, provided that in the total journey within the national territory, there is no loading/ embarkation and unloading/disembarkation operation. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-04, p. 91 |
| cross-trade-inland-waterway-transport | Inland waterway transport conducted by a vessel registered in one country between a port or place of loading/ embarkation in a second distinct country and a port or place of unloading/disembarkation in a third distinct country. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-05, p. 91 |
| fluvio-maritime-transport | Transport operation partly by inland waterways and partly by sea, without transhipment. It can be operated by an inland waterway vessel or a seagoing vessel. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-06, p. 91 |
| urban-inland-waterway-transport | Transport carried out on inland waterways located within the boundaries of an urban area, usually targeted at commuters and other local traffic, operating usually throughout the year. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-07, p. 91 |
| inland-waterway-passenger | Person who makes an inland waterway movement on board a vessel. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-08, p. 91 |
| distance-travelled-by-inland-waterway-passenger | Length travelled by an inland waterway passenger, measured in kilometres. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-09, p. 91 |
| inland-waterway-passenger-kilometre | Unit of measurement representing the transport of one passenger by inland waterways over one kilometre. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-10, p. 92 |
| inland-waterway-passenger-embarked | Inland waterway passenger who boards a vessel to be conveyed by it. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-11, p. 92 |
| inland-waterway-passenger-disembarked | Inland waterway passenger disembarking from a vessel after having been conveyed by it. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-12, p. 92 |
| port-or-place-of-embarkation-for-inland-waterway-passengers | Port, place or passenger stop where inland waterway passengers are embarked on a vessel. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-13, p. 92 |
| port-or-place-of-disembarkation-for-inland-waterway-passengers | Port, place or passenger stop where inland waterway passengers are disembarked from a vessel. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-14, p. 92 |
| country-or-region-of-embarkation-for-inland-waterway-passengers | Country or region where inland waterway passengers are embarked on a vessel. | Glossary for transport statistics, 6th edition (2026), C.V-15, p. 92 |
Sources
- Glossary for Transport Statistics — 6th edition (2026) — Eurostat, UNECE ve ITF-OECD · Reusable with attribution
- UNCTADstat maritime/transport metadata — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) / UNCTADstat · Reusable with attribution
- IMO conventions and maritime definitions — official definition clauses and terminology pages — International Maritime Organization (IMO) · Reusable with attribution
- U.S. federal air cargo/security definitions associated with ICAO scope — International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); auxiliary U.S. federal regulatory sources · Public domain
- United States federal transport and customs definitions — GPO / Office of Federal Register / PHMSA-DOT / FMCSA-DOT / FMC / CBP-DHS / U.S. Congress · Public domain
- European Union transport and customs definitions — European Parliament and Council instruments; Publications Office of the EU / EUR-Lex · Reusable with attribution
- Hague–Visby Article I via UK legislation.gov.uk — UN Treaty Collection/UN, UNCITRAL, UNECE, ICAO, OTIF ve UK legislation.gov.uk · Reusable with attribution
- BTS/FMCSA/FMC/CBP/MARAD federal-authored glossary rows — BTS; FMCSA; FMC; CBP; MARAD · Public domain
- United Kingdom official transport and customs terms — HMRC; Department for Transport; Traffic Commissioners/DVSA; UK Parliament/legislation.gov.uk · Reusable with attribution
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