3. River transport economics
3.1 How does river freight transport compare with other modes of transport?
Historically, goods were transported by inland waterway, then by rail during its development in the 19th century, before being mainly transported by road as the motorway network expanded from the late 1950s onwards. This can be seen by comparing the respective modal shares of road, rail and water transport in 1954 and 2022 (table 6 ).
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Bibliography
Regulations
Decree no. 89-391 of June 15, 1989: appendix listing the waterways for which State powers have been transferred to the Pays de la Loire region.
Décret n° 89-405 du 20 juin 1989 : annexe portant transfert à la Région Bretagne des compétences de l'État en matière de voies navigables.
Décret n° 92-648 du 8 juillet 1992 portant transfert à la région Picardie des compétences de...
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