Inland waterways and their connections to marine transport systems constitute a substantial resource for the establishment of green infrastructures, flood prevention, environmental conservation. However, these developments have numerous inherent hazards such as water air pollution, loss habitats, increased coastal erosion, transfer invasive species between connected watercourses lakes, pollutan...

Inland waterways had an expansive role in the economic performance of preindustrialand early industrial societies. The lower freight rates and biomass consumptioncharacteristic riverine trade allowed merchants to export bulky, low-value-to-weightcommodities distant nodes successfully compete global, competitive markets.As a growing literature has shown, economies endowed with extensive network ...

This paper intends to analyze the role of inland ports and waterways in Uruguay from 1860until 1918. The main idea is understand how country’s have shaped its economiclife during what has been called «The First Age Globalization». During these years ofpolitical turmoil, process state-building was intrinsically connected itsability trade with neighbors European allies. Therefore, maritime analys...

Limited navigation depth, especially on inland waterways, is one of the main limiting factors that shorten period. Distributed propulsion systems represent an opportunity to increase navigability ships across critical sections waterways characterized by limited depth. In case distributed systems, it necessary examine position propellers and their efficiency, suitable design, interaction with su...

In connection with the need to develop and improve measures prevent eliminate oil spills in Amur basin of inland waterways, article predicts spread pollution on Amur, Argun, Zeya, Ussuri, Tunguska Amgun rivers. The purpose this study is evaluate parameters products create situational mathematical models necessary for calculation control means (booms skimmers). Relationships were constructed est...