Freight navigation transport is run in two main forms on the river Elbe:
a) Push-barge shipping: combination between push boat as propulsion unit and push barges as hold. The number of push barges in one assembly / formation and their possible combinations are based on nautical conditions of the respective section of the waterway.
b) Motor boating: propulsion unit and hold are located in one hull, the entrainment of additional barges is partly possible (Koppelverband).
The vessels used most frequently in relation are listed below. In addition, several special types and special vessels exist.
Type | Length Over all (in m) | Breadth Over all (in m) | Deadweight capacity in t (max) | |
SP 65 | 65,00 | 8,20 | 960 | |
SP 65/9,5 | 65,00 | 9,50 | 1190 | |
SP 36/37 | 32,50 | 8,20 | 431 | |
SP 36/37 | 32,50 | 8,20 | 424 | |
TC 1100 | 71,00 | 10,40 | 1238 | |
TC 500 | 35,50 | 9,05 | 528 | |
GMS 67m | 67,00 | 8,20 | 877 | |
GMS 80m | 80,00 | 8,20 | 1135 | |
GMS Labe | 80,10 | 9,33 | 1167 | |
MN 7300 | 69,70 | 8,85 | 643 |
(All information is given without warranty)
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