{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Barge Freight","description":"Barge freight – the commercial carriage of goods on rivers, canals, and inland lakes – delivers some of the lowest transport costs per tonne-kilometre in surface logistics, making it the default choice for heavy, bulky, or non-time-sensitive cargo. Europe's network centres on the Rhine, Danube, Meuse, and their connecting canals, handling bulk commodities such as grain, ore, petroleum products, and construction materials alongside containerized cargo in port hinterland services. Cost advantages ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/barge-freight","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T05:31:49.500457","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/barge-freight","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Barge Freight · Barge freight – the commercial carriage of goods on rivers, canals, and inland lakes – delivers some of the lowest transport costs per tonne-kilometre in surface logistics, making it the default choice for heavy, bulky, or non-time-sensitive cargo. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge"}