Inland ports are part of the network, as points of interconnection between the inland waterways. Inland ports must be: • open to commercial traffic; • located on the network of inland waterways as shown in the outline (13 MB), p. 79; • interconnected with other trans-European transport routes as shown in the document above; and • equipped with trans-shipment facilities for inter-modal transport or with an annual freight traffic volume of at least 500 000 tonnes. ==References==