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Importance of pipelines :


Pipelines are used extensively to transport liquid, gases and solid in the form of-slurry.

They are used to transport liquified coal.

In New Zealand, milk is being supplied through pipelines from farms to factories.

About 17% of all freight per tonne-km is carried through pipelines in the USA.

Pipelines are used to connect oil wells to refineries and to ports or domestic markets.

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Factors that affect the development of inland waterways :


Navigable rivers

Rivers and canals should be deep and flow throughout the year

Use of latest transport technology Significance of Rhine inland waterways :

It flows through a rich coalfield and the whole basin has become a prosperous manufacturing area. Huge tonnage moves along the stretch south of the Ruhr river.

This is the world’s most heavily used waterway. Each year more than 20,000 ocean-going ships and 2,00,000 inland vessels exchange their cargoes.

It connects the industrial area of Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands with the North Atlantic Sea-route.