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Annotation. The article discusses the issues of development and modernization of the freight transportation system on the inland waterway network of the Russian Federation. It is said about the importance of the state's participation in the construction of modern watercraft for coastal and liner transportation, as well as maintaining the proper technical level of the river transportation infrastructure, which is part of the multimodal transportation system.
Key words. Inland water shipping, water engineering infrastructure, river boating, port cargo equipments, obsolete ships, types of cargo, freight turnover, navigable rivers.