Экономическое и правовое обеспечение развития внутреннего водного транспорта Евразийского региона

The present article analyzes the development of the inland water transport of the Eurasian region in the context of the adopted programs for the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the integration of the EAEU and the Chinese project ”Silk Road Economic Belt“. The subject of research consists of political decisions and legal documents on the development of inland water transport of the Eurasian region. The article discusses the guidelines for the development of the Caspian transport system, including the development of ports on the Caspian Sea. The harmonization of the activity of the CIS inland water transport was analyzed using the study of the Model Code of Inland Water Transport for the CIS member states.