VNF and the untapped potential of river transport

An engineer of the Ponts, Eaux et Forêts corps, Stéphanie Peigney-Couderc has always followed the same thread: the ecological transition and protecting the environment. After working at the Ministries of Ecology and Agriculture, she is now Deputy Regional Director for the Seine basin and the Lower Loire at Voies navigables de France (VNF).

There, she manages a complex historical heritage of 1,500 km of waterways, with one goal: to make the river an essential tool for decarbonisation and logistics.

In this interview

• From biology to the Ponts et Chaussées: a career guided by the environment
• “A conveyor belt for grain and construction”: river freight versus road
• Climate resilience: managing dams in the face of floods and droughts
• Freight and tourism: sharing the waterways and the revival of canals
• Behind the scenes of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, run from VNF’s crisis room
• Grey debt, cybersecurity and modernisation: the three big challenges for tomorrow’s infrastructure
• Curiosity, critical thinking and solutions: her advice for future engineers

Find out more

• Stéphanie Peigney-Couderc on LinkedIn
• Voies navigables de France (vnf.fr)