Freight

  • Rolling on the river

    Rolling on the river

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    Jonathan Mosse continues his monthly look at freight developments on the inland waterways. AS WRITER and researcher for the Nicholson Waterway Guides, bumping along what passes for a towpath on the lower Trent astride a bicycle, checking for changes to the navigation, could easily be numbered at the bottom end of the job’s attractions. By…

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  • ​That ‘last mile’: Jonathan Mosse continues his look at freight developments on the inland waterways!

    ​That ‘last mile’: Jonathan Mosse continues his look at freight developments on the inland waterways!

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    LAST month we looked at the big picture and how waterways freight might establish itself as part of a true multimodal carrying strategy in the UK, examining how some of its perceived weaknesses could, in reality, constitute its strengths. When built, canals flowed past industry’s back door enabling boats to pick up finished goods and…

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  • FREIGHT BARGES TO RESUME SERVICE ON AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION

    FREIGHT BARGES TO RESUME SERVICE ON AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION

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    Canal & River Trust is giving freight traffic the green light to recommence passage on the Aire & Calder Navigation as the charity’s investigations into fish deaths nears completion. The announcement follows a temporary eight-week suspension to allow the Trust’s environmental team to carry out detailed investigations into the cause of fish deaths on the…

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  • Lagging behind in the large canal stakes

    Lagging behind in the large canal stakes

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    Continuing our section bringing news of freight developments on the inland waterways. Jonathan Mosse reports. THAT the carriage of goods by water is by far and away the most environmentally friendly form of transport is not in dispute, so it is interesting to note what progress Britain, as the host country of this coming November’s…

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