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25th Crick retains its magic
New awards ceremony honours exhibitors, visitors, volunteers and contractors in history of the show
Norton Canes wins Favourite Boat with 'goth-inspired' Vampirate
Nearly 25,000 people…
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Breach repair underway
Work has finally begun on repairing the breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal at Prestolee. Watson Homes is fixing it as part of…
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CRT announces new chief executive
The Canal & River Trust has announced a senior figure with long experience in several national charities as its new chief executive. Campbell Robb will…
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Good news on marine mortgages
Specialist finance company Promarine, currently the only source of marine mortgages for UK inland boats, has secured a £30m revolving credit facility to support growing…
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Protecting your business from cargo risks
James Nicholas, New Business Marine Account Executive, Haven Knox-Johnston
Protecting your business from cargo risks
If you are responsible for goods being sent or received as part of your business activities, you should consider reviewing what would happen if the cargo was damaged, lost or stolen. Cargo insurance is a policy that will cover loss, damage or theft of goods while they are in transit by sea, air, road or a combination of all. It can also include cover for goods which are stored in the ordinary course of transit and will protect the cargo for agreed perils with insurers, including fire, theft, storm, vandalism and flood. Depending on the location of the stock some perils may be excluded. For example, flood is excluded if the storage location is in a flood risk area.…
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Product News
Flat solar panels
Onboard Solar, whose efficient, tilting solar panels are a familiar sight on narrowboats throughtout the connected network, has now introduced…
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New Wallas diesel water heaters
Heater specialist Wallas has launched two newly designed diesel-powered water heating systems that look ideal for smaller boats.
The Viking…
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New all-electric day-boat for the Oxford summit
For the first time in many years, the beautiful, winding summit level of the Oxford Canal has a day-boat hire…
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Warmies
Warmies are a new take on an established product – something soft you can heat in the microwave to warm…
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