CRT and EA outline second lockdown rules
Updated 05 November 2020.
Both the Canal & River Trust and Environment Agency are to restrict boat movements and overnight stays on their navigations, following…
02 November 2020
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Mancetter Marina opens
A new marina opened on the Coventry Canal on 12th October. Mancetter Marina is a 60-berth development between Atherstone and Hartshill, and the first complete…
15 October 2020
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All-electric trip-boat commissioned for Milton Keynes
The Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust has commissioned its first trip-boat for the Milton Keynes end of the proposed Bedford & Milton Keynes link.…
08 October 2020
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River Nene mooring site wins Inland Marina of the Year
White Mills Marina on the River Nene at Earls Barton was declared Towergate Inland Marina of the Year 2020 at a virtual ceremony on 30th…
02 October 2020
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New delivery service puts parcels on the Thames
Parcel service DHL Express has teamed with Thames Clippers Logistics to launch London’s first riverboat mail delivery service, in a bid to ease congestion and…
02 October 2020
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Inaugural Aire & Calder cargo run disrupted
The first commercial cargo run in many years on the Aire & Calder Navigation was seriously disrupted in mid-September, when the current depth of navigation…
01 October 2020
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Scottish Canals launches three-year 'vision'
Scottish Canals has announced a new three-year plan for its waterways, designed to produce better health for those living near them.
The Corporate Plan 2020-2023…
29 September 2020
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Refurbished Stratford Canal marina reopens
Lady Lane Wharf, a once-flourishing boat club on the North Stratford Canal that had fallen into disrepair, was reopened on 29th September as a substantially…
29 September 2020
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Brinklow Marina goes into administration
Mystery surounds the future of Brinklow Marina, the 200-plus berth marina on the North Oxford Canal near Rugby, which went into administration on 3rd September.…
28 September 2020
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CRT commits £45m to winter works
The Canal & River Trust is planning a £45.1m programme of repairs on its waterways this winter. Despite the trust forecasting a reduction of income of…
25 September 2020
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Diesel specialist Barrus to switch to hydrogen fuel cells
Diesel engine specialist Barrus has announced it is developing hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid technology for inland waterways applications.
The move is a response to the UK…
22 September 2020
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