Canal & River Trust is now making real progress towards their ambition of bringing freight back on to the water and into the city of Leeds. Having not facilitated a frequent freight movements on the water for over a decade, we are now witnessing the regular transportation of aggregates on the Aire & Calder Navigation,

Rijkswaterstaat, together with Allseas, has developed an innovative collection system that collects both floating litter and waste up to a metre under the surface. The system, Catchy, has been put into use in the Vijfsluizerhaven. The system prevents macro and microplastics from flowing into the protected nature reserve and out into the North Sea. Catchy

The French Government has just taken new measures to deal with the second wave of COVID. River tourism activities will be greatly affected by this new wave of the virus, even though, for many activities, the season is over. This is  because the global climate of anxiety and worry severely affects potential bookings by those

Europe’s inland waterways provide a vast transportation network across and between countries. Most forms of aquatic transportation use Diesel engines due to their reliability, fuel efficiency and ease of repair. However in recent years diesel technology has been in the spotlight for the high volume of pollutants it produces and the associated health problems linked

Taking care of our mental wellbeing is incredibly important, especially at the moment in these strange times and as winter approaches. Getting out and about in nature has been shown to have benefits for mental health, and going for walks in my local green spaces has certainly helped me throughout lockdown. By stepping away from

Interreg North Sea region project IWTS 2.0 is delighted to announce the launch of the fully emission- free Green Wave Barge, which is ready to set sail at Euroship in Heerewaarden (Holland) on 20th October 2020!   The IWTS 2.0 project, started in 2017 incorporates ten European partners working together to find and implement solutions

Partners of the Interreg North Sea Region, Sullied Sediments project have recently been working together to produce an online Volunteer Guide for the citizen science programme, RiverDip.  The online guide consists of a microsite and video guiding volunteers on how they can get involved! The guide shows, how with the use of a paper device

Great news from the Green WIN project as the 4 tonne tank (with lid) was recently delivered to the Université de Liège. General layout of the test bench The tank is a key component of the Green WIN ‘Test Bench’ where a range of submersible pumps and innovative solutions can be tested. Manufacturers kept going

Canal & River Trust volunteer, Sian Steel, assesses how communities can help deliver - and benefit from - science based projects on and along inland waterways. ‘Citizen science’ gets members of the public involved in carrying out scientific research. Public involvement can speed up data collection and processing, allow data to be collected from all

As Europe begins to emerge from the toughest period of COVID 19, NIWE is offering a regular scan of European positions and developments in terms of the policy challenges facing inland waterways. In terms of the wider economic, social and health picture, there are better and more detailed sources to draw from as the Summer