Inland Waterways – Page 16
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NewsBellmarine electric drive system installed on Elton Moss barge
Fischer Panda UK has supplied a Bellmarine electric drive system for Elton Moss Boatbuilders’ new Kingsley barge.
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NewsNew sewage treatment system from Mactra
Mactra Marine Equipment will introduce the enteron sewage treatment system to the inland waterways market at Crick Boat Show.
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NewsBoating Leisure Services chooses the new Bow Pro thruster from Vetus
Vetus launched its Bow Pro series of thrusters earlier this year and has already seen much interest in the inland waterways market.
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NewsBattery technology is considered more
People are slowly recognising that lithium ion battery technology takes up less space, is lighter and more efficient.
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NewsBosley locks receive a facelift
Cheshire’s flight of 12 locks at Bosley on the Macclesfield Canal has been given a £240,000 facelift by the Canal & River Trust.
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NewsMarine 16 aims to eliminate plastic waste
Anyone who was moved by The Blue Planet documentary and further coverage of plastic in the oceans recognises the need for eliminating plastic waste whenever possible.
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NewsIncinerating toilet produces clean ash
Around a coffee cup’s worth of ash for two people for a month. That’s the promise from the Cinderella Eco Solution incinerating toilet.
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NewsNew moorings and pontoons at Firhill Basin
A planning application for the proposed regeneration of Firhill Basin on the Forth & Clyde Canal could result in new moorings, pontoons and bridges.
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NewsNess Weir safeguarded for 100 years
A £2m project to reinforce Caledonian Canal’s 200-year-old Ness Weir has safeguarded the structure for another century.
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NewsCaravan ruling boosts CO alarm petition
A petition for cabin boats using UK inland waterways to have a working carbon monoxide detector fitted could be bolstered by a National Caravan Council ruling to make annually testing CO alarms using a calibrated a test gas kit mandatory.
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NewsLicence review is criticised
The Canal & River Trust has been criticised for not addressing widebeam boat and continuous cruising problems in its licence review consultation.
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NewsSecond Lords reading for Middle Level Bill
The Middle Level Bill to give the Middle Level river system navigation authority additional powers will be read by the House of Lords for a second time on 22nd March.
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NewsFree CO alarms from Safelincs and TBS Boats
Mandatory installation of carbon monoxide alarms on enclosed boats in UK waterways would save lives.
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NewsPetition against HS2 Phase 2a's effect on the Trent and Mersey Canal
The Canal & River Trust has submitted a formal petition against the High Speed 2 Phase 2a Hybrid Bill.
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NewsDavid Suchet returns to open historic narrowboat festival
After an absence of ten years, actor and waterways enthusiast, David Suchet will return to Braunston Marina to open the 16th Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rally & Canal Festival in June.
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NewsEA navigations transfer subject to more talks
The Inland Waterways Association says it’s disappointed a proposal to take over Environment Agency navigations has still not been agreed and it wants negotiations to continue towards a mutually acceptable solution.
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NewsLowland Canal narrowboat breaks available in 2018
Canal users can look forward to narrowboat breaks on the Lowland Canals in the new season thanks to a new deal which will ensure its award-winning hire boat fleet’s future is secure.
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NewsWest Midlands canals neighbourhood watch
The Canal & River Trust and West Midlands Police have launched a neighbourhood watch scheme on the region’s canal network.
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NewsWorld’s only rotating boat lift gets MOT
The world’s only rotating boat lift will be drained of water as part of maintenance to ensure it keeps turning.
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NewsResult for IWA in Ely
Inland Waterways Association’s campaign to stop the Environment Agency from selling off river frontage in Ely, Cambridgshire, to private bidders has achieved a result, with the news that the local council will be buying the land.
