HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT
ONE FREIGHT AT A TIME
The CBOA is the prime trade organisation involved in the effort to sustain and increase freight carriage on our waterways for economic and environmental reasons.
The roads are already over-stretched with the amount of traffic, clogged with cars, lorries and trucks. Some of these vehicles are on overnight or next day deliveries for which they are best suited, but much of the traffic could be taken by water as part of an integrated transport policy.
WHY WATER?
There’s plenty of ways in which inland waterways can support the economy.
As well as being one of the cheapest ways to move goods, recent trials have produced firm figures for more than just economic and environmental benefits.
LATEST NEWS
Call for major upgrade of waterways to get freight off roads and onto rivers and canals to cut pollution
The Commercial Boat Operators Association, the Canal & River Trust, the Inland Waterways Association and the Port of London Authority are working together to kickstart
CBOA joins the Inland Waterways Association
CBOA has joined The Inland Waterways Association as a corporate member. The IWA has good Parliamentary connections and last autumn arranged for David Lowe, our
West Yorkshire’s Low Carbon Freight Waterway
Last year the West Riding Branch of the Inland Waterways Association was asked by the Same Skies Think Tank, to contribute a 900-word article to
MEMBERSHIP
Join us to help ensure that freight continues to be carried on the rivers and canals of the UK, to help protect the interests of the waterway users, plus many more membership benefits.
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CBOA brings plenty of benefits for its members – contact us today to find out more. We’d love to hear from you.