by David Edwards-May | Dec 21, 2022 | Waterways promotion
IWI’s president Rudy Van der Ween attended the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, on November 13-15, at the kind invitation of the World Historic and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organisation (WCCO), based in Yangzhou, China. Our...
by David Edwards-May | Oct 16, 2020 | Inland water transport, New waterways, Waterway funding, Waterways & transport policy, Waterways promotion
The climate is changing. The evidence is unequivocal. Climate change represents a significant risk to business, operations, safety and infrastructure – and hence to local, national and global economies. However, a positive, proactive response,...
by David Edwards-May | Oct 11, 2020 | Personal, Policy, Waterway funding, Waterway management, Waterway personalities, Waterway restoration, Waterways & transport policy, Waterways promotion, World Canals Conference
Annual General Meeting by videoconference, October 9, 2020 Dear David, members of the IWI Council (and of the General Assembly) I cannot hide the pride that I was nominated to serve as President of Inland Waterways International for the next three...
by David Edwards-May | Oct 24, 2019 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Inland water transport, Policy, Waterfront development, Waterways & transport policy, Waterways and environment, Waterways promotion, World Canals Conference
The World Canals Conference at Yangzhou in China, on September 26-28, focused on the heritage potential of canals, and their role in regeneration and renewal. Guazhou Lock on the earlier Grand Canal south of Yangzhou, just before it enters the Yangtze River....
by David Edwards-May | Jun 1, 2018 | Inland water transport, Waterway funding, Waterway management, Waterways & transport policy, Waterways promotion
by Maggie Armstrong (I-474) A quick glance at the map of the inland waterways published by the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) in their 2016 Marketing Report is enough to make any skipper with a cargo barge less than 85m long fear that their...
by David Edwards-May | Mar 1, 2018 | Waterfront regeneration, Waterway funding, Waterway management, Waterway personalities, Waterway restoration, Waterways promotion, World Canals Conference
IWI has established itself as a ‘place to be’ at the world’s biggest boat show, BOOT Düsseldorf, thanks to the generous conditions offered by Messe Düsseldorf. The prototype of our dedicated Inland Waterways Pavilion was set up and staffed by Council...
