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Vanishing waterways

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...

Seine-Nord Europe delayed… again

by David Edwards-May | Jul 11, 2017 | Inland water transport, New waterways, Policy, Waterways & transport policy

The new French government plans to ‘pause’ the long-awaited Seine-Nord Europe Canal. Immediately after the newly-elected president Emmanuel Macron formed his Government, there were concerns for the project, as the Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was known to be less...

Enlarged Panama Canal opened

by David Edwards-May | Jul 18, 2016 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Inland water transport, New waterways, Policy, Waterway funding

More than 20 years after planning started, the enlarged Panama Canal has finally been opened to international shipping, two years behind schedule. A detailed feature published in the New York Times on June 22, 2016, suggests that the difficulties encountered in...

Iran plans 1500km long canal

by David Edwards-May | Apr 11, 2016 | Inland water transport, New waterways, Policy

Canals have always been tools of geopolitics as well as the economy in the Middle East. They played a major role in the submerged cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canope in Egypt, more than 2500 years ago. In the European Waterways Map and Directory (5th edition), I...

Inland water transport focus at Korea conference

by David Edwards-May | Mar 24, 2015 | Inland water transport, New waterways, Policy, Waterfront development

Inland waterways are now frequently being discussed as an issue under the overall theme of water and water resources. This is confirmed at the upcoming 7th World Water Forum, to take place in Daegu, Korea, April 12-17, 2015. On April 16, 2015 a PIANC Side Event is...

Sonia Rolt OBE – 1919-2014

by David Edwards-May | Nov 15, 2014 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Inland water transport, Personal, Waterway personalities, Waterway restoration

Sonia Rolt – known to many on the canals simply and affectionately as ‘Sonia’ – died peacefully in hospital on 22 October, after a short illness at the age of 95. Her death has meant the passing of the last of the Idle Women who was still actively involved with...
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WCC 2022 Leipzig

The World Canals Conference was held in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, on May 30-June 3. It was attended by more than 330 delegates and exhibitors, and was acclaimed as a very well organised event, including meaningful site visits and a full social programme. Overall, it was a also an intense learning experience for delegates from across the world, who look forward to returning to the World Canals Conference in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in June 2024.

Corporate members

Alliance des Rhodaniens, France • Aqua Libra, Belgium • Aquamatix, UK • Assn pour le Développement du Tourisme Fluvial, France • Australian Canal Society, Australia • B-MAR Marine Insurance, Belgium • Best Boats International Yachtbroker, Netherlands • Biomatrix Solutions, UK • Braunston Marina Ltd, UK • Bydgoszcz City Council, Poland • Canal and River Trust, UK • Escales Fluviales de Bretagne, France • Castelmoron Nautic, France • Centro Internazionale Civiltà dell’Acqua, Italy • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Association, USA • Dalslands Kanal AB, Sweden • Danube Propeller, Serbia • DBA The Barge Association, UK • Delaware Canal 21, USA • Editions du Breil, France • Entente Interdépartementale du Bassin du Lot, France • Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, USA • France Fluviale, France • Göta Kanalbolag AB, Sweden • Town of Hancock, USA • HISWA Holland Marine Industry, Netherlands • Hobbs of Henley, UK • Inland Waterways Association, UK • Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, Ireland • Inland Waterways Authority of India, India • Inland Waterways Development Association of Nigeria, Nigeria • Jachthaven Wetterwille, Netherlands • Kuhnle Tours, Germany • Kuiper Verzekeringen, Netherlands • LeBoat (Crown Travel), UK • Linssen & Linssen Boating Holidays, Belgium • Linssen Yachts, Netherlands • Locaboat Holidays, France • Lys Sans Frontières, France • MAREC D.V. Maasland Recreation Centre, Belgium • McMullan & Associates, Inc., USA • Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, Germany • Monmouthshire, Brecon & Abergavenny Canals Trust, UK • Mosanaut, Belgium • Musée et Jardins du Canal du Midi, France • National Inland Waterways Authority, Nigeria • Nautische Boulevard Wessem, Netherlands • NAUTIV vzw, Belgium • New York State Canal Corporation, USA • Ontario Waterway Cruises Inc, Canada • Parks Canada, Canada • Phoenix Science Press Ltd, China • Plavba a vodni cesty, Czech Rep. • Rabobank Peel, Maas en Leudal, Netherlands • Ředitelství vodních cest ČR, Czech Rep. • Royal Canal Amenity Group Ltd., Ireland • Saale-Ester Kanal Förderverein e.V., Germany • Scarano Boat, USA • Scottish Canals, UK • Scottish Waterways Trust, UK • Sjöfartsverket, Sweden • Stad Gent - Watertoerisme, Belgium • Státni Plavební Správa – Reditelství, Czech Rep. • Swedish & Norwegian Canals Association, Sweden • Tingdene Marinas Ltd, UK • Transmanche Consultants s.a.r.l., France • Unser Finowkanal e.V., Germany • Vlaamse Pleziervaart Federatie v.z.w., Belgium • De Vlaamse Waterweg, Belgium • PWMC Vode Vojvodine, Serbia • Voies Navigables de France, France • Voyageur Ltd (FrenchWaterways.com), UK • Vrolijks Bureau, Netherlands • Waterways Ireland, UK - Ireland • Wassertourismus Initiative Nordbrandenburg, Germany • World Canal Cities Organization (WHCCCCO), China

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