• Direct transfer between cargo ship and barge at dock or river wharf reducing costs & congestion.

• Substantial uplift potential - 3,000 tonnes plus.

• Ideal for internal traffics also.

• Cost effective and efficient.

• Craft up to 480 tonne capacity - carrying the equivalent of around 24 lorries at their average load of 20 tonnes !

• DFT Freight Operating Grants available.

• Helping the environment; barges are a low pollution solution - lorries produce around 4 times the amount of carbon dioxide than barges per tonne carried.

• Reduced road congestion and therefore lower costs than road transport. £billions are lost each year through road congestion.

• Very low Carbon Footprint. Barges are more fuel-efficient than lorries and also last longer.

Fusedale H looking smart after docking and re-paint.

• Cargo in rolls, pallets or bags

• Large sizes and long lengths

• Coal, Aggregates and Biomass Fuels

• Grain, Fertilisers & Animal feeds

• Timber & Steel products

• Fly Ash, Bauxite, Slag & other wastes

• Newsprint

• Rice & Soya meal.