EXCLUSIVE: Unlocking the potential of the UK’s inland waterways

The image is a drone overhead picture of the canal serving Stourton Wharf

Source: Casper River

In a concerted effort to transform freight transportation and drive marine decarbonisation across the UK, what has been called the country’s most inland shipping port has opened at Stourton Wharf in Leeds.  

Located at a 1.5-acre site managed by Towngate PLC, Casper River and Canal Transport’s new development places a bold spotlight on the untapped potential of the UK’s extensive inland waterways network - reviving routes long overshadowed by road and rail. 

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