Thames power trial for Sainsburys supplies

UK supermarket Sainbury’ s has hailed a success a trial using the London artery of the River Thames to supply its daily product. 

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The Port of London Authority (PLA) and Sainbury’s worked together to move goods between the supermarket’s distribution centre and a west London store by barge earlier this year. If rolled out to all stores in the same area, the PLA estimates that 350,000 road kilometres could be saved annually.