Inland waterways freight - policy update
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Background to the Freight Study Group
- Extending the Freight Facilities Grant (FFG) scheme in its application to the waterways.
- Supporting the waterborne transportation of aggregates through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF).
- Supporting the preparation of a good practice guide, showing how good planning can help support and encourage freight transport on the waterways.
- Providing a single focal point within Government for all waterway freight issues.
- Supporting the industry through providing initial secretariat support for a reconstituted Freight Study Group and considering further assistance for specific projects that contribute to national policy.
- Encouraging navigation authorities to give greater priority to freight.
- Future developments
- Funding and Investment
- Planning
- Waste
- Abnormal Loads
- Further growth
- Ports Policy Review
- EU and Devolved Administrations
