Freight traffic

THE Commercial Boat Operators Association (CBOA) has welcomed the return of barge traffic from Hull. Barges are now regularly carrying dredged aggregates to Knostrop Wharf, east Leeds and tanker barges with lubricating oil to the Exol Oil works at Rotherham. CBOA chairman David Lowe said: “With all the news about HGV driver shortages, it is salutary to remember that the crew of a 500 tonnes capacity barge can move that cargo more quickly than if they each drove an HGV.”