The Commercial Boat Operators Assoication is the UK's trade association for the waterborne freight industry.

Water borne freight is more environmentally friendly than road or rail transport. With the added emphasis on green transport and reduction in carbon etc emissions, industrialists are showing an increased interest in using barges.

Visitors to our stand will be able to talk to experienced representatives of the barge industry. Most activity is based on the waterways linked to the four main estuaries of the Thames, Humber, Mersey and Severn, thus providing links to the industrial centres of the South East; Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire; Manchester and Merseyside; and the West Midlands