News / Sewerage project shows how the Thames could again be a major cargo route

Cabins for the Tideway project arriving by river

London is facing the perfect opportunity to revitalise the Thames’s reputation as a working river that can be a viable alternative to the city’s gridlocked roads for cargo transport.

At Intermodal Europe in Rotterdam this month, freight and fleet project manager at Transport for London (TFL), Peter Binham, said a new sewerage system being constructed in London sets a good example of this.

“More than 7m tonnes of cargo are being moved by barge in the development of the Tideway sewerage system,” said Mr Binham. “This presents the perfect ...