A new UK customer has ordered a Konecranes reach stacker configured for barge handling to support 24/7 waste-to-energy operations in London, marking the first UK order for this model, according to a ...

Thames Water is edging closer to a multibillion pound rescue deal with its lenders that would keep the ailing utility out of temporary public ownership. Sky News has learnt that a group of creditors ...

A runaway barge which broke free from its moorings during flooding was intercepted on the River Barrow amid fears it would hit a bridge further downstream. The barge broke free at Graiguenamanagh in ...

Conservationists has gone deeper than ever before with a new project to protect local wildlife in Essex. Three old Thames barges have been sunk in the Blackwater Estuary to create a new 'island' ...

The National Trust has sunk three decommissioned barges in the Blackwater Estuary, Essex, to form a new island habitat for birds. Up to 8,000 cubic metres of sediment – the volume of three Olympic ...

Old Thames barges have been sunk in an estuary to reduce erosion and create a new "island" habitat for birds, in a project the National Trust believes to be the first of its kind in the UK. Three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Trust has sunk three decommissioned barges to form a new island for birds in the Blackwater Estuary in Essex. Up to 8 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds including lapwings are expected to benefit from their new "island" habitat [Rob Coleman] Old Thames barges have been sunk in ...