mms-workboats-abp

Barge firm puts Leeds back on the shipping map

An inland vessel operated by MMS Workboats is returning commercial traffic to the Aire and Calder Canal in Yorkshire. Following a significant investment by the Hull-based firm and extensive trials, the 500-tonne capacity barge MMS Off-Roader has been transporting marine aggregate from ABP Humber’s Albert Dock to Knostrop’s site in Leeds for onforwarding to West Yorkshire’s building industry. Each trip takes over 18 heavy goods vehicles off the roads, a figure that ... [+]