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With the rise in fuel prices, river transport represents a more ecological alternative. Freight by boat, by barge, increased by 4% in 2021. The construction sector is very demanding. The Seine is even the most exploited river.
Water rather than the road. Houseboats are increasingly used for transport goods. This river transport is in full expansion. Traffic increased by 4% in 2021. On the port of Lille (North)five or six boats leave every week for Dunkirk (North) or Antwerp, via the canal Deule. Last year, traffic increased by 12%. Thousands of containers are waiting to be shipped. They come from all over the world, especially from China. Inside, goods of all kinds. “A lot of bulk, construction, cereals, fertilizers”reports Alain Lefebvre, general manager of the Ports of Lille.
It is the transport of building materials that has increased the most, with an increase of 16 % in one year. Going by the waterways is faster and more ecological. In 202152.2 tons of goods were transported on the water, which represents 2.6 million less heavy goods vehicles on the roads.