CRP’s Thames Directory

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

In July and August 2022, Cross River Partnership and 10 partners, delivered goods into central London using the river. The pilot operated one delivery per week, for six weeks and aimed to make the case for expanding river freight into London. This case study will show how the pilot was set up, it will look at what was successful and what could have been improved. It will also analyse the emissions savings from river versus road journeys. This is all supporting the aim of further take up of river freight in London.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The River Thames has significant potential for driving low carbon freight. The purpose of this study is to provide an objective assessment of the potential for increasing river freight movements on the Thames in the near term. The study defines what a commercially viable river freight solution might look like, alongside a well costed business case and concrete next steps for the development of river freight on the Thames.

This study considers the design of the existing piers along the River Thames and how they could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight river service.

Impact on Urban Health and Grid Smarter Cities are piloting the innovative Kerb-Dock project in partnership with London Borough of Southwark.

This cutting-edge solution helps address traffic congestion, improve air quality and noise pollution enabling river-to-road logistics transfer adjacent to Bankside Pier. This initiative looks at how space in congested areas with multiple users can share space on a bookable system. The platform will help to support safe and efficient multimodal transfers of goods, benefitting logistics operators, landowners, local authority and residents.

The London Light Freight River Trial was London’s first daily, multi-supplier river freight trial along the Thames. This was led by Cross River Partnership in collaboration with Port of London Authority, Lyreco UK & Ireland, Speedy Services, Thames Clippers Logistics, GRID Smarter Cities and Pedal Me.

DHL launches a daily riverboat freight service to transport small packages into central London for last mile delivery by bike. London’s first riverboat parcel delivery service, which aims to ease congestion and provide a reliable and efficient way of transporting deliveries across the capital. The innovative service has been introduced as part of DHL's commitment to using blended transport modes to improve access to urban areas and is an important step towards exploring the use of the river for small scale freight transport.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

This study considers the design of the existing piers along the River Thames and how they could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight river service.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

This study considers the design of the existing piers along the River Thames and how they could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight river service.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

EMSOL, in partnership with CRP, monitored air pollution from vessels at Butler’s Wharf Pier in Central London and at Dartford Pier in Kent.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

Orchard Wharf is the first of its kind to propose a mix of maritime industrial use and waterfront living, while honouring the history and heritage of the wharf. Five residential blocks sit above a safeguarded wharf, removing haulage vehicles from London’s busy roads through waterborne freight.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

This study considers the design of the existing piers along the River Thames and how they could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight river service.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

In July and August 2022, Cross River Partnership and 10 partners, delivered goods into central London using the river. The pilot operated one delivery per week, for six weeks and aimed to make the case for expanding river freight into London. This case study will show how the pilot was set up, it will look at what was successful and what could have been improved. It will also analyse the emissions savings from river versus road journeys. This is all supporting the aim of further take up of river freight in London.

EMSOL, in partnership with CRP, monitored air pollution from vessels at Butler’s Wharf Pier in Central London and at Dartford Pier in Kent.

The London Light Freight River Trial was London’s first daily, multi-supplier river freight trial along the Thames. This was led by Cross River Partnership in collaboration with Port of London Authority, Lyreco UK & Ireland, Speedy Services, Thames Clippers Logistics, GRID Smarter Cities and Pedal Me.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The River Thames has significant potential for driving low carbon freight. The purpose of this study is to provide an objective assessment of the potential for increasing river freight movements on the Thames in the near term. The study defines what a commercially viable river freight solution might look like, alongside a well costed business case and concrete next steps for the development of river freight on the Thames.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

In July and August 2022, Cross River Partnership and 10 partners, delivered goods into central London using the river. The pilot operated one delivery per week, for six weeks and aimed to make the case for expanding river freight into London. This case study will show how the pilot was set up, it will look at what was successful and what could have been improved. It will also analyse the emissions savings from river versus road journeys. This is all supporting the aim of further take up of river freight in London.

This guide is for businesses considering using the tidal Thames for freight. You will be guided through the processes, challenges and opportunities involved in using the river for your operations including useful contacts and information about the first and last-mile landside deliveries.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Council has agreed a programme of vital improvement works across the Royal Borough's transport network, supported by nearly £1.5 million funding from Transport for London (TfL).

The funding will be used to deliver a range of measures to help reduce traffic, improve air quality, encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport, and support the rollout of ultra-low emission vehicles. The work will help to create a cleaner, greener, safer and healthier borough, in line with the Council’s new Transport Strategy and the Carbon Neutral Plan.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

Impact on Urban Health have funded Team London Bridge to work together with MP Smarter Travel and deliver an 18-month project directly engaging with local businesses by offering subsidies and support for them to switch to cargo bikes for deliveries. The delivery area will be focused around the ‘Low Line’ area spanning London Bridge and Bermondsey. This is an area with poor air quality and high levels of residents susceptible to the health effects of air pollution.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

This study considers the design of the existing piers along the River Thames and how they could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight river service.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Council has agreed a programme of vital improvement works across the Royal Borough's transport network, supported by nearly £1.5 million funding from Transport for London (TfL).

The funding will be used to deliver a range of measures to help reduce traffic, improve air quality, encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport, and support the rollout of ultra-low emission vehicles. The work will help to create a cleaner, greener, safer and healthier borough, in line with the Council’s new Transport Strategy and the Carbon Neutral Plan.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

The London Light Freight River Trial was London’s first daily, multi-supplier river freight trial along the Thames. This was led by Cross River Partnership in collaboration with Port of London Authority, Lyreco UK & Ireland, Speedy Services, Thames Clippers Logistics, GRID Smarter Cities and Pedal Me.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

Cross River Partnership has designed this website to help your small business tackle environmental sustainability and reduce your emissions one step at a time, at your own pace.

The London Light Freight River Trial was London’s first daily, multi-supplier river freight trial along the Thames. This was led by Cross River Partnership in collaboration with Port of London Authority, Lyreco UK & Ireland, Speedy Services, Thames Clippers Logistics, GRID Smarter Cities and Pedal Me.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The London Light Freight River Trial was London’s first daily, multi-supplier river freight trial along the Thames. This was led by Cross River Partnership in collaboration with Port of London Authority, Lyreco UK & Ireland, Speedy Services, Thames Clippers Logistics, GRID Smarter Cities and Pedal Me.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

Impact on Urban Health and Grid Smarter Cities are piloting the innovative Kerb-Dock project in partnership with London Borough of Southwark.

This cutting-edge solution helps address traffic congestion, improve air quality and noise pollution enabling river-to-road logistics transfer adjacent to Bankside Pier. This initiative looks at how space in congested areas with multiple users can share space on a bookable system. The platform will help to support safe and efficient multimodal transfers of goods, benefitting logistics operators, landowners, local authority and residents.

DHL launches a daily riverboat freight service to transport small packages into central London for last mile delivery by bike. London’s first riverboat parcel delivery service, which aims to ease congestion and provide a reliable and efficient way of transporting deliveries across the capital. The innovative service has been introduced as part of DHL's commitment to using blended transport modes to improve access to urban areas and is an important step towards exploring the use of the river for small scale freight transport.

This guide is for businesses considering using the tidal Thames for freight. You will be guided through the processes, challenges and opportunities involved in using the river for your operations including useful contacts and information about the first and last-mile landside deliveries.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

This study considers the design of the existing piers along the River Thames and how they could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight river service.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The London Light Freight River Trial was London’s first daily, multi-supplier river freight trial along the Thames. This was led by Cross River Partnership in collaboration with Port of London Authority, Lyreco UK & Ireland, Speedy Services, Thames Clippers Logistics, GRID Smarter Cities and Pedal Me.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

This study considers the design of the existing piers along the River Thames and how they could be modified to accommodate the requirements of a Light Freight river service.

DHL launches a daily riverboat freight service to transport small packages into central London for last mile delivery by bike. London’s first riverboat parcel delivery service, which aims to ease congestion and provide a reliable and efficient way of transporting deliveries across the capital. The innovative service has been introduced as part of DHL's commitment to using blended transport modes to improve access to urban areas and is an important step towards exploring the use of the river for small scale freight transport.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

DHL launches a daily riverboat freight service to transport small packages into central London for last mile delivery by bike. London’s first riverboat parcel delivery service, which aims to ease congestion and provide a reliable and efficient way of transporting deliveries across the capital. The innovative service has been introduced as part of DHL's commitment to using blended transport modes to improve access to urban areas and is an important step towards exploring the use of the river for small scale freight transport.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

In July and August 2022, Cross River Partnership and 10 partners, delivered goods into central London using the river. The pilot operated one delivery per week, for six weeks and aimed to make the case for expanding river freight into London. This case study will show how the pilot was set up, it will look at what was successful and what could have been improved. It will also analyse the emissions savings from river versus road journeys. This is all supporting the aim of further take up of river freight in London.

In July and August 2022, Cross River Partnership and 10 partners, delivered goods into central London using the river. The pilot operated one delivery per week, for six weeks and aimed to make the case for expanding river freight into London. This case study will show how the pilot was set up, it will look at what was successful and what could have been improved. It will also analyse the emissions savings from river versus road journeys. This is all supporting the aim of further take up of river freight in London.

The Council has agreed a programme of vital improvement works across the Royal Borough's transport network, supported by nearly £1.5 million funding from Transport for London (TfL).

The funding will be used to deliver a range of measures to help reduce traffic, improve air quality, encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport, and support the rollout of ultra-low emission vehicles. The work will help to create a cleaner, greener, safer and healthier borough, in line with the Council’s new Transport Strategy and the Carbon Neutral Plan.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Council has agreed a programme of vital improvement works across the Royal Borough's transport network, supported by nearly £1.5 million funding from Transport for London (TfL).

The funding will be used to deliver a range of measures to help reduce traffic, improve air quality, encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport, and support the rollout of ultra-low emission vehicles. The work will help to create a cleaner, greener, safer and healthier borough, in line with the Council’s new Transport Strategy and the Carbon Neutral Plan.

A map of London's River Services including piers, routes and onward rail and underground connections.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.

The Business Cargo Bike Guide supports businesses with essential information for procuring and using cargo bikes. We’ve pulled together our knowledge gleaned from delivering cargo bike schemes around London, researching related topics, producing case studies and guidelines and scouring various resources to create the Business Cargo Bike Guide.

This report has been commissioned by Cross River Partnership (CRP) to identify the issues that exist in enabling local cycle logistics operations and to bring together the opinions of the Central London boroughs and key operators.