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Near Toulouse. A man in a wheelchair falls into the Canal du Midi
The essentials The channel of the two seas, formed by the Canal du Midi and the lateral channel of the Garonne could one day regain its original function: the transport of goods. On the waterway, a passionate skier and volunteer companies are involved in order to.
VIDEO. The transport of goods on the Deux-Mers canal a path of the future ?
The essentials The channel of the two seas, formed by the Canal du Midi and the lateral channel of the Garonne could one day regain its original function: the transport of goods. On the waterway, a passionate skier and volunteer companies are involved in order to.
On the Canal du Midi, the transport of goods stopped in 1989 with the last trip of the Pinardier well named Bacchus, between Sallèles-d’Aude and Bordeaux eleven years later, it is the Babette barge, on the side canal of the Garonne who definitely threw anchor.
The canal of the two seas, which brings together the two waterways, has been resolutely turned towards tourism and marinas. But for almost twenty years, a boatman has been sailing against the tide to keep his commercial vocation lasting. At the bar of the turmoil, a barge of 1934 which was a long time a “coaltar” dedicated to the transport of liquid bitumen before transporting gravel, Jean-Marc Samuel multiplies experiments to demonstrate that fluvial freight is a path of the future. “An eco-logistic alternative”, as the banner fixed permanently on his boat underlines.
In 2017, he sent a 100-ton transformer from Lyon to Port-la-Nouvelle, renewed the operation to Bordeaux in 2021. The same year, the sailor participated in the first food transport test between Damazan, in Lot-et-Garonne and Bordeaux, initiated by the Garonne Fertile collective which brings together private actors and local authorities. Concrete studs, cardboard balls, vegetables and recently coffee beans for the Gers company Cafés di-Costanzo… Jean-Marc Samuel is all trips “. “The engine of my boat has the same power as my Clio but it can transport 160 tonnes,” he likes to say. Its objective is today to go beyond “spot operations” to open a Toulouse-Lyon line. “A regular link would allow chargers customers to commit. I will go and get the support of the public authorities. It is time to translate the concept of ecological transition into acts, ”says the sailor.
Boat and bike
For its manager, the French Ways of France, current equipment is sufficient for a revival of river freight. “Today, 30 -meter barges can go from Bordeaux to Sète. For higher templates, yes it would be necessary to consider work but it is not on the agenda. We do not invest in public money to maintain a service that is not used, “explains Elvyre Lassalle, development manager at VNF Sud-Ouest.
While financially or technically supporting private initiatives, VNF is especially looking to identify “economically viable transport scales”. The most advanced project, carried out by several companies gathered within the Alliance Compas 47, was followed by the Community of Communes of Confluence and Coteaux de Prayssas. He focuses on the development of a dock in Damazan in the service of companies who would like to deliver their Bordeaux customers by boat.
Skeptical concerning long distance transport, a model that is “still” looking for itself according to VNF, the operator of the channel is more focused on urban river logistics. A solution to meet both ZFE challenges and reducing pollution and urban congestion. It is based on the “conclusive” experiment carried out in 2021 with the applicable companies, the alchemists and Green Buro around a transport service by boat and bike. After Paris, Strasbourg, Mulhouse or Lyon, where the operators Fludis, ULS and SFL have deployed a dedicated fleet, could Toulouse be the next city on the map. This is the aim of the call for projects that should be launched in early 2024 VNF and Toulouse Métropole.
Near Toulouse. A man in a wheelchair falls into the Canal du Midi
A man in a wheelchair fell into the Canal du Midi in the commune of Ramonville-Saint-Agne, near Toulouse this Sunday, September 24, 2023.
Firefighters from the fire and rescue service of the Haute-Garonne intervened at Ramonville-Saint-Agne, next to Toulouse This Sunday, September 24, 2023 at the end of the afternoon.
At the southern port level, at Bord of the Midi Canal, A man in a wheelchair, fell into the water from a pontoon.
The unharmed victim
Fortunately, rapid intervention firefighters allowed him to to get out of the water and take care of it. After assessment, the victim, unscathed, was renewed at his home, explained the rescue services
On the spot, 10 firefighters were mobilized helped by 3 devices.
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