Showing posts with the label Boatlift

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

Jun 5, 2015

For as long as one can remember, the people of Belgium wanted to have an inland waterway that connected the Meuse river with the Scheldt riv...

The Inclined Boat Lifts of Elblag Canal

Feb 2, 2015

The Elblag Canal, also called the Elblag-Ostroda Canal, is a 150-years-old canal in Poland that runs from Elblag to Ostroda. At over 80 km i...

Falkirk Wheel: Rotating Boat Lift in Scotland

Jun 17, 2011

There are two ways to transport a boat between water at two different elevations. One method is to employ locks, often found on river and ca...