Terms and Conditions

Terms of Use

By using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms which shall take effect immediately on your first use of the website. If you do not agree to these terms then you should not use this website.

We, the Marine Highways Cooperative may change these terms at any point. You are advised to check these terms regularly. Your continued use of this website, shows an acceptance of these updated or amended terms.

Use of the Tool

This tool is provided free of charge to help users to understand the benefits that might be realized from including water based transport in a complete inter-modal freight transport plan. Although every attempt is made to make the tool as accurate as reasonably possible, no liability will be assumed for the accuracy of the results of the tool or for decisions based upon these results. In general the greater access a user has to primary data, the more accurate the calculations and output will be.

Users are not permitted to use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the site for any purpose without our express permission.

What We Do With the Information We Gather

During your use of this website, we may choose to collect anonymous usage data to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping;
  • To improve our products and services, and
  • To customize the website according to your interests and needs.

By using this site, you are also giving the Marine Highways Cooperative the free right to use data entered into this site for analysis related to planning of future developments. This data will only be used in anonymous form for statistical purposes. In addition, you consent for the Marine Highways Cooperative to share this anonymous data with relevant authorities, for statistical and transport planning purposes.

We will not sell, trade or rent your contact details to any third parties.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Copyright

The copyright in this website belongs to the Marine Highways Cooperative and all our rights are reserved.

Legal Disclaimer

Accuracy, Exclusion of Warranties, Fitness for Use

The technical data and statistical information contained in this tool have been derived from information supplied by the industry and by Government guidance. Whilst the Marine Highways Cooperative and AECOM have made every effort to ensure that the information supplied is correct, we do not assume any responsibility whatsoever for its accuracy and is provided for use solely and entirely at your own risk.

The data and information contained in the tool are intended for use by persons possessing technical skill and knowledge. Application of data provided by the tool is beyond our knowledge or control and consequently we assume no liability whatsoever for results obtained or loss or damage incurred as a result of application of the data or information presented. Users of the tool do so at their own risk.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE MARINE HIGHWAYS COOPERATIVE OR AECOM BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, EXPENSES, PROFITS, LOSS OR DAMAGE, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL; OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS TOOL OR ANY DATA PROVIDED WITHIN IT, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXCECPTED UNDER STATE LEGISLATION.

Accessibility

The Marine Highways Cooperative is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines. This website endeavors to conform to ADA website accessibility guidelines and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all users.

This site has been built using code compliant with current W3C standards for HTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant HTML/CSS code means any future browsers should also display it correctly.