Europe Shifting cargo from road to water Comments By Euronews • Updated: 12/11/2010 Share this articleShareTweetSharesendShareTweetSharesendMoreHideShareSendShareShareShareSendShareShareText size Aa Aa The traffic saturation of Europe’s roads is making it more important than ever to find alternatives for transporting freight. Although moving it by water is environmentally attractive, vastly more cargo is rolled than floated.