Inland waterways consultancy and publishing
edwardsmay.eu continues the consultancy and publishing activities provided by Euromapping from 1993 to 2014 and as part of Transmanche Consultants from 2014 to 2020.
The objective, shared with partners and clients across the world, is development of inland waterways, for inland water transport, recreational uses and urban regeneration.
David Edwards-May was president of Inland Waterways International from 2016 to 2020, and is a life member of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC).
Discover the 6th edition of our European Waterways map and directory
edwardsmay.eu is a corporate member of Inland Waterways International. David Edwards-May is a life member of PIANC, and was recently responsible for editing two PIANC Working Group reports. David Edwards-May thanks all partners and clients of Euromapping and Transmanche Consultants for their confidence over nearly 30 years, and as an independent consultant and publisher since 2019. A current project is editing a collection of books on famous canals of the world for the Phoenix Science Press in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (for Chinese and English editions).
Expertise in France and abroad
David Edwards-May provides consulting services and expert appraisals for the development of inland waterways and their multiple uses. His qualifications, also as a former president of Inland Waterways International, mean that he can contribute to multidisciplinary studies covering complete waterway networks (e.g. the Canal des Deux Mers, the rivers Lot and Baïse, the cross-border French-Belgian waterway network, the Rhône-Saône basin) or specific waterway sites such as boat harbours or urban sites enhanced by inland waterways. He is practical navigation editor on the information portal french-waterways.com
Publishing
The 6th edition of our European Waterways Map and Directory was published in 2021 by Imray (UK).  The 4th German edition was published at the same time by Edition Maritim (Delius Klasing), and is also available in our shop. The 4th French edition has sold out and is not available, but the most recent French edition of the 64-page directory will be supplied as an e-book to accompany the English edition.