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Inland vessel Sivali with additional barge on Lek, Princess Beatrix locks and Lek Canal. Lek is a Dutch river that from Wijk bij Duurstede forms the continuation of the Nederrijn and joins the Noord at Kinderdijk. The Jan Blankenbrug is a bridge over the Lek near Vianen included in the A2. The bridge is named after Jan Blanken (1755-1838), the first Inspector-General of the Water Board. The Lek Canal is a canal in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The canal is less than four kilometers long and connects the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal with the Lek. The Princess Beatrix locks is a lock complex in the Dutch municipality of Nieuwegein with three locks. They form, via the Lek Canal, the shipping connection between the river Lek and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. They were named in 1938 after the then newly born Princess Beatrix #inlandshipping #worldofinlandshipping #shipspotting #lock World of inland shipping is an initiative of the collaborating inland shipping sector. https://www.wereldvandebinnenvaart.nl and https://www.wereldvandebinnenvaart.be Facebook: / wereldvandebinnenvaart Instagram: / wereldvandebinnenvaart IGTV: wereldvandebinnenvaart Linkedin: / wereld-van-de-binnenvaart YouTube channel: World of inland shipping