Collocations for barge - noun

brightly painted
canal, river
sailing (BrE)
floating
cargo, coal, etc.

pull, tow
load (sth into), unload (sth from)
moor, tie up

be loaded with sth, carry sth

by barge
They travel by barge.

in a/the barge, on a/the barge
We spent the summer cruising the canals of France in a barge.