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DP World adds second port-to-port train

DP World is adding a second weekly rail service between its London Gateway and Southampton port logistics hubs. The new mid-week train will be operated by Freightliner from 1 October and  augments the existing weekend service, providing customers with increased access to storage and handling, freight forwarding and delivery services at London Gateway Logistics Park. The first weekly service between London Gateway and Southampton was launched in 2022 to boost the resilience ... [+]

Two more trains take to Ireland’s rails

Irish rail operator Iarnród Éireann has introduced two new container services from Dublin Port to Ballina operated in partnership with IWT (International Warehousing and Transport), using 12 low-floor pocket wagons. The wagons have been extensively refurbished to create additional capacity on the network while Iarnród Éireann ... [+]

Rhenus signs Uzbek and Kazakstan deals

Chief executive and chairman of the Rhenus Group, Tobias Bartz, joined a delegation to Central Asia led by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The forwarder signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in which Rhenus Group has a majority share -  with the Uztemir’yolkonteyner arm ... [+]

Partners to promote road-rail system

TX Logistik, part of the Italian railways’ Mercitalia Logistics arm, has signed an agreement with rail wagon rental company Wascosa, including a cooperation to market the NiKRASA rail-road handling system. The NiKRASA platform allows non-craneable semi-trailers, which currently make up around 90% of European truck ... [+]

Uniserve buys Iberia intermodal operator, KLOG

UK forwarding and logistics company Uniserve has acquired Portuguese intermodal specialist KLOG. The company operates a rail service between Portugal and Poland, via hubs in Spain and France. The service is currently based on two block train departures a week to and from Portugal to ... [+]

Double success for DP World at rail awards

DP World won the ‘Business of the Year’ and the ‘Driving Rail Freight Growth’ awards at the 2024 Rail Freight Group honours event in September. John Trenchard, vice president – commercial and supply chain, DP World in the UK said: “We are honoured to have won ... [+]

CargoBeamer doubles Calais-Perpignan service

Intermodal carrier CargoBeamer is to double services on its Calais-Perpignan route from 7 October, from two to four round trips per week. This 1,400 km route, which runs the length of the country from north to south, carries craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers, as well as ... [+]

All change for train firm

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has appointed four new directors as part of broader changes to its leadership team. They are: Julie Garn, intermodal director; Alex Kirk, commercial director; Carl Kent, sales director; and Elizabeth Delafosse, general counsel and people director. The changes will help GB Railfreight ... [+]

Freightliner offers green rail option

Rail operator Freightliner has launched an ECO90 booking service allowing customers to move as little as one container, across any route, using alternative fuels. ECO90 provides a carbon reduction of up to 90% when compared with the equivalent movement via diesel rail. Alternative fuels used ... [+]

Network Rail cancels charges for new traffic

Network Rail is waiving track access charges for six months for new traffic. The offer is open to all train operators and types of service that meet the qualifying criteria, and is worth around £1,000 per return train journey, depending on the length and loading ... [+]

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