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Intermodal operator CargoBeamer has appointed Tilman Apitzsch as managing director of its Intermodal Operations division, where he will oversee plans to increase long-term commercial and operational excellence. He joins CargoBeamer after some years at the Boston Consulting Group, where he served as principal for transport, aviation, and infrastructure. CargoBeamer operates trailer-carrying rail services to terminals including Calais, using a unique loading system that allows non-craneable semi-trailers to be handled.
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Solent Rail Terminal says it has handled over 55,000 containers since completing a multi-million-pound upgrade six months ago at the Port of Southampton. The newly expanded 18-acre site is linked to the existing intermodal rail site offering laden and empty container handling, storage, maintenance and ...
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DP World has confirmed that it will build a fifth and sixth berth at London Gateway port as part of a £1bn expansion over the next five years. The investment will also include a second rail terminal.
It follows a turbulent weekend, during which Dubai-owned DP ...
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has proposed halving charges to freight trains using the High Speed 1 line between London and the Channel Tunnel in its Draft Determination of HS1 Ltd’s spending plans, published on 30 September.
It also suggested lower charges for passenger ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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