Rail
Ocean Network Express has signed a joint venture with LX Pantos to set up a Boxlinks domestic intermodal transportation service by rail or truck in the US. It will provide customized service to customers in the United States with an expanded equipment pool.
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Trailer on flatcar rail operator CargoBeamer is to launch a three times a week service between Stuttgart and Domodossola on 11 February. It will be able to carry semi-trailers, containers and swap bodies. The service will operate from the DUSS terminal in Kornwestheim, Stuttgart and ...
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Port of Boulogne Calais reported a profitable year in 2024, despite the unstable economic climate, with cross-Channel, rail motorways and new cars all showing growth.
The Port of Calais maintained its freight traffic at the same level as in 2023, with 1.8 million units and f ...
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Freightliner owner Genesee and Wyoming is reported to be considering selling off the UK intermodal arm. According to press reports chief executive Tim Shoveller said in a memo to the company staff that there was "interest" in the business. Sale of the intermodal company would ...
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Logistics UK has welcomed Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens’ recent statement that rail is her “number one priority” in the recent spending review but stresses that freight must be considered as well as passengers.
Senior rail policy advisor, Ellis Shelton said: “While discussions about ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) chief executive John Smith has been made an OBE in the King's New Year Honours List for services to the rail freight industry.
In a lifetime dedicated to the railway. he has driven the growth of GBRf since it was formed in 1999. ...
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Container maker Modalis has unveiled a Butterfly open-top 20-ft swap body for bulk consignments. The fruit of a collaboration with Belgian design firm Agesia, the patented design has an automated roof and is made from recyclable composite panels. It aims to address the limitations of ...
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Organisers of the Multimodal exhibition in Birmingham have opened visitor registrations for the 2025 event, which takes place on 17-19 June at the NEC.
Multimodal is launching an AI Clinic on the main floor of the event which aims to be a ‘one stop shop’, debunking ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) says that its latest type of locomotive will operate solely on electricity or renewable fuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). The Class 99 is due to enter service in late 2025 and will be the first heavy-haul freight locomotive capable of ...
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Peel Ports Group investing £30million in a new in-riverro ro berth at Sheerness.
The in-river vessel berth and floating pontoon developed will increase capacity for wheeled cargo and cater for larger vessels exceeding 230 metres overall length.
Expected traffic are automotive, paper reels and timber, construction machinery ...
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