Rail
Haropa, the port authority for Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, said today (Monday 29 January) that total traffic fell 4.5% in 2023 to 81.3m tonnes, which was in line with ports in the range. Containers were down 15% to 2.6m teu, due to disruption in China, the economic slowdown and industrial unrest in France.
However, vessel calls were up, at around 1,700, reflecting major shipping lines’ faith in Haropa.
Ro ro traffic ...
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DP World is increasing its financial incentive in its Modal Shift Programme by almost 50%. The programme, which is being trialled at DP World Southampton for 12 months, initially offered £70 to customers who move import-laden containers via rail to a railhead within 140 miles ...
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The Swiss InterRail Group has added temperature-controlled rail transport between Asia and Europe to its regular services, following successful trials in 2023.
It uses diesel-powered 45-foot pallet wide reefer containers which can cool or heat on any mode of transport. Container performance and internal temperature are ...
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Hong Kong forwarder Kerry Logistics Network is reporting increased interest in its sea-air and road-air services across Eurasia following the recent disruption to deepsea shipping.
The sea-air solution transports shipments from Chinese seaports to European airports, via Dubai, within 16-21 days and is about40% cheaper than ...
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Clarion Events, organisers of the Multimodal show – which this year takes place at the NEC on 11-13 June – has signed a partnership with the Inside Warehouse Logistics Expo (IWLEX), at the NAEC exhibition centre at Stoneleigh, near Coventry on 14-15 May.
While the two ...
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Dunkerque is to create a new piggyback terminal at its Western Port. It will offer an alternative to road for freight traffic using ro ro services, as well as for traffic generated by existing and future industrial facilities in the region.
It will comprise a transhipment ...
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Dunkerque is to create a new piggyback terminal at its Western Port. It will offer an alternative to road for freight traffic using the ro ro services, as well as for traffic generated by existing and future industrial facilities in the region.
It will comprise a ...
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Europe’s largest full truck load) transportation company, Girteka and shortsea and intermodal carrier Samskip have launched an intermodal rail service from Nassjo and Katrineholm in south-central Sweden to Duisburg in Germany. It operates seven days per week.
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Intermodal operator CargoBeamer, which operates trailer on flatcar services to Calais and other European terminals, has signed a finance deal with Flexam Invest Asset Management for 40 wagons. CargoBeamer railcars are designed for the intermodal transport of semi-trailers facilitate horizontal, parallel, and automated loading and ...
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GB Railfreight named a Class 66 diesel locomotive Ipswich Town in honour of the local football side on 12 January.
To mark the occasion, GB Railfreight chief executive, John Smith, Mediterranean Shipping Company’s managing director, Dan Everitt and Tractor Boys, chairman, Mike O’Leary and Chief Executive, ...
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