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Southampton mode-shift scheme saves 17,000 tonnes of carbon

[ November 18, 2024   //   ]

DP World says its Modal Shift Programme in Southampton to encourage container shippers to switch from road to rail has removed 64,300 truck journeys from UK roads and cut carbon emissions by more than 17,000 tonnes in its first year.

Under the programme, launched in Septmeber 2023, customers are paid an incentive for each container moved by rail from DP World Southampton to a railhead within 140 miles.

The programme is financed by a small charge on all inbound containers coming through the container port, has so far boosted the share of rail freight at DP World Southampton from 21% to more than 30%, with ambitions to progress this further towards 40% in 2026.

In the first 12 months of the initiative, four new rail freight services were launched, including routes from Southampton to Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands Gateway and Doncaster. Last month, DP World launched a second rail service between its Southampton and London Gateway hubs.

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