UK government funding will allow DB Cargo UK to set up a dedicated customs approval area within their terminal at Barking in the east of London. The rail freight operator has successfully bid for funding...Read more
Post-Brexit trade disruption and ongoing congestion are causing critical build-ups of containers at UK ports, according to the latest data from Container xChange. The UK’s leading container terminals struggled to cope with the pandemic driven...Read more
Industry, community and political voices have refuted a report that casts doubt on completing a rebirth of rail connections on Ireland’s West Coast. They say the report has been far too pessimistic in its assessment...Read more
The pandemic and lockdowns in the UK and mainland Europe have a severe impact on Eurostar, the brand that runs trains between London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The operator is on the brink of financial...Read more
Where does rail freight stand in the new UK-European relationship? No matter which side of the Channel, Brexit Transition is upon us. In Southampton and Seville, Cardiff and Cherbourg, Glasgow and Gelsenkirchen – the result...Read more
Rail freight stands to be a winner as the port of Liverpool secures more intermodal traffic. From this week, 2M Alliance – a vessel-sharing partnership between Maersk and MSC – is bringing a transatlantic loop...Read more
Pictures of queuing trucks, unable to leave UK freight ports are flooding the news worldwide. The situation caused by the attempt to stockpile goods before the 31 December Brexit deadline, worsened even more due to...Read more
Port and supply chain disruption has reached unprecedented levels in the UK. Intermodal trains leaving UK ports, including the busiest intermodal terminal in the country, Felixstowe, have been forced to depart with part of their...Read more
Forth Ports, the operators of Scottish container terminal Grangemouth have announced a development programme to enhance rail handling facilities at the Central Scotland terminal. The three million British pounds (3.3 million euros) investment will double...Read more
The independently operated terminal iPort Rail, in Doncaster, has this week seen resumption of a sixth daily intermodal service. This brings the terminal back up to pre-pandemic service levels. The service, connecting with Felixstowe on...Read more
UK specialist freight handlers Maritime Transport today launches a new sea to shore intermodal flow between London Gateway, the terminal owned by DP World on the north bank of the Thames, and the inland facility...Read more
Eurotunnel figures have taken a dive. Getlink, the operator of Eurotunnel, has reported a crash in their financial performance expectations, and told the stock markets to expect their earnings to be slashed. Not surprisingly, the...Read more
The UK government has handed a funding package to the South of England, around the Port of Southampton, for improvements to the local rail freight infrastructure. The port, best known for intermodal and automotive traffic,...Read more
Sir Peter Hendy, the chairman of the infrastructure management agency Network Rail, has been appointed by the government in London to examine transport links between the four nations of the United Kingdom. Under the terms...Read more
The Channel Tunnel between France and England will not close when the UK leaves the EU, but there will be changes to the administration. How might that affect rail freight? Will it be allez vert...Read more
The UK government has issued a veiled warning that it expects disruption at the busy English Channel ports in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit transition period ending on 31 December. Politicians in London have...Read more
Something has been turning the world economy on its head lately. It is not what you think. Set aside all the headlines about pandemics and infection rates. If there is one thing that can affect...Read more
Deserted concourses and empty platforms. The passenger network is becoming like Christmas Day, every day. With the British government placing stringent restrictions on movement and business activity, the rail freight sector has an increasingly important...Read more
