UK minister endorses Tesco investment in Tilbury freight facilities
The rail minister Wendy Morton, who is also a member of Parliament in the West Midlands, was hosted by her parliamentary colleague Jackie Doyle-Price, the MP for the Thurrock constituency, have inspected supermarket retailer Tesco’s...Read more
Freightliner’s access all areas fleet helps Scottish exports go by rail
A brand new service will help Scottish producers and manufacturers reach worldwide markets. Saturday saw the first departure of a new intermodal service operated by Freightliner. The train conveys containers from the company’s Coatbridge terminal...Read more
Will rail freight benefit from Scottish styled freeports
The governments in Scotland and England have reached agreement over the implementation of the London-led freeport initiative. The devolved government in Scotland had held back, favouring a different formula for economic regeneration. This week however,...Read more
Tilbury, Tesco and DRS put less CO2 on supermarket shelves
Launching a new reefer intermodal service, the trio of Forth Ports Tilbury, supermarket chain Tesco, and freight operator Direct Rail Services have partnered up to bring some Christmas cheer to rail operators, road users, and...Read more
Green light for Thames freeport as London Gateway signs off fourth berth
The government has officially launched the UK’s freeport programme in London. Operations under the relaxed regulatory regime can begin at London (the Thames Freeport consortium of DP World and Forth Ports) and at Humberside and...Read more
Rail freight opportunities for Scotland’s green ports
While the UK government in London has already designated a list of location as ‘freeports’, there are as yet none in Scotland. The government in Edinburgh is reworking the legislation. They want the concept to...Read more
Rail improvements for North of England freeports
Better rail connections are required to make the most economic capital from freeports in the North of England. Representatives of the rail freight industry in the UK, the Rail Freight Group, have called for a...Read more
New freeports, more funds and infrastructure in the UK
Eight new freeports have been announced for the UK, reaching from Liverpool to Felixstowe, and inland at East Midlands Airport, adjacent to the rail facilities of the East Midlands Gateway logistics park. The UK Chancellor...Read more
Hutchison unveil rail-backed bid for Freeport East
A new freeport for the East of England could create 13,500 jobs in the region, say Hutchison Ports. They are the operators of Felixstowe and Harwich, the two facilities that form the combined bid. According...Read more
Joint freeport bid from Felixstowe and Harwich
Two of the historically busiest ports in England have entered a joint bid for Freeport status under a UK government competition to identify up to ten locations around the country. Felixstowe, known primarily for intermodal...Read more
UK Rail Freight Group firms up post-pandemic policy
The independent representative body for the industry in the UK, the Rail Freight Group, has published its forward position on post-pandemic business affairs within the sector. The Group has also taken a holistic view on...Read more
London freeport collaboration could benefit rail freight
Two London port operators are to submit a joint bid for freeport status on the north bank of the River Thames. They have both told RailFreight.com how rail freight could be a beneficiary of the...Read more