Le Shuttle freight daily high adds to Getlink success
Le Shuttle cross-Channel rail freight service recorded an all-time high for daily traffic in January, transporting 7,023 trucks in both directions. This is up three…
Groupe Eurotunnel becomes Getlink
Getlink is the new name for Groupe Eurotunnel, the parent company of Eurotunnel, which runs the Le Shuttle Freight service linking mainland Europe and the…
Migrant measures at Channel Tunnel boost Eurotunnel freight
A resurgence in freight traffic through the Channel Tunnel is down to improved security procedures aimed at preventing UK-bound migrants boarding moving trains, according to…
Le Shuttle Freight’s new daily truck movements record
Le Shuttle Freight set a new daily record on June 8, when it transported 3,822 trucks in 24 hours between Calais and Folkestone via its…
Eurotunnel’s new ‘third generation’ freight wagons
Eurotunnel has strengthened its rail freight fleet by investing 40 million Euros in the acquisition of three new ‘third generation’ freight shuttles. Built by WBN…
Europorte signs new freight workers’ rights deal
Europorte, the rail freight subsidiary of the Eurotunnel Group, has signed an agreement with the four main French transport workers’ unions which sets out new…
Le Shuttle rail freight welcomes 25 millionth truck
Eurotunnel has welcomed the 25 millionth truck to use its Le Shuttle Freight Service since operations began in July 1994. The truck, from a fleet…
Le Shuttle freight up 11 per cent in 2016
A record number of freight wagons were transported across the Channel by Le Shuttle’s freight service in 2016. For the full year 2016, the company…
Record movements for Le Shuttle Freight
Le Shuttle Freight carried as many trucks between the start of the year and the end of November as the whole of 2015, the company…