Czech Republic to Britain: new multimodal service
As of Monday 16 November, P&O Ferrymasters runs a multimodal connection linking Czech Republic to Britain. The connection includes a train service between Lovosice and Europoort-Rotterdam, with the possibility of a further sea connection to...Read more
Southampton port funding and UK Brexit ferry contracts
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
Video: Why take the train from Rotterdam to Poland?
The port of Rotterdam has a lot to offer to the Polish market. Not only as a deep-sea port, but also for its rail connections. In most of the cases, the train is faster, said...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters opens new offices in Turkey
P&O Ferrymasters plans to open five new offices across Turkey over the next two years. In addition to its existing base in Istanbul, P&O Ferrymasters will open offices in Izmir on the Aegean coast, the capital...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters opens new link Oradea-Lodz
P&O Ferrymasters has launched a new intermodal service between its terminal in Oradea, Romania and the Polish hub of Lodz, in partnership with Transmec Group. The new link is in line with its current expansion...Read moreP&O Ferrymasters prepares for Brexit with customs tool
Another Brexit measure was announced in the run-up to the UK split with the EU on 31 October. P&O Ferrymasters has partnered up with SGS Maco, securing easy and fluid customs declarations for goods to...Read moreP&O Ferrymasters launches Budapest-Duisburg-Rotterdam line
P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of a new intermodal service connecting Budapest to the port of Rotterdam and Duisburg. The service runs in both directions between these three vital European transport hubs and onwards...Read more
New weekly service connects Oradea with Łódź
A new rail freight service has been launched in Central Europe, connecting Oradea in Romania with Łódź in Poland. The service will become operative tomorrow on 20 March 2019. Transmec Group, which operates the private terminal...Read moreP&O Ferrymasters launches new link Turkey – Rotterdam – Zeebrugge via Trieste
P&O Ferrymasters has launched a new intermodal connection from the Turkish ports of Pendik, Ambarli and Mersin to the Free Port of Trieste in Italy, with onward rail connections to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge. The new...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters launches extra service Rotterdam-Poznan
P&O Ferrymasters has added a sixth weekly service to its train link between Rotterdam and Poznan. The additional departure is specifically designed for Less Trailer Load (LTL) freight and is scheduled for Mondays. The additional service...Read moreAward for P&O Ferrymasters’ intermodal security
P&O Ferrymasters’ intermodal division has been praised for its efforts to protect goods at high risk of theft. The commendation has come from the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), an international forum, an international forum working to reduce...Read moreDB Netz CEO regrets Rastatt effects
The head of German rail network manager DB Netz has expressed his ‘regret’ for the knock-on problems caused to rail freight stakeholders by this summer’s Rastatt landslip incident. CEO Frank Sennhenn told a summit of...Read more
Expanded service for P&O Ferrymasters’ UK-Poland shuttle
The rail freight service jointly operated between P&O Ferrymasters and Polish logistics provider Erontrans which links the United Kingdom and Poznan is being increased to five journeys per week, it has been announced. Both companies say...Read moreP&O Ferries’ Benelux port rail volumes up sharply
P&O Ferries’ rail freight volumes at its two principal mainland Europe ports, Zeebrugge and Europoort Rotterdam, saw a significant year-on-year rise in the first half of 2017. In what the company calls a further sign of...Read more
P&O and Erontrans launch new UK-NL-Poland intermodal service
P&O Ferrymasters and Polish logistics firm Erontrans have launched a joint intermodal rail link between the UK, Benelux region and central Poland. The Europoort/Rotterdam-based LTE Netherlands will be carrier for the service, offering four trains...Read more
P&O Ferrymasters extends telematics-equipped multimodal fleet
P&O Ferrymasters is extending its logistics capabilities with the order of a new fleet of telematics-equipped semi-trailers which are fully equipped for the European rail freight market. It has signed a deal with Schmitz Cargobull...Read more