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…
Latest expansion at London Gateway completed
Pentalver Transport Limited, a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming, has completed the latest part of expanding its container terminal at DPWorld London Gateway, the UK’s…
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…
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…
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…
Conway loads up Tilbury aggregates trains
Aggregates movers FM Conway are to run a second weekly flow from Forth Ports Tilbury to their operations base at Theale near Reading. The trains…
Scottish port operator announces rail expansion for Grangemouth
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…
London’s Tilbury Port in HS2 promotion
The huge high-speed rail project in the UK, the London and Birmingham HS2 line, will enable growth in rail freight usage at UK ports. This…