Rail

Trains and magnets take the strain in Portbury

GB Railfreight has moving imported steel slab from the Port of Bristol at Portbury to Tata Steel UK in Port Talbot, South Wales. GBRf will run this service until the end of 2027 when Tata Steel’s new three million tonne-per-year Electric Arc Furnace is due to be commissioned. To minimise downtime and drive productivity, the Bristol Port Company is supporting GBRf with their brand-new battery-powered electro-permanent lifting magnets to lift the slabs ... [+]

DP World Southampton carbon cutting programme tops 100,000 containers

DP World says it has now moved 100,000 containers moved by rail from its Southampton hub since launching its carbon emission reducing Modal Shift Programme trial.The share of rail freight for onward journeys by containers arriving by sea at DP World Southampton has risen from ... [+]

Cargo-partner shifts more boxes under green scheme

Austrian-based forwarder Cargo-partner, now part of Japan’s Nippon Express Holdings,  says its branches in Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic transported a total of 15,706TEUs in a climate-neutral manner under the HHLA Pure initiative in 2024, a 22% increase from the previous year. Since the start ... [+]

DRS to run transpennine trial trains

Direct Rail Services (DRS) is running a trial trans-Pennine service from PD Ports’ Teesport terminal to Manchester. It is the first on this route to use the ultra-low-platform IDA wagons, which allow high-cube containers to be carried, despite bridge and tunnel restrictions on the route. ... [+]

Rail mysteries unravelled – free Logistics UK workshop

Logistics UK is to hold a free interactive ‘Demystifying Rail Freight’ workshop with Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) on 27 February at London Waterloo Station. It will break down the intricacies of rail transportation and give participants the knowledge and confidence needed to embark on ... [+]

CargoBeamer wins €65m investment

Intermodal operator CargoBeamer has raised up to €65 million in equity and debt financing from Orion Infrastructure Capital. Alongside €50 million from existing shareholder and €90 million in grants from the German Federal Railway Authority and the Swiss Federal Office of Transport in 2024, the ... [+]

Girteka boosts rail by 35%

Girteka Group, the largest European asset-based transportation company headquartered in Lithuania, says its intermodal usage rose 35% in 2024 compared with 2023, delivering more than 24,000 full truckloads. The increase reflects the logistics sector's growing focus on sustainability, says the company. Combining transport to and from ... [+]

AGI launches rail option

UK forwarder AGI Global Logistics has set up a rail freight arm, offering FCL and LCL solutions for containers and trailers. It has also started a China-UK rail service. [+]

ONE signs US inland transport deal

Ocean Network Express has signed a joint venture with LX Pantos to set up a Boxlinks domestic intermodal transportation service by rail or truck in the US. It will provide customized service to customers in the United States with an expanded equipment pool. [+]

CargoBeamer to launch Germany/Italy train

Trailer on flatcar rail operator CargoBeamer is to launch a three times a week service between Stuttgart and Domodossola on 11 February. It will be able to carry semi-trailers, containers and swap bodies. The service will operate from the DUSS terminal in Kornwestheim, Stuttgart and ... [+]