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Maritime Transport has launched two new intermodal rail companies connecting DP World London Gateway with its inland terminals at Hams Corridor and iPort Doncaster.
Working Monday to Saturday, the brand new companies commenced final week and are operated in partnership with GB Railfreight. Each companies have been launched in response to rising volumes at DP World London Gateway – the place a £1bn growth is ready to start this month to extend capability on the Port – and mirror Maritime’s continued funding in increasing its rail community and infrastructure, bettering inland connectivity, and driving modal shift throughout key UK routes.
John Bailey, Managing Director – Intermodal, Maritime Transport:
‘London Gateway is seeing sturdy development in container volumes, supported by its position within the Gemini Cooperation’s Asia–Europe community and a serious growth venture that can additional strengthen its place as one of many UK’s main deep-sea ports. As throughput will increase, so too does the necessity for dependable inland connections. These new rail companies present the extra capability wanted to assist that development, improve our nationwide community, and allow a extra significant shift from highway to rail as a part of a lower-carbon, extra environment friendly UK provide chain.’
Maritime plans to introduce extra companies within the coming weeks, increasing connectivity between main UK ports and its community of 9 strategic rail freight terminals. New routes at the moment in improvement embrace Felixstowe to Manchester, DP World London Gateway to the East Midlands, and Southampton to Maritime’s SRFI at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton – the newest addition to the corporate’s rising rail terminal portfolio which is now absolutely built-in into the nationwide rail community.
Julie Garn, Intermodal Director, GB Railfreight:
‘Rail performs a massively essential position in our nationwide provide chains. Along with driving our economic system, transferring items by rail reduces emissions and helps the UK’s transition to extra sustainable transport. Utilizing rail freight reduces carbon emissions by c.76% in comparison with highway. These new companies are an important instance of what long-term collaboration can obtain, delivering sensible, lower-carbon alternate options to highway that profit the broader provide chain.’
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