The Port of Felixstowe has been given the green light by the transport secretary for a £60.4 million rail improvement scheme. The scheme is jointly funded by Network Rail and Hutchison Ports, and will allow up to 47 freight trains to run per day in each direction between Ipswich and the port.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has merged with the Railway Study Association (RSA) to create a forum for the rail sector.
GB Railfreight has won a new contract with J Clubb, the aggregates and concrete company, to move ash from Cottam Power Stations in Nottinghamshire to the HH Celon brick works near Sevenoaks, Kent.
DB Schenker UK has won a long-term contract with Hitachi Rail Europe. The company with manage Hitachi’s central warehousing and spare parts distribution for its Intercity Express Programme in the UK.
Plans to increase rail freight capacity from Felixstowe have been welcomed by the Campaign for Better Transport, the rail lobbying group.
The British International Freight Association’s new Standard Trading Conditions (STC) are to be launched next month. The terms were last updated in 2005.
Peel Ports is to launch a rail container service as part of an integrated package for customers using the Port of Liverpool.
The first trainload of crushed glass, known as cullet, has left Tilbury’s rail terminal en route for Cheshire.
The first train, loaded with 1,000 tonnes of steel coil, has arrived at Thamesport for The Armitt Group from Tata Steel in South Wales.
Robert Kukla, the German freight forwarder, has launched a UK subsidiary to focus on beverage logistics.
