UK rail freight operator EWS, has invested £1.6m with In-Bulk Technologies (IBT) for 60 ISO-Veyor containers, which will be used to offer new rail freight services to the dry bulk market.
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The BVRLA believe the “TfL has a hidden agenda and that agenda is to raise revenue.”
The proposed London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) offers poor value for money, excludes 94 per cent of the capital’s vehicle population, and will not enable air quality targets to be met according to a statement made by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
Amtrak Express Parcels is looking for extra overnight parcel sorting facilities after seeing volumes jump to new records.
Eurotunnel has appointed Francois Coart as director for rail freight development.
Wincanton has generated £150m cash by re-structuring some of its debt. The company says the funds raised are being used to “refinance existing bank facilities and to position the company to take advantage of the opportunities for continued future growth.”
Some 135 jobs have been saved at a haulage business after the firm was bought by its management. Administrators confirmed the milk haulage business and more than 1,500 cattle at DW Weaver in Endon, had been bought and will now trade under the name of Weav
EWS has appointed Tom Curry business manager Scotland. His role will be to target freight markets within Scotland and on Anglo-Scottish transport corridors.
Quinn Glass, the container glass manufacturer, has started using EWS between Widnes and Mossend.
TDG has won a seven year contract with steel producer Corus to manage its road transport services.
