Bibby Distribution is lobbying the Department for Transport to extend its current allocation of 15.65m trailers after reaching the 25 originally allocated under the trial scheme
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The European Commission has told the British and French governments to stop “excessive track access charges for passenger and freight trains in the Channel Tunnel”
There is relief among rail freight operators that the ORR has not implemented more draconian increases in freight charges, according to the Rail Freight Group
Property developer Goodman and Shepherd Group have entered into a partnership to develop a new strategic rail freight interchange incorporating approximately five million sq ft of manufacturing and distribution space in Etwall, Derbyshire
Felixstowe has officially opened its new North Rail Terminal doubling the port’s rail freight capacity
The European Commission reckons Britain has the best railway in Europe and is urging other member states to follow and adapt to the UK rail system, according to Jim Steer, the new president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
The Rail Freight Group says it is disappointed by the Scottish government’s National Planning Framework 3, as it makes little reference to the vital role rail freight plays in Scotland’s transport infrastructure
OBS Logistics has updated its Calidus logistics software to include a railhead module, Calidus Rail, which integrates the movement and handling of containers at the rail hub
Kuehne + Nagel and VTG, the wagon hire and rail logistics company have set out plans to merge parts of their rail logistics activities
The Rail Freight Group has called on the Office of Rail Regulation not to proceed with proposals to increase charges paid for the moving of biomass by rail, arguing that it would price traffic off rail and undermine the case for biomass generation in the
