Freightliner has announced two new five-year Heavy Haul rail contracts with Breedon Group. The first is a renewal of a pre-existing cement contract and the second is a new contract moving aggregates from multiple sites across the UK. On 28 June, Freightliner ran the first aggregate service for Breedon. This five-year contract includes the movement […]
The Solent Rail Terminal at the Port of Southampton has seen significant increases across all rail and container operations in the first year since its multi-million-pound upgrade completed. The award-winning terminal operated by Solent Stevedores celebrates one year of operations since the infrastructure upgrade completed. With an additional 12 acres of space, 130m of extended […]
DP World has issued the first certificates from its Carbon Inset Programme, launched in January 2025, with over 150,000 import containers now registered. The initiative rewards cargo owners with 50kg CO₂e carbon credits per loaded container moved through DP World’s UK terminals, helping them address Scope 3 supply chain emissions. Initially a six-month trial, strong […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has started a new service for Tata Steel UK, moving imported steel slab from the Port of Bristol at Portbury to the giant steelworks at Port Talbot. GBRf will be running this service until the end of 2027 when Tata Steel’s new three million tonne-per-year Electric Arc Furnace is due to be […]
The world’s first container port Carbon Inset Programme has registered more than 100,000 TEUs worth of import laden containers by cargo owners in its first two months. Launched by DP World in the UK in December 2024, the six-month trial commenced on 1 January and rewards importers with 50kg CO₂e of carbon credits for every […]
Freightliner has announced a partnership with WH Davis and Porterbrook to repurpose a residual coal fleet into aggregate box wagons, supporting the UK supply chain and driving sustainable innovation in the rail industry. This partnership will see wagon conversions being carried out at the WH Davis factory in Mansfield, bringing new life and service to […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Aggregate Industries have agreed on a four-year contract extension to move aggregate materials from source points at Bardon Hill and the Isle of Grain, enabling the development of some of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects. The relationship between GBRf and Aggregate Industries has been forged over the past ten years, […]
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc., a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, has been appointed by UK rail infrastructure owner Network Rail to upgrade and digitize the country’s signalling over the next 10 years. Network Rail’s £4 billion Train Control Systems Framework is a decade-long initiative to upgrade signalling across its 20,000-mile […]
Freightliner launch market first ECO90 booking service allowing customers to choose a carbon reduced option for individual container rail movements Freightliner has announced the launch of their ECO90 booking service, offering customers the ability to move as little as one container, across any rail route, on a carbon reduced service utilising alternative fuels. Freightliner are […]
Another step forward has been taken towards the introduction of digital in-cab signalling to the East Coast Main Line with the completion of dynamic ETCS (European Train Control System) testing for key trains in both the passenger and freight sector. Porterbrook’s Class 387/1 Electrostar 387101, operated by Govia Thameslink Railway’s Great Northern, and DB Cargo’s […]
