Maritime Transport is the largest, privately owned, intermodal (road/rail) logistics operator in the UK. Established in its current form in 2001 under the leadership of owner and Executive Chairman, John Williams, the company has grown from small beginnings to a £500m turnover, asset-rich business with over 40 sites, including a network of strategic rail freight terminals at: Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT), East Midlands Gateway Logistics Park, Manchester (Euroterminal), Hams Hall, Mossend (Eurocentral), Tilbury (London Container Terminal) and Wakefield (Europort), as well as at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton.
Today, the company employs 3,000 skilled, permanent personnel across its sites and operates a state-of-the-art fleet of 1,600 Euro-6 trucks and 50+ of the latest, advanced container handlers, which together form the backbone of its UK operations to provide customers with supply chain service, security and choice for first and final miles. With 20 daily rail services saving an estimated 800 lorry moves per day, Maritime has a proven track record as an intermodal operator, developing and delivering low-carbon, container logistics solutions and pioneering the modal shift of UK domestic distribution from road to rail.
