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Sparks fly. Energy costs are costing rail freight

  • Simon Walton
  • November 14, 2025
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It is a truth, uncomfortably acknowledged, that any chief executive with a grasp of rail freight economics, must be in want of a lower electricity…

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UK intermodal wagonload about to take off?

  • Simon Walton
  • November 13, 2025
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Carlisle-based rail freight operator DRS has launched a new England-Scotland intermodal trial between Daventry and Coatbridge.

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More Kalmar hybrid strads for Forth Ports

  • Simon Walton
  • November 12, 2025
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Same again. Forth Ports orders another round of hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar. The Edinburgh-headquartered port operator has followed up on an order from earlier…

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Canal barges for Manchester Old Trafford redevelopment

  • Simon Walton
  • November 11, 2025
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Big projects require project cargo, and projects don’t come much bigger than the radical plans for the redevelopment of Manchester United’s football stadium.

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Manchester land value stalls transfer for “new” Old Trafford

  • Simon Walton
  • November 11, 2025
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Trafford Park, not Old Trafford. Plans for a “Wembley of the North” hinge on acquiring land adjacent to an existing football ground in Greater Manchester.…

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UK-based Fargo Group has acquired Intermodal Manager

  • Simon Walton
  • November 11, 2025
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Fargo has strengthened its intermodal technology portfolio with the acquisition of Bankside Systems, the creators of Intermodal Manager (IM), adding a TOS to its TMS product line. 

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Gladstone may be key to Australia’s Inland Rail Project

  • Simon Walton
  • November 10, 2025
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Australia may seem far removed from European rail expertise. However, a new container terminal proposal may offer closer collaboration opportunities. Plans to add intermodal capabilities…

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Australia’s Port of Newcastle charts a clean-energy future

  • Simon Walton
  • November 10, 2025
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The Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, long defined by coal exports, is taking a decisive step towards a diversified and low-carbon future.

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Short sea reefer route

  • Simon Walton
  • November 9, 2025
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Named for the perennially snow-capped North African mountain range, Atlas will connect the major Moroccan fresh produce hub of Agadir with Europe.

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UK Railways Bill: Freight 2 Passenger 239

  • Simon Walton
  • November 7, 2025
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Great British Railways [sic] moved a step closer this week. British politics may have been preoccupied by a ministerial scandal or two, but the decisive…

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