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CLdN moves operations base to UK, enhances Irish services

Simon Walton
May 26, 2026
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We will have to get used to calling the company UK-based. As of late May, CLdN has finalised the move of its shipping operations from Luxembourg to the United Kingdom. The company calls it “a natural evolution”. CLdN has been operating freight connections to the UK for more than 60 years and owns and operates port terminals in London (Purfleet), Killingholme (Humber) and Liverpool. Around three-quarters of CLdN sailings currently start or end in a UK port.

Connecting northern English ports by rail

Simon Walton
May 22, 2026
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Work on the TransPennine Route Upgrade continues to gather pace. A new phase of engineering activity is underlining both the scale of the project and the growing importance of rail freight within it.

Connecting northern English ports by rail

Simon Walton
May 22, 2026
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Work on the TransPennine Route Upgrade continues to gather pace. A new phase of engineering activity is underlining both the scale of the project and the growing importance of rail freight within it.

Ellerman revises its iPEX 2 UK-Poland service

Simon Walton
May 13, 2026
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Shortsea specialist Ellerman City Liners has revised its iPEX 2 service with revised ports of call and increased frequency. The company, part of the GB Global investment house, says these changes strengthen direct shortsea connectivity between Poland and the UK.

Carbon insets for DP World Southampton

Simon Walton
April 21, 2026
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The scheme is designed to enable customers to attribute emissions reductions from port operations to their own supply chain targets.

Carbon insets for DP World Southampton

Simon Walton
April 21, 2026
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The scheme is designed to enable customers to attribute emissions reductions from port operations to their own supply chain targets.

DP World London Gateway: next phase of rail expansion

Simon Walton
March 24, 2026
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A newly released tender notice shows DP World quietly advancing the next phase of expansion at London Gateway, the container terminal on the River Thames.

Maritime Transport officially opens UK Northampton Gateway rail terminal

Simon Walton
March 3, 2026
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Maritime Transport, a division of MSC, has formally inaugurated its ninth strategic rail freight interchange at the SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton.

Liverpool Seaforth sees first tri-mode loco trial

Simon Walton
February 16, 2026
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Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has successfully trialled a tri-mode locomotive on an intermodal service linking Peel Ports Liverpool with an independently operated terminal in Central Scotland.

Liverpool Seaforth sees first tri-mode loco trial

Simon Walton
February 16, 2026
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Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has successfully trialled a tri-mode locomotive on an intermodal service linking Peel Ports Liverpool with an independently operated terminal in Central Scotland.