Freight rail traffic in the United States continued to strengthen during the second quarter of 2026, with both carload and intermodal volumes extending a sustained…
Growing the UK bulk freight market will depend less on attracting traditional heavy industries and more on aggregating smaller cargo volumes while improving access to the rail network.
Unpredictability rather than transit time is the greatest obstacle to supply chain performance, according to Martin Hubert, founder and chief executive of Freightgate.
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.
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.
The development is intended to increase heavy-lift and offshore energy handling capacity at the Northumberland port, reinforcing Blyth’s role in the UK offshore wind and clean energy supply chain.