Samca Group has opened a new intermodal terminal near Barcelona and Tarragona ports, described as the country’s first facility able to handle dry containers, reefer containers and bulk cargo.
Global port operator DP World is introducing a fifth weekly rail service between its two UK container terminals. From this Wednesday (1 October), trains will run five times a week between Southampton and London Gateway.
Without the wires above them, electric trains are powerless to operate. A Swiss company with a British base has laterally thought through the problem, and might just be ready to swing into action.
DB Cargo has sold parts of its Spanish freight subsidiary Transfesa to Boluda Corporación Marítima. The transaction covers Transfesa’s intermodal and rail freight services, excluding its automotive segment.
The oldest conveyor of commerce around the UK is still the second most important. Chris Lipscomb, Director of Operations at Logistics UK, recently addressed the status of the sector at a Westminster reception.
The GB£150 million investment will create the Tyne Clean Energy Park, adding 400 metres of deep-water quayside to support offshore renewables, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing.
The first track capable of accommodating 740-metre freight trains has been commissioned at the Marghera terminal near the port of Venice in northeastern Italy.