Road trailers are the dominant equipment for European cargo logistics. However, trucking across the crowded highways of Europe has its disadvantages. Several rail operators have put forward alternatives.
The Port of Liverpool is building what it claims will be the UK’s biggest roof mounted solar power array, and a government representative, who just happens to be the local MP, has been along to see it happening.
The Scottish port of Greenock is playing host to an experimental wind-assisted cargo ship, with technology manufactured locally and getting ready for deployment around the world.
A former railway goods yard, part of the site that staged the 2012 Olympic Games in the East End of London, is being redeveloped to serve as a modern, mixed use rail, industrial, logistics and leisure park.
Objections to a huge logistics park with rail freight facilities have been dismissed. The project has moved into initial construction. It’s the latest development in the so-called Logistics Golden Triangle.
An industry representative body, commercial stakeholders and training institutes have launched a concerted awareness campaign to revitalise the traditional merchant navy career path.
