{"id":222138,"date":"2025-05-23T16:25:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=62727"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:25:42","slug":"maritime-transport-rails-from-london-to-doncaster-and-hams-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=222138","title":{"rendered":"Maritime Transport rails from London to Doncaster and Hams Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maritime Transport, the UK\u2019s leading provider of integrated road and rail freight logistics, has introduced two new intermodal rail services. The company now connects DP World London Gateway with its inland terminals at Hams Hall, near Birmingham, and iPort Doncaster.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The two new services came into operation last week and are a cooperative effort with GB Railfreight. They are a response to growing volumes at DP World London Gateway, Maritime Transport says. A one-billion pound expansion will start there later in the month to increase capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cLondon Gateway is seeing strong growth in container volumes, supported by its role in the Gemini Cooperation\u2019s Asia\u2013Europe network and a major expansion project that will further strengthen its position as one of the UK\u2019s leading deep-sea ports\u201d, Intermodal Managing Director John Bailey of Maritime Transport explains.<\/p>\n

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iPort Rail at Doncaster. Image: \u00a9 Verdion\/Theo Cohen<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More than just Doncaster and Hams Hall<\/h2>\n

Considering that, better inland connectivity is only a logical step forward. \u201cAs throughput increases, so too does the need for reliable inland connections. These new rail services provide the additional capacity needed to support that growth, enhance our national network, and enable a more meaningful shift from road to rail as part of a lower-carbon, more efficient UK supply chain\u201d, Bailey adds.<\/p>\n

The two services to iPort Doncaster and the Hams Hall<\/a> terminal, which will run from Monday to Saturday, are just pieces of Maritime Transport\u2019s plans. The company is eyeing more; it wants to launch additional services in the coming weeks. Those would expand connectivity between major UK ports and Maritime\u2019s nine rail freight terminals.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew routes currently in development include Felixstowe to Manchester, DP World London Gateway to the East Midlands, and Southampton to Maritime\u2019s SRFI at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton \u2013 the latest addition to the company\u2019s growing rail terminal portfolio which is now fully integrated into the national rail network\u201d, Maritime Transport writes.<\/p>\n

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About Maritime Transport<\/p>\n

Maritime Transport is one of the largest logistics companies in the UK. The company says that its rail and road services focus on first and final mile delivery.<\/p>\n