UK Freight Innovation Fund encourages rail development
The UK Government has launched the latest tranche of its seed funding initiative, the Freight Innovation Fund. The initiative could encourage rail freight innovation across…
A shorthaul intermodal connection in Scotland might soon be reality
A trial has been held of a sub-fifty mile (80km) intermodal haul in Central Scotland. The revival could connect an intermodal terminal in Paisley, to…
Scottish meeting has politics on the agenda for Rail Freight Group
This week, the rail freight industry in Scotland has the opportunity to air their views in the presence of the senior minister from the Scottish…
Sun setting for Scottish oil refinery, but rail freight may see a new dawn
Scotland’s Ineos Grangemouth Oil Refinery, a key player in the nation’s energy landscape, is set to cease operations by 2025, raising concerns about the potential…
Rail freight at the heart of Forth Green Freeport bid in Scotland
An ambitious plan connecting several harbours in the River Forth, including the naval base at Rosyth, has been unveiled as the foundation of a ‘green’…
UK minister endorses Tesco investment in Tilbury freight facilities
The rail minister Wendy Morton, who is also a member of Parliament in the West Midlands, was hosted by her parliamentary colleague Jackie Doyle-Price, the…
Rail has a part to play in Rosyth to Europe resurgence
Proposals to reconnect a Scottish port with freight ferry services to Europe could hinge on making rail freight part of the mix. That’s the message…
Will rail freight benefit from Scottish styled freeports
The governments in Scotland and England have reached agreement over the implementation of the London-led freeport initiative. The devolved government in Scotland had held back,…
Latest expansion at London Gateway completed
Pentalver Transport Limited, a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming, has completed the latest part of expanding its container terminal at DPWorld London Gateway, the UK’s…
Green light for Thames freeport as London Gateway signs off fourth berth
The government has officially launched the UK’s freeport programme in London. Operations under the relaxed regulatory regime can begin at London (the Thames Freeport consortium…
Rail freight opportunities for Scotland’s green ports
While the UK government in London has already designated a list of location as ‘freeports’, there are as yet none in Scotland. The government in…
Grangemouth is Scotland’s newest rail hub
The Port of Grangemouth has commissioned its new three million pound (3.3 million euros) rail freight hub. The works, which modernised and expanded an existing…