Rail freight investments welcomed
NewsThe British government's rail freight spending plans have been welcomed by the industry...
Intermodal boost for Southampton
NewsFreightliner is installing two new RMGs at its near-dock "Maritime" terminal...
Freightliner adds cranes
NewsFreightliner Ltd, the UK’s biggest deepsea container haulier, is continuing to renew its intermodal railhead crane fleet....
Freightliner “plugs the gaps”
NewsFreightliner Ltd, Britain’s biggest deep sea container intermodal operator, has placed an order with the British arm of VTG, the Hamburg-b...
Freightliner wins ASDA contract
NewsFreightliner, the leading container haulier in the UK, has signed a new contract with CMA CGM to transport containers for supermarket chain ...
Felixstowe chalks up new rail record
NewsThe Port of Felixstowe has set a new rail container record, handling a total of 11,019 units (16,846 TEU) in a single week. The previous rec...
OOCL and Freightliner renew contract
NewsOOCL has commoitted to the The UK's biggest container haulier for another 10-year term...
Mafi tractors for Freightliner
NewsBritish container haulier Freightliner Ltd recently took delivery of six new Mafi terminal tractors from the Carrylift Group. The new machin...
Freightliner opts for Barloworld
NewsBarloworld Handling has been chosen by British container rail handler Freightliner Ltd to supply and support new Hyster reach stackers and E...
Straddle carriers go over the top
NewsThe straddle carrier concept and its derivatives retain their vitality for “niche” operations as well as high throughput, mainstream app...
Intermodal goes Bristol fashion
NewsA joint scheme by Network Rail and Freightliner has resulted in a short section of track and a disused freight depot near Bristol Temple Mea...
Trailers blaze the trail
NewsLove them or loathe them, you just can’t ignore “ecocombis.” In December the Dutch transport ministry reported that utilisation of the...
Freightliner hauls 30-wagon container train
NewsA new PowerHaul locomotive 70001 has successfully completed operational trials hauling the first ever 30 wagon train between its terminal in...
Two new intermodal rail services in England
NewsIndependent freight forwarder Allport has awarded two new rail contracts for deepsea container traffic...