The Modal Shift Programme trial, introduced last September, is designed to increase the attractiveness of intermodal rail for customers through carefully considered financial incentives. From September to February the share of freight units being moved by rail instead of road at DP World Southampton has increased by two-thirds, from 21% to 35%. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/dp-world-achieves-66-increase-in-freight-moving-from-road-to-rail-at-its-southampton-hub?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-04-12-2024&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticledpworldachieves66increaseinfreightmovingfromroadtorailatitssouthamptonhub 

 

A further £16.5m is being spent on improving lorry parking facilities and increasing spaces for HGVs across England, the department for transport (DfT) has announced. 

 

Roads minister Guy Opperman said 38 truckstops will be upgraded with new showers and restaurants, as well as better lighting and secure fencing so drivers can feel safer and sleep with greater peace of mind. 

 

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https://motortransport.co.uk/truckstops-get-multi-million-pound-makeover-in-second-tranche-of-funding/18181.article 

 

WEC Lines is entering the refrigerated container market by adding the first batch of 50 brand new 45ft High-Cube Pallet-Wide refrigerated container (reefer) units to its extensive container fleet, solidifying its commitment towards providing comprehensive transport solutions to meet client demand. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/wec-lines-enters-the-refrigerated-container-market?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-03-01-2024&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticleweclinesenterstherefrigeratedcontainermarket 

 

Over three quarters of supply chain and logistics leaders are experiencing notable workforce shortages in their operations, with more than a third characterising the resource shortage they face as either high or extreme, according to a study by Descartes Systems Group. 

 

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https://motortransport.co.uk/industry-news/more-than-three-quarters-of-logistics-chiefs-report-workforce-shortage-descartes-study-reveals/17972.article 

 

DP World is increasing its financial incentive by almost 50 per cent for customers taking advantage of its ‘Modal Shift Programme’. The scheme was introduced in September last year and is designed to increase the attractiveness of intermodal rail for customers through carefully considered financial incentives. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/dp-world-raises-incentive-to-gbp100-for-customers-switching-freight-from-road-to-rail 

 

GBRf has started a new intermodal service this week, connecting London Gateway with iPort Doncaster. 

 

This new service by GBRf will be utilising their brand-new FEA-G intermodal wagons, each of the new high-density twin wagons can carry six twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on each service, significantly increasing the volume of cargo that can be transported on each journey. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/gb-railfreight-launches-new-rail-freight-service-connecting-london-gateway-to-iport-doncaster?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-02-02-2024&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlegbrailfreightlaunchesnewrailfreightserviceconnectinglondongatewaytoiportdoncaster 

 

The government is proposing to roll out FairFuelUK’s PumpWatch across Britain’s forecourts as a way of preventing unfair fuel price rises. 

 

The proposal would see see forecourts across the country legally required to share live information on their pump prices within 30 minutes of any change in price, which could save motorists 3p per litre on fuel by helping them find the best deal at the pump. 

 

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https://motortransport.co.uk/government-looks-to-roll-out-pumpwatch-scheme-to-prevent-forecourt-fuel-hikes/17807.article 

 

We recently took delivery of a brand new MAN TGX 26.520 to add to our growing fleet. This is the first MAN vehicle we have added to the fleet for over 10 years, and we hope to be adding more in the near future. 

 

This addition reinforces our commitment to investing into new equipment to align with our growth strategy, whilst improving our service offering to our customers. 

 

We are also committed to reducing our carbon footprint and adding more fuel efficient, lower emission producing vehicles to our fleet. This new addition as well as others, reaffirms this commitment for the long-term future sustainability of our operations. 

 

DP World has gone fossil free at both its UK logistics hubs with the removal of fossil diesel from its operations at London Gateway. 

 

Diesel-engine equipment and installations were switched over to run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) at the start of January as part of London Gateway’s sustainability drive, which made significant progress last year towards electrification and the use of more carbon-efficient energy sources. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/dp-world-goes-fossil-diesel-free-at-london-gateway?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-19-2024&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticledpworldgoesfossildieselfreeatlondongateway 

 

Even more vital goods will be transported across the UK by rail, following an ambitious target announced by Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, to grow rail freight by at least 75%. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/government-sets-ambitious-target-to-grow-rail-freight-by-at-least-75?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-12-21-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlegovernmentsetsambitioustargettogrowrailfreightbyatleast75