Freight crime spirals out of control as the value of goods stolen rises to over £100 million 

 

2024 saw a significant rise in the value of goods stolen from lorries – up nearly two-thirds to £111.5 million. 

Freight crime is at record levels with loses exceeding £1 billion since 2020. 

 

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https://www.rha.uk.net/news/news/detail/freight-crime-spirals-out-of-control-as-value-of-goods-stolen-rises-to-over-100-million 

 

DP World Limited has announced financial results for the year ended 31 December 2024. On a reported basis, revenue grew by 9.7% to $20.0 billion and adjusted EBITDA rose by 6.7% to $5.5 billion with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 27.2%. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/dp-world-reports-record-revenue-of-20-0-billion-and-ebitda-of-5-5-billion?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-03-14-2025&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticledpworldreportsrecordrevenueof200billionandebitdaof55billion 

 

The RHA has launched an industry wide survey on Net Zero. The new survey which seeks input from across the road transport sector will be open until April and will help to inform the association's work with Government and other stakeholders involved in delivering HGV, coach and van decarbonisation. 

 

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https://www.rha.uk.net/news/news/detail/rha-launches-industry-wide-net-zero-survey 

 

DP World has recorded the 100,000th container moved by rail from its Southampton logistics hub as part of its award-winning and carbon emission reducing Modal Shift Programme trial. 

 

The share of rail freight for onward journeys by containers arriving by sea at DP World Southampton has risen from 21% at the start of the programme to more than 30% today. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/100-000-containers-now-moved-by-rail-in-dp-worlds-modal-shift-programme 

 

The government have announced 54 new infrastructure hubs at the recent ZEHID progress summit. Charging infrastructure is due to be strategically located across England, Scotland and Wales with a mixture of semi-public depot charging and public charging on motorways and A-roads. 

 

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https://motortransport.co.uk/government-unveils-plans-for-hgv-charging-infrastructure/25686.article?referrer=RSS&CMID=CA80E0340-CMP650CON673-RCP2I27797O32&utm_campaign=Motor%20Transport%20Executive%20Brief-070325-JM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MTeditorial&utm_content=newsletter 

 

A consortium comprising shipping line MSC’s Terminal Investment Limited (Til) arm and US investment fund BlackRock-TiL is to acquire an 80% stake in a clutch of 43 ports worldwide from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, including Felixstowe, the UK’s main container hub. 

 

The $22.8 billion deal covers CK Hutchison’s entire 80% stake in Hutchison Port Holdings including ports and terminals in 23 countries worldwide. In the UK, the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Thamesport are included in the deal, along with Hutchison’s major terminal operations in Europe including Rotterdam. 

 

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https://bifa.org/2025/03/06/hutchison-to-sell-port-of-felixstowe/