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DP World doubles rail links with new London Gateway-Southampton service 
 
DP World is expanding its rail capacity between two of the UK’s largest container ports with the launch of a second weekly rail service connecting the London Gateway and Southampton logistics hubs. 
 
This critical expansion is set to enhance UK supply chain resilience while slashing carbon emissions by cutting more than one million truck miles a year. 
 
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Freightliner launches new Tilbury to Manchester service 
 
Freightliner, along with several industry partners, has celebrated the launch of the new Tilbury2 to Manchester Trafford Park intermodal rail freight service. This new service, transporting containers arriving from Europe, is particularly significant as it was made possible by the Access Charge Discount scheme, recently launched by Network Rail to support the launch of new services and encourage modal shift to rail. 
 
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DP WORLD RAISES INCENTIVE TO £100 FOR CUSTOMERS SWITCHING FREIGHT FROM ROAD TO RAIL 
 
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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GOVERNMENT SETS TARGET TO GROW RAIL FREIGHT BY AT LEAST 75% 
 
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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A.P. Moller - Maersk announces new executive leadership team 
 
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has announced a new organisational structure and a new executive leadership team. The changes are effective 1 February, 2023 and follow the appointment of Vincent Clerc as CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk effective 1 January, 2023. 
 
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Rail freight gets a boost in Europe but is stalled by strikes in UK 
 
New European routes are building on the momentum of a post-pandemic shift to rail freight, but strikes in the UK are adding to continental energy cost worries, threatening the change. 
 
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DP World launches train service connecting London Gateway and Southampton 
 
A new intermodal train service connecting DP World’s container terminals at London Gateway and Southampton will boost the resilience of the customers’ supply chains and enable them to switch volumes quickly and easily between the two UK locations. 
 
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