The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, set out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing. 

 

She said: “We will work with a private sector to deliver the infrastructure that our country desperately needs. This includes the Lower Thames Crossing which will improve connectivity at Dover, Felixstowe and Harwich, alleviating severe congestion as goods destined to export come from the North, and the Midlands and across the country to markets overseas. 

 

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https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/news-and-media/chancellor-backs-lower-thames-crossing/ 

 

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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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/freightliner-launches-new-tilbury-to-manchester-service-utilising-newly-launched-rail-freight-incentive?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-10-04-2024&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlefreightlinerlaunchesnewtilburytomanchesterserviceutilisingnewlylaunchedrailfreightincentive 

 

Thames Freeport is celebrating £600m of private sector investment committed to the project in its first two years, which is resulting in the creation of over 1,000 news jobs throughout the region. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/thames-freeport-celebrates-gbp600m-of-investment-in-first-two-years-with-ministerial-visit?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-10-06-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlethamesfreeportcelebratesgbp600mofinvestmentinfirsttwoyearswithministerialvisit 

 

Reliable and fast are two essential ingredients when transporting reefer commodities, something that comes as standard with MSC’s new direct service, connecting Dakar and North Europe. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/msc-introduces-new-dakar-europe-service?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-03-31-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlemscintroducesnewdakareuropeservice 

 

The Thames Freeport has been given the go ahead to formally constitute its board and start operating fully, following the approval of the final business case by the UK Government. 

 

The Freeport is an economic zone located in the Thames Estuary and UK’s largest port - the Port of London. With 1,700 acres of development land, no location can match Thames Freeport for access to Europe’s largest consumer market and its excellent connectivity to 18 million people. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/thames-freeport-given-green-light-by-uk-government?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-03-24-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlethamesfreeportgivengreenlightbyukgovernment