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Rising costs and lack of drivers means it's still a bumpy road for hauliers

Posted on 22nd April 2024 at 21:02

Rising costs and lack of drivers means it's still a bumpy road for hauliers

The road haulage sector is still facing rising operational costs, and transport companies have “little choice” but to pass the increase to shippers.

Yesterday’s Transport Intelligence (Ti) road freight survey echoes what has long been reported about the industry.

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https://theloadstar.com/rising-costs-and-lack-of-drivers-means-its-still-a-bumpy-road-for-hauliers/

DP WORLD ACHIEVES 66% INCREASE IN FREIGHT MOVING FROM ROAD TO RAIL AT ITS SOUTHAMPTON HUB

Posted on 15th April 2024 at 19:02

DP WORLD ACHIEVES 66% INCREASE IN FREIGHT MOVING FROM ROAD TO RAIL AT ITS SOUTHAMPTON HUB

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

More than three quarters of logistics chiefs report workforce shortage, Descartes study reveals

Posted on 6th February 2024 at 12:15

More than three quarters of logistics chiefs report workforce shortage, Descartes study reveals

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

GOVERNMENT SETS TARGET TO GROW RAIL FREIGHT BY AT LEAST 75%

Posted on 2nd January 2024 at 15:53

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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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

NOX EMISSIONS FROM HGVS FALLS BY 70%

Posted on 2nd January 2024 at 15:45

NOX EMISSIONS FROM HGVS FALLS BY 70%

RHA estimates that NOx from HGVs has been slashed by around 70 percent since 2013.

The improvements can largely be attributed to the introduction of cleaner Euro VI trucks onto the UK’s roads in the last decade.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/nox-emissions-from-hgvs-falls-by-70?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-01-2024&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlenoxemissionsfromhgvsfallsby70

ROLLOUT OF REVOLUTIONARY PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM TO USHER IN A NEW ERA FOR UK PORT TECHNOLOGY

Posted on 21st September 2023 at 15:47

ROLLOUT OF REVOLUTIONARY PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM TO USHER IN A NEW ERA FOR UK PORT TECHNOLOGY

Digital Trade Solutions business CNS (Community Network Services), a DP World company, is rolling out its new CNS Port Community System (PCS), to future-proof port technology in the UK and beyond.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/rollout-of-revolutionary-port-community-system-to-usher-in-a-new-era-for-uk-port-technology?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-09-15-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlerolloutofrevolutionaryportcommunitysystemtousherinaneweraforukporttechnology

NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AT LONDON GATEWAY TAKE DP WORLD CLOSER TO NET ZERO GOAL IN THE UK

Posted on 15th May 2023 at 11:33

NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AT LONDON GATEWAY TAKE DP WORLD CLOSER TO NET ZERO GOAL IN THE UK

DP World has taken another step towards its ambition of becoming the most sustainable logistics business in the UK after the successful trial of new solar energy units at its London Gateway hub.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/new-photovoltaic-panels-at-london-gateway-take-dp-world-closer-to-net-zero-goal-in-the-uk?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-05-12-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlenewphotovoltaicpanelsatlondongatewaytakedpworldclosertonetzerogoalintheuk

THAMES FREEPORT GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY UK GOVERNMENT

Posted on 27th March 2023 at 15:55

THAMES FREEPORT GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY UK GOVERNMENT

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

DP World announces greenest ever year at Southampton

Posted on 16th January 2023 at 12:20

DP World announces greenest ever year at Southampton

DP World’s container terminal at Southampton enjoyed its greenest ever year in 2022 after delivering a 55% reduction in net carbon emissions from its fleet and installations.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235:dp-world-announces-greenest-ever-year-at-southampton&catid=8:news&utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-13-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukindexphpoptioncomcontentviewarticleid235dpworldannouncesgreenesteveryearatsouthamptoncatid8news

Rail freight gets a boost in Europe but is stalled by strikes in UK

Posted on 9th January 2023 at 10:43

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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https://theloadstar.com/rail-freight-gets-a-boost-in-europe-but-is-stalled-by-strikes-in-uk/

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Posts tagged “UK Freight”

Rising costs and lack of drivers means it's still a bumpy road for hauliers

DP WORLD ACHIEVES 66% INCREASE IN FREIGHT MOVING FROM ROAD TO RAIL AT ITS SOUTHAMPTON HUB

More than three quarters of logistics chiefs report workforce shortage, Descartes study reveals

GOVERNMENT SETS TARGET TO GROW RAIL FREIGHT BY AT LEAST 75%

NOX EMISSIONS FROM HGVS FALLS BY 70%

ROLLOUT OF REVOLUTIONARY PORT COMMUNITY SYSTEM TO USHER IN A NEW ERA FOR UK PORT TECHNOLOGY

NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AT LONDON GATEWAY TAKE DP WORLD CLOSER TO NET ZERO GOAL IN THE UK

THAMES FREEPORT GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY UK GOVERNMENT

DP World announces greenest ever year at Southampton

Rail freight gets a boost in Europe but is stalled by strikes in UK

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