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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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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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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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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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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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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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Carrier hopes for a demand surge rest on summer peak season 
 
Container spot rates from Asia to North Europe, as recorded by Drewry’s WCI index, increased by 10% this week from their pre-Christmas level, to $1,874 per teu. 
 
However, export demand to North Europe has been much weaker than usual ahead of the Chinese New Year on 22 January, and rates are expected to come under pressure again after the holiday as carriers scramble to fill their ships. 
 
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Carriers are facing the 'quiet before the storm' for contract rates 
 
A year ago, shippers were desperate to agree annual contract deals with ocean carriers to secure their supply chains, and were prepared to do, and pay, ‘whatever it took’. 
 
And carriers were holding ‘beauty contests’ to determine the most attractive large-volume BCOs to be included in their exclusive customer portfolios. 
 
But 12 months on, the container liner shipping market has seen an 180-degree turn – world economies are being racked by huge hikes in energy costs, high inflation and spiralling interest rates, causing a pause in discretionary spending by consumers and a sharp downturn in demand. 
 
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Ocean carriers plan to blank half their sailings from Asia, post-CNY 
 
Against a background of extremely weak demand forecasts, ocean carriers are preparing to blank around half their advertised sailings from Asia to North Europe and the US after Chinese New Year on 22 January. 
 
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DP WORLD BREAKS RECORD 
 
DP World has, for the first time, handled more than one million TEU in six months at London Gateway, a record for the port as the leading provider of smart logistics solutions continues to make major investments in the UK’s infrastructure. 
 
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