News / Doncaster's iPort goes full steam ahead with new rail freight links

Doncaster iPort

UK logistics hub iPort has kicked off phase two of its development process with the news that it has landed two additional daily rail services from Teesport.  

Servicing Ikea volumes coming by sea, the operations would promote shorter rail services as a “genuine” alternative to road, managing director of iPort Steve Freeman told The Loadstar . 

“It’s about 90 miles to our facility from Teesport, so until now the shipper had favoured using road over rail,” said Mr Freeman.  

“However, we have been trialling the service for about six weeks and shown proof of concept – importantly, with Teesport we have a working ...