News / DP World offers UK shippers £100 per box as modal shift incentive

DP World launches a New Train service connecting London Gateway and Southampton Logistics hubs to strengthen the UK Supply Chain. The train seen here at Southampton. 26/11/2022. London, United Kingdom. Picture by ©Nigel Howard / ©Nigel Howard Media Email: nigelhowardmedia@gmail.com

DP World has raised the incentive for UK importers using its Southampton terminal to switch their inland transport from road to rail, to a £100 per container.

The operator launched its Modal Shift Programme (MSP) in September on imports unloaded in Southampton with an incentive of £70 for each box transferred to a rail head within 140 miles of the port, rather than leaving the terminal by truck.

It said that since the MSP was launched, the proportion of boxes leaving Southampton ...