Rail freight services at Felixstowe back to half-strength after derailment
The UK port of Felixstowe’s rail throughput is back to 50% of normal after last ...
Sea-air can offer rail freight operators a model for increasing volumes, but only if they take advantage of the current sustainability-driven interest in the mode.
Despite calls to decarbonise freight, road haulage remains the dominant land mode in Europe, accounting for 77% of all volumes in the EU and 81% in the UK. But with the recent instability of ocean services and the ever-present high cost of airfreight, international rail has seen renewed interest.
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