Peel Ports and DB Cargo team up for new rail freight service
Peel Ports is partnering with DB Cargo UK to provide a new rail service for containers via the Port of Liverpool for the first time.
The service is due to begin on 8 May, with goods loaded in Liverpool and transferred to Mossend terminal in Glasgow, before onward delivery to destinations across Scotland.
The returning service to Liverpool will carry Scottish goods for export, with a large portion destined for America.
In a statement issued last week, Peel Ports said the new service will comprise of up to 30 wagons and is expected to carry over 40 containers per trip. The service will initially run three days a week with DB Cargo UK providing the rail haulage.
Jouke Schaap, Container Director at Peel Ports, said: “This is an important milestone event for us and our partners, DB Cargo. We know that cargo owners are looking for more efficient ways of getting their goods from A to B, and this rail freight service provides them with a simpler, more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of doing that. It also underlines our commitment to working with our customers and the wider supply chain to transform UK logistics practices to ensure the door-to-door journey is optimised.”
Hans-Georg Werner, CEO from DB Cargo UK, added: “Introducing express rail services between Liverpool and Mossend is a really sustainable solution, significantly reducing the need for HGVs to travel thousands of miles on our roads each week.”
