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June/July 2017 Truck and Track 63
RAILFREIGHT
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced that it has won a three-
yearcontractextensionwithMediterraneanShippingCompany
(MSC), running container services out of the Port of Felixstowe.
GBRf first began their relationship with MSC in 2002, as the
first and only remaining customer of the Port of Felixstowewho
contracts dedicated whole trains. GBRf operates three services
daily, one to Newell & Wright at Rotherham, South Yorkshire,
and two to ABP Connect at their Hams Hall railfreight terminal
in NorthWarwickshire.
Through 2015, GBRf and MSC worked towards running the longest
Intermodal train on the network at 610m long. TEU capacity was
increased by 52 on a round-trip basis, removing an estimated
26,208 lorry movements per annum.
The new contract with MSC is for three years and, under the new
contract, GBRf will be running 98 rail platforms daily, with a mix of
60ft FEA wagons and 40ft Ecofret triple-platformwagons.
John Smith, Managing Director of GBRf, declared: “GB Railfreight
welcomes the extension of our contract with MSC, and I am proud
we get to continue playing such a significant role in supporting the
Port of Felixstowe.
“The container market is an important source of growth for the
industry, and it’s vital that we provide the terminal and network
infrastructure that allows us to meet present and future consumer
demand.”
Dan Everitt, Managing Director of MSC UK, commented: “MSC is
delighted to be extending our contract with GB Railfreight, as we
enter our 15th year of working together.
“Rail is an integral part of our supply chain, enabling us to move
our customers’ containers closer to their final destination, while
offering a reduction in CO2 emissions.
“Our decision to extend the contract for an additional three years
is testament to our longstanding successful partnership with GB
Railfreight, which in turn allows us to deliver a reliable, seamless
rail service to our customers.”
GB Railfreight &MSC extend
their intermodal partnership
Left to right, John Smith – Managing Director of GB Railfreight and Dan Everitt – Managing Director of Mediterranean Shipping Company UK
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