GB Railfreight has announced a new two-year contract extension with DP World to provide staff to prepare all freight trains departing from their London Gateway terminal.
Every year, more than 5,000 train services depart and arrive at London Gateway, which GB Railfreight says collectively removes around 150,000 HGV movements from the UK’s road network.
Last year, 1.8m TEU was moved through London Gateway.
Julie Garn, Head of Intermodal at GB Railfreight, said:
“Extending our contract with DP World is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our staff at London Gateway – I’m delighted that we’ll be preparing all services departing for the next two years. We’ll continue to work with the team at the Port to look at opportunities to drive modal shift and maximise the societal benefits that rail freight offers.”
John Trenchard, Vice President UK Commercial & Supply Chain at DP World, added:
“Connecting freight from our ports to the UK rail network is helping us deliver for our customers, enabling them to stay competitive in a fast moving trading environment while increasing the sustainability of their supply chains. Our extended contract with GB Railfreight will help us to keep delivering and developing our freight train services from London Gateway over the next two years.”
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