Economical and Sustainable Freight
There are many benefits to using rail to bring your export to quay. We have several depots across the UK railing to Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway. Using rail is significally cheaper than using just road haulage and it also reduces your carbon footprint.
We have availability from the below rail terminals running Monday to Friday.
A 40HC loading in Edinburgh to go to Felixstowe with the empty container to be collected in Felixstowe can cost anywhere between £1800 to £2200. Railing the empty container to Coatbridge, loading in Edinburgh and returning to Coatbridge to catch the train back to Felixstowe can make a saving of up to 23%.
We’re here to help you decrease emissions whilst increasing supply chain efficiency. Through strategic network planning and cost-efficient routing, we work to drive down your costs and your environmental footprint.
A quick example: 1x40HC Edinburgh to Felixstowe weighing 18500kg.
By road 1500kg CO₂e
By rail 570kg CO₂e
Having the correct weight of your shipment is important because the weight affects both the rail and road leg of the journey. Rail operators need the correct gross weight of the container as this contributes to the overall axel loads and train weight. It also affects whether the container can be accepted on the train. 1000kg difference in weight might make the trains combined weight too heavy to travel. Your load may also be too heavy for UK roads, which may result in rejection at the port of loading. A detailed packing list with the weight of the individual goods, packaging materials and pallets will form the basis of the combined weight of your container.
If you’re looking to start importing or exporting or, are already moving goods across borders by sea, road or air
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