Port of Felixstowe beats weekly rail handling record

Port of Felixstowe beats weekly rail handling record The Port of Felixstowe’s two rail terminals handled a record 8,796 containers in the week ending Sept. 14, beating the previous record of 8,754 units achieved in June.
   The United Kingdom’s largest port has a total of 50 arrivals or departures per day from its North and South rail terminals.
   'We are dedicated to transporting as many containers as possible by rail, thus easing pressure on the country's road network. These records have been achieved through better utilization of trains, and the use of additional wagons on existing services,” said Chris Lewis, chief executive officer of port owners Hutchison Ports (UK) Ltd.
   'The current very high volumes of rail traffic highlight the need to improve freight capacity on the railway network to enable more traffic to be distributed by sustainable modes.”