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The UK Government has been told it should reconsider its decision to snub a Glasgow bid to be one of the country's freeports to boost the economy and create jobs. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced that Cromarty and Forth would be given the freeport status to give it tax incentives to attract investment. The two beat other bids including a Glasgow Region bid involving the airport, Mossend Rail Freight terminal and the River Clyde.
(Permalink) Cromarty Forth Forth Green Freeport Glasgow Airport Green Freeport Greenock Greenock Containerport Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport Mossend Marshalling Yard Railfreight  Mossend Marshalling Yard: 90039, just after its 'Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport' naming ceremony at Mossend, showing off its black 'Backbone' livery on 9th November 2021.
 Fouldubs Junction: DRS 68008 leaves Fouldubs Junction on 30 November with the 4A13 Grangemouth - Aberdeen intermodal.  Invergordon: A Class 24 without a headcode panel - an unusual sight in the Highlands - shunts Invergordon Goods Yard in summer 1973. The harbour branch trails off to the right. |
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The UK arm of global shipping carrier MSC has announced a successful shake down of its new Anglo-Scottish rail service. What is effectively a land cruise for containers, takes traffic between ports and terminals in the West of Scotland and what the company calls global trade routes, via Hams Hall terminal in Birmingham and on ... [The rail link to Greenock Containbase remains closed. -RS]
(Permalink) Grangemouth Greenock Containerport Hams Hall MSC Mossend Marshalling Yard Railfreight  Greenock Containerbase Sidings: Looking over the site of Princes Pier Shed, latterly in use as container sidings for the Greenock Ocean Terminal. The bridge in the centre of shot goes over Brougham Street (See image 8933 and 15507) ... |
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MSC UK has announced a new rail service connecting Mossend in Scotland via Hams Hall, to Felixstowe and London Gateway.
The new Mossend rail service builds upon MSC UKs investment into the Scottish market by complementing two existing weekly calls into the ports of Grangemouth and Greenock. (Permalink) Felixstowe Grangemouth Greenock Hams Hall London Gateway MSC UK Mossend Marshalling Yard |
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An ambitious new joint Green Freeport bid could attract major investment to Glasgow and the wider region, open up global trading opportunities and create thousands of new jobs if successful, reveals Anthony Harrington
Three of Scotland's leading organisations, Glasgow Airport, Peel Ports Clydeport, and Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) in North Lanarkshire, have got together to submit a transformative bid for Green Freeport status. (Permalink) Glasgow Airport Green Freeport Greenock Containerbase Mossend International Railfreight Park Mossend Marshalling Yard Peel Ports Clydeport  Greenock Container Port: November 2021 aerial view of the Greenock Containerbase. This occupies the area where Greenock Princes Pier G&SWR station was previously. The specialist cruise vessel 'Hebridean Princess' is moored a ...  Greenock (Lynedoch): 20202 and 20189 passing the site of Greenock Lynedoch in November 1983 with containers from Coatbridge to Clydeport container terminal. [Ref query 9 December 2018] |
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The Clyde Green Freeport proposal will be submitted this month, with Mossend's rail freight park a key component.
(Permalink) Clyde Green Freeport Mossend Marshalling Yard |
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The drive by the rail and road freight industry to achieve net zero status has been highlighted during the COP26 climate change summit this week.
The move towards reducing emissions across the sectors supply chains in Scotland and the UK has been showcased at a three-day event, titled Low Carbon Logistics, which concluded on Transport Day at the conference yesterday. (Permalink) COP26 Low Carbon Logistics Mossend International Railfreight Park Mossend Marshalling Yard Railfreight Transport Day  Mossend Marshalling Yard: This NTS/DRS Class 68, seen stabled at Mossend, was renamed 'Pride of the North' at Mossend Yard on the 10th November. 68006 was used until last year (2020) on the Fife Circle.  Mossend Marshalling Yard: On 9th November 90039 was named 'Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport', at a ceremony performed by Bill Reeve, Rail Director Transport Scotland, during a three-day Low Carbon Logistics event ... |
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An event raising awareness about the transition to Net Zero in the Rail and Road Freight industries will begin on Monday 8th November. Taking place during COP26 and finishing on Transport Day at the global conference, Low Carbon Logistics is a three-day event to showcase the drive to net zero emission supply chains taking place in Scotland and the UK.
(Permalink) Low Carbon Logistics Mossend International Railfreight Park Mossend Marshalling Yard Peter D Stirling Ltd Railfreight  Mossend Marshalling Yard: Since removal of the bing at the north end of Mossend Yard it has become much harder to get an overview of the yard. This was my attempt in 2001. The Euroterminal is on the left. |
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The development of a major new low carbon, multi-modal rail freight facility located in the heart of Scotland has taken a significant step forward with the laying of a private rail track to facilitate construction. Once complete, Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) will provide 2.2 million sq ft of logistics space and Scotland's first 775-metre electric rail terminal.
[Plans are for 16 trains per day, two fully autonomous rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes,space for warehousing, container storage and HGV parking. -RS] (Permalink) MIRP Mossend International Railfreight Park Mossend Marshalling Yard |
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The woes of one mode of transport can be a source of opportunity for another. The recent demise of the Rosyth-Zeebrugge freight ferry has boosted custom on the daily container train from Mossend (near Bellshill) to thriving Teesport “ and a second train is now planned to help Scottish exports on their way.
(Permalink) David Spaven Mossend Mossend Marshalling Yard |
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Walkers Shortbread will be among the first customers to use a new rail freight service between Mossend in Lanarkshire and the quayside at Liverpool, which has been launched by Peel Ports and DB Cargo UK.
Peel Ports, which owns Clydeport, said the service was due to begin on May 8, with goods loaded at the Port of Liverpool and transferred to Mossend terminal, before onward delivery to destinations across Scotland. (Permalink) Mossend Marshalling Yard Walkers Shortbread |
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Plans for a new rail freight terminal in North Lanarkshire have been approved in principle by Scottish ministers.
PD Stirling (PDS), which operates the existing Mossend Railhead in Bellshill, plans to expand by creating the Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP). It said the park would boost rail link capacity to UK and European markets. (Permalink) Bellshill Mossend Marshalling Yard |
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Half mile long 'supertrains' - the longest ever - are planned for Scotland as part of an expansion of the Mossend freight railhead in Lanarkshire by operator PDS.
The firm is to lodge plans this summer for a siding long enough to accommodate 770-metre freight trains, compared to the 600m longest trains at the moment. Britain's longest passenger train, the 16-carriage Caledonian Sleeper, is a quarter of a mile long, or some 400m. (Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Mossend Marshalling Yard PD Stirling  Mossend No 1 Junction: A class 37 brings a freight into the south end of Mossend yard in the summer of 1996.  Mossend Marshalling Yard: View south over a busy looking Mossend Yard on 29 October 1991.  Mossend Marshalling Yard: A class 47 at the head of a rake in Mossend yard during a sunny evening in 1989. The Chivas tanks (first two vehicles) are probably destined for Keith. |
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