>> BoxTradeIntelligence has released an analysis of Asia-Europe Westbound trade lane.  It is available here .

>> MDS Transmodal's presentation to Intermodal Europe 2011 conference in Hamburg is available for download.

>> MDS Transmodal's presentation on Port Infrastructure Development to RenewableUK 2011 conference in London is available for download. 

>> The 2011 competition for funding for international sustainable distribution services from the European Commission's Marco Polo Programme has now started and the deadline for submissions is 16 January 2012.   For a description of the main changes to the Programme this year and how MDS Transmodal can help you to develop a successful application, please see the attached White Paper

>> Longer lorries.  On the 30th March, the Department for Transport (DfT) published a consultation on a proposal to allow a 2.05m increase in the length of semi-trailers and a maximum overall length for articulated HGVs of 18.75m.  Read more

>> The UK Government's Comprehensive Spending Review has been very significant for the transport market.  MDS Transmodal produced freight traffic forecasts for the Freight Transport Association's submission.

For FTA's submission click here.

The current and forecast road and rail traffic maps are our work.

>> South America Trade Briefing The third in the series of trade briefings from MDS Transmodal - the South America Trade Briefing -presents analysis of containerised trade data to 4Q 2009 and forecasts for the next two years using the MDS Transmodal World Cargo Database.

>> North America Trade Briefing The second in the series of trade briefings from MDS Transmodal - the North America Trade Briefing -presents analysis of containerised trade data to 4Q 2009 and forecasts for the next two years using the MDS Transmodal World Cargo Database.

>> China Trade Briefing 2010  The latest China Trade Briefing report from MDS Transmodal highlights key trends in China's containerised import and export trades with near term quarterly predictions for 2010 and 2011.  Although the last 18 months have seen the container markets fall in spectacular fashion, still the words "double-digit growth" have not left the shipping industry's parlance as far as China is concerned.  The China Trade Briefing report shows why.  As well as looking at broad trends in imports and exports the report provides specific details on China's container trades with trading partners and particular commodity groups, drilling down to SITC 5 digit level in some cases.

>> Consolidated UK International Passenger database, available for 2010, describing passenger volumes by mode, route, origin/destination, journey purpose, length of stay and purpose, compatible with IPS, ferry operator and CAA sources. More...Italiano...

 

Search Our Website

Rail

Achieving success in the rail industry requires a thorough understanding of the market and we provide this expertise to a range of public and private sector clients.  The many projects we have carried out in the rail sector have led, through terminal and warehousing requirements, to involvement in wider logistics issues.  We advise:

  • Government - on the likely future development of rail freight.
  • Regional and Local Authorities - on rail freight in their region.
  • Rail industry operators - variously on such matters as public policy, grant aid, forecast future levels of activity etc.
  • Distribution Companies - on how to make better use of multi-modal transport.
  • Manufacturers - on creating intermodal logistics networks
  • Developers - on the creation of road to rail terminals in the UK and Europe.

 

A particularly important area of our work is in preparing the case for gaining planning consent for new rail linked regional logistics sites.

The realisation, by both Government and business, that more emphasis should be placed on sustainable logistics solutions has recently produced a substantial interest in the rail industry. In the UK, the Rail White Paper of July 2007 - Delivering a Sustainable Railway - contains our rail freight forecasts.  Regional planning guidance in several regions specified policies to concentrate major freight generating developments on rail and intermodal sites.  In this respect, we work closely with Chartered Surveyors and Developers

Our Rail Capability Statement, which also contains past project details, can be downloaded.