New Grangemouth container route launches with CMA CGM and Containerships as demand increases for a Scottish express service into Europe

Dylan Macdonald Forth Ports, Port of Grangemouth

The arrival of the Skylight container vessel into Scotland’s key strategic freight hub at The Port of Grangemouth marks the maiden call of a new Scottish Express (SCX) service secured with the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, and its subsidiary, Containerships, the leader in intra-European multimodal transport.

Forth Ports kickstarts a new career for young trainee

Dylan Macdonald Forth Ports, Port of Grangemouth

Forth Ports welcomes it newest Operations Administrator to the Port of Grangemouth following her successful Kickstart traineeship. Louise Logan from Falkirk took part in a paid six-month traineeship last year which was part of the Government’s Kickstart work programme to help out-of-work 16 to 24 year-olds improve their career prospects, by learning new skills in a real working environment.

Port of Grangemouth’s new £3 million rail facility at Scotland’s largest freight hub now open

Dylan Macdonald Port of Grangemouth

NEW DUAL RAIL SIDING WELCOMES DRS FREIGHT TRAIN The Port of Grangemouth has completed and opened a multimillion-pound rail freight hub with the arrival DRS’s (Direct Rail Service) Aberdeen freight train service. The new rail freight hub at Scotland’s largest port, saw an investment of £3million and with this increased capacity, it further secures its position as the key strategic …

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Port of Grangemouth invests £3 million in rail freight facility at Scotland’s largest freight hub

Dylan Macdonald Port of Grangemouth

Investment secures capacity for the UK’s longest freight trains The Port of Grangemouth today (10 December) announces a multimillion-pound investment in its rail freight offering which will cement its position as the key strategic freight and export/import hub of Scotland. The £3 million investment will significantly scale up and modernise the port’s current rail capacity to create an extended dual …