Solent Rail Terminal shifts container cargo from road to railSolent Rail Terminal shifts container cargo from road to rail
In the six months since a significant upgrade, the Solent Rail Terminal has handled 55,000 containers, cutting CO2 and other transport emissions.

A multi-million pound upgrade to the Solent Rail Terminal at the UK’s Port of Southampton has seen the facility handle over 55,000 containers, taking approximately 16,000 trucks off the road network.
Terminal operator Solent Stevedores said it had seen an increase in containers entering
and leaving the port via rail compared to the same timeframe in the year before the upgrade, bringing the environmental benefits of more efficient rail transport.
The terminal upgrade was carried out in partnership with ABP, contributing to improving local air quality and the UK Department for Transport’s net zero 2050 target.
The expanded 18-acre site is linked to the existing intermodal rail site offering laden and empty container handling, storage, maintenance and repair in a single site. The Maintenance and Repair team onsite has completed over 8,000 repairs to reefer containers and dry vans over the period.
A spokesperson for GAC Pindar, customer of Solent Stevedores, said: “Having the Solent Stevedores Terminal on our doorstep has been invaluable for us over the last few months. Their flexibility and reactivity alongside their prime location within the docks means they are our first choice when it comes to complex event cargo coming in and out of Southampton”.
Mark Hooper, Director of Containers and Rail at Solent Stevedores, said: “The updated Solent Rail Terminal has been a key milestone in responding to the Government’s target to reach Net Zero by 2050. Not only are we meeting current demand for moving cargo by rail but we have the capacity to accommodate future increase in demand.
“We’re really pleased with the high levels of performance we’re seeing from the
Solent Rail Terminal in the six months since it opened.”
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