DB Schenker Rail operated the first intermodal train from the new London Gateway port on the Thames estuary in the early morning of Tuesday, September 24, carrying containers to its Trafford Park terminal. The containers had been discharged from the ship ZIM Rotterdam, which arrived at the port on September 13 after being diverted from Felixstowe for essential repairs following a fire which occurred as it approached the Suez Canal on August 23. The containers formed the first commercial cargo unloaded at Thames Gateway, ahead of the official opening in November. DB Schenker Rail said it “worked tirelessly around the clock” with port operator DP World London Gateway to develop a plan to move the containers. “I haven't seen collective support from the industry like this in any way before and it's amazing to think we have put a service together in just a few days, let alone from a non-operational port," said DB Schenker Rail managing director logistics, Carsten Hinne.
First intermodal train out of London Gateway
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