Optimising Transport Modes

Examples of how food & grocery companies are successfully using water freight.

Asda - Short Sea Feedering
How Asda initiated & increased the level of freight distribution by switching from Road to Short Sea Feeder.

Heinz - Short Sea Shipping
HJ Heinz manufactures sauces and ketchups at its facility in Elst, Holland and utilises short sea shipping to move product to the Heinz NDC in Wigan.

Tesco - Wine by Barge
See how Tesco introduced a barge service between Liverpool and Irlam to transport bulk wine containers from the port to a bottling facility in Manchester.

Unilever - Alternate Modes Study: Water, Road and Rail
How Unilever achieved a significant reduction in CO2 by using various transport modes to move stock from European factories to the UK.

Wincanton for Deere - Lateral Thinking on the Rhine
How Wincanton helped Deere & Company use barges to turn the Rhine into a 'floating motorway'.