RAIL FREIGHT

Daily round trip services between Dublin Port & Ballina.

RAIL FREIGHT

IWT’s commitment to competitive sustainability has long since been a cornerstone of our daily business. In 2009 IWT commenced our daily train service between Dublin Port and Ballina, Co. Mayo.

It has been our long-held belief that improving the sustainability of supply chains does not have to be in conflict with Supply Chain budgets and cost. We appreciate this view is widely held today but we would suggest that when we began on our journey this view was not as widely held.

Our objective was to bring the port closer to the customer and to their customers, a unique practice in Ireland although widely available on mainland Europe.

Ultimately IWT’s goal was to prove we could improve our customer(s), stakeholders and partners supply chains while also making a significant contribution to the sustainability of their carbon foot print. IWT operate the only container rail service to and from Dublin port. This is a clear demonstration of a public private partnership working successfully.

IWT currently operate 10 trains per week between Dublin-Ballina-Dublin which enables exporters in the West of Ireland to gain access to international markets in a competitive and environmentally friendly manner.

IWT also invest considerable and time and resources travelling Europe and engaging with rail operators at all the major ports connecting Ireland and understand that our role is to bring new sustainable rail solutions back to Ireland and our customers Supply Chains

IWT’s rail service reduces Co2 emissions by 5500 tonnes per annum, our service removes 11,000 trucks journeys from the roads annually, 11 million road kilometres saved per annum. To date we have completed over 3500 trains.

In short we save 75% Co2 emissions with every unit we rail as opposed to transport by road and have done so since 2011.

Global coverage, local expertise, personal service

If one routing or port is blocked, your goods are still in the best hands. With our vast carrier network to choose from, our on-site experts will always find an alternative solution, no matter where in the world.