MDS Transmodal launches the Freight Data Hub
- By Chris Rowland
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- 03 Aug, 2022
MDS Transmodal launched its Freight Data Hub at the Modelling World Conference in Birmingham on 9th June 2022. The Freight Data Hub is a new way for the public sector, transport planning consultants and commercial organisations in Great Britain to access high quality and robust freight transport data. It directly addresses the need for “new and better data” on freight that was originally asserted by the National Infrastructure Commission in 2018 and now partially endorsed by the Department for Transport’s Future of Freight: a long-term plan which was launched by Trudy Harrison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport on 15th June.
“For many years now, MDS Transmodal has been working closely with public bodies such as the Department for Transport, the National Infrastructure Commission, National Highways, Network Rail and a wide variety of sub-national and local bodies to provide freight transport data, freight transport modelling services and freight strategies using our Great Britain Freight Model (GBFM). The private sector freight companies, such as ports, hauliers, shipping lines and rail operators, who actually operate the supply chains we all depend upon, also use outputs from the GBFM. These services help such organisations to plan ahead and make the best possible investment decisions for freight and the wider economy, alongside the needs of passengers”, said Chris Rowland, MDS Transmodal Managing Director.
“At a time when Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have highlighted to the general public the crucial importance of supply chains, yet Net Zero policies emphasise the urgent need to decarbonise freight transport movements, the public sector, the transport planning community and the commercial sector have never had a greater need to understand and plan for freight. The Freight Data Hub is our way of ensuring that detailed and robust data from the Great Britain Freight Model and other sources are made available to all those who need to have a good understanding of freight transport, whether it’s because they need to decarbonise transport while supporting economic growth or make the best possible investment decisions for the future”.
The Freight Data Hub can be accessed via: