Pantrak Transportation has a number of clients, some of whom are listed below.
Many clients cannot be listed for confidentiality reasons. In addition to his
work with private and public sector companies throughout Europe, Gavin also
holds a number of roles, lectures and is
a much sought-after speaker
at industry events.
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Colin Buchanan & Partners
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Pantrak was commissioned by Colin Buchanan & Partners
on behalf of SESTran to consider sustainable distribution
issues and freight flows in the SESTran area, providing
a high level overview of
the freight and freight movements. SESTran is one of 7
regional transport partnerships in Scotland.
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Wales
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Trans-National Multimodal Freight Interchange
located in Cardiff. Pantrak was commissioned by Catram Consultants of
France to undertake interviews with pre-selected shippers to determine
existing or potential freight flows between Spain, France and South Wales.
This project is supported by the Welsh Assembly Government. Ongoing.
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Marine South East and Port of Poole
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Pantrak was commissioned to undertake
Activity 4 of the PROPOSSE EU Interreg Project. This work was a survey
of potential demand for Short
Sea Services (SSS) by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
(SMEs). The client was Marine South East and Port of Poole. The market
study reviewed
freight flows between Iberia, France and Ireland. Autumn
2009.
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Babcock Rosyth
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Pantrak was commissioned to undertake
maritime studies with particular emphasis on the container sector.
2006 – 2009.
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John G Russell Transport
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Assisting with the development of the Russell
Intermodal Rail Network and supply chain contracts. Ongoing.
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South Ayrshire Council
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February-March 2009. Review of Local Transport
Strategy 2009 – 2014
with respect to freight.
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Scottish Government
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Part of Napier University TRI Consortium
within the Scottish Government Maritime Framework Agreement.
Pantrak is engaged in all aspects of freight with respect
to ferry services.
Stakeholders interviewed in Kintyre, Argyll & Bute, Arran, Cowal,
Mull, Islay, Benbecula, Lewis, Aberdeen, Orkney and Shetland
and the Central belt. The focus has been to understand
the key issues relating
to consumption in island and ro-ro communities as well
as key export sectors.
The Scottish
Ferries Review - Pantrak/TRi report on freight. This report covers the Clyde,
Western and Northern Isles.
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Scottish Woodlands
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October 2007 - Project support on investigation
into maritime structures relating to the forestry sector, including legal
aspects.
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EU Consortium |
EU project on Freight Corridors (6th
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Confidential
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Major market study on the potential for additional
port facilities on the UK east coast.
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The British Chambers of Commerce
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Gavin representing the Scottish Chambers
of Commerce recently contributed to the British Chambers
of Commerce document "Transport
and Investment Imperative".
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European Freight & Logistics
Leaders Forum
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Chairman of an eleven country working group
“Project Pendolino” to determine the location of intermodal
terminals in a borderless Europe 2015.
www.europeanfreightleaders.eu |
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InterTradeIreland
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Pantrak is part of a consortium commissioned
to prepare a Freight Transport Report for the Island Economy 2020, commenced
June 2007. Consortium members also include NITL and Heriot Watt University.
This study will consider all modes of transport including international
links to overseas markets.
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Argyll and Bute
Council |
Scoping study into the
feasibility of extending marine facilities to handle timber.
www.argyll-bute.gov.uk |
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Scottish
Executive |
Participation in scoping study which formed the
basis of the Freight Action Plan covering all modes of
transport. Partnership with WSP, Heriot Wat University and
Scottish Council for Development and Industry.
www.scotland.gov.uk
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Scottish Enterprise Fife |
Landbridge projects linking the economies of Northern
Ireland with Scotland as a landbridge to the
Continent. Participation in economic impact studies of
"Superfast Ferry Services" linking Rosyth (Edinburgh) and
Zeebrugge (Belgium). In addition industrial base research
to support ro-ro services.
www.scottish-enterprise.com/fife |
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Geest North Sea Line B.V.
(now Samskip) |
Studies into the Scottish industrial base and necessity for
short sea services between Scotland and the Continent.
www.samskip.com |
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Scottish Enterprise Dumfries
and Galloway |
Study into the impact of peripherality on logistics services
and consequence for competitiveness of business.
www.scottish-enterprise.com/dumfriesandgalloway |
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TruckTrain
Developments
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TruckTrain is a high-speed, low cost, innovative
rail transportation tool in the planning that will deliver
and collect product within close proximity of the end user.
The TruckTrain initiative will bring rail into
contention for much of the freight market for the very first
time.
A joint venture with Coventry University. This project is
now at an advanced stage; it was included in the blue sky
thinking section of the scoping study for the Scottish
Freight Action Plan.
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Coastlink
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Coastlink was established
in light of the congestion issues being experienced in the
UK and on the Continent. It is an association of
interested parties whose common interest is to work together
to overcome these problems by a process of co-operation.
The Coastlink commercial imperative is to bring ports together
with shippers and shipping lines to maximise the
opportunities for the cooperation of all parties in the
development of short sea and feeder networks. This
builds on the environmental benefits of maritime transport
consistent with the political imperative to reduce road
miles and maximise sea transport.
2009 conferences in Tallinn, Estonia on the 4th and
5th June and Dunkirk on the 24th and
25th September. 2007
conferences in Nantes on the 1st and 2nd March and the
Annual General Meeting in Dublin on the 26th and 27th of
June. 2006 conferences in Bristol, Hull and Perth.
www.coastlink.co.uk
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Perth and
Kinross District Council |
Port review project includes interviews with manufacturers
and shippers and strategic alliances.
www.pkc.gov.uk |
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Scottish
Development International |
Freight strategy for inward investors to Scotland.
www.sdi.co.uk |
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