In recognition of its excellent port centric logistics capabilities and extensive, specialist knowledge of tea logistics, the Port of Tyne has been awarded a long-term, strategic import and export logistics contract with Tetley, following a competitive tendering process. The contract covers the movement of thousands of tonnes of raw tea… Read more »
PD Ports secures long-term contract at Immingham with leading UK sheet pile specialist
PD Ports has secured a long-term agreement at its Immingham site with Sheet Piling UK Limited, the UK’s leading specialist sheet pile installer and supplier, to store and handle the company’s steel sheet piles ready for use within construction industry. The new arrangement is set to assist Sheet Piling… Read more »
DP World announces £40M investment in Southampton this year to meet growing customer demand over next decade
DP World today announces that Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021 designed to take it up to the next level as a premier international freight and logistics hub. DP World Southampton is part of DP World, the leading global… Read more »
Chilling the nation’s five-a-day: Port of Dover’s ‘big fridge’ project completes with DMA Group
Supplying the locked-down nation with its five-a-day, Port of Dover’s Refrigerated Cargo Terminal (RCT) at Western Docks is boosting fruit and vegetable imports thanks to a commercial partnership with property specialist DMA Group. Created to meet year-round consumer demand for ‘out of season’ produce, DMA’s experts advised on the latest… Read more »
PD Ports Freeport success as start of new chapter in region’s renaissance
PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, was delighted to welcome the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to Teesport yesterday, the 5th largest port complex by tonnage and a piece of key national infrastructure, as the region continues to celebrate its successful freeport bid…. Read more »
PD Ports announces partnership with Port of Rotterdam in latest step towards achieving future vision
PD Ports has announced a new partnership with the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, to deliver digitalised solutions that will improve efficiencies and support the future growth of the River Tees. Having recently launched its bold ambition to make the River Tees the UK’s most successful port region by… Read more »
North East coalition files world-class Freeport bid
A dynamic business and public sector partnership based in the UK’s leading export region has lodged an exciting and innovative bid for the North East England Freeport, which economic experts have predicted would generate a £2.1 billion boost to UK exports, plus many other significant benefits. Government support for the… Read more »
PD Ports thanks 100 customers and stakeholders for freeport bid support
With the deadline for submitting freeport bids to Government only six working days away, PD Ports has thanked over 100 customers and stakeholders for their support. Since Spring 2020, PD Ports and its independent expert advisers have been working tirelessly to support the Tees Valley Mayor, who is leading the… Read more »
New £1 Million Investment in Port Improvements to Support New Jobs
ABP Humber and W.E.C Lines are proud to announce a new service connecting the UK to Bilbao that started on 16th January 2021. The container service will be between the Port of Immingham and Bilbao and will be serviced by the MV Freya. The link with Bilbao will be a… Read more »
ABP agrees new lease with family-owned recycling company in Newport
The Port of Newport, owned and operated by Associated British Ports, the UK’s leading and best-connected port operator, has agreed a new lease with family-owned metal recycling company, Bayliss Metals, to support its growing operations in the region. The new lease covers a 1.5 acres site on the East Lock… Read more »
