PD Ports has won a major pipeline contract with global oilfield services company, Saipem to service the Tolmount gas field, one of the largest undeveloped gas discoveries in the Southern North Sea. Owned and operated by PD Ports, the Port of Hartlepool secured the contract to handle, temporarily store and… Read more »
Humber container terminal update: Ship to shore cranes on the way to Immingham
Last week, two new ship to shore cranes worth £11.5 million have left manufacturers in China on their way to the Port of Immingham as part of the Humber Container Terminal expansion. The cranes are part of a £33million upgrade and improvement programme at Immingham Container Terminal (ICT) to future… Read more »
In safe hands: the 2.3MW turbine destined to power 1,100 Cornish homes
Bristol Port’s agility in handling project cargo came to the fore again this month as a flurry of turbine parts arrived destined for a new wind farm in Cornwall. The 2.3 megawatt Enercon turbine will supply green energy to 1,100 Cornish homes and its shipment, through Bristol Port, for onward… Read more »
Port Welfare Fund to support seafarers visiting the Tyne
Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has raised almost £18,000 for the benefit of seafarers visiting the River Tyne. The Port of Tyne Welfare Fund gives shipping lines the option to pay a voluntary levy each time one of their vessels comes into Port. The optional… Read more »
Solent Stevedores set to expand its container handling facility at DP World London Gateway
Award-winning stevedoring company, Solent Stevedores, begins work today to expand its empty container handling facility at DP World London Gateway. Solent Stevedores first opened the five-acre facility at London Gateway in 2016. The expansion will increase their site by 82% and will be fully operational by the end of 2020…. Read more »
Port of Ipswich completes heavy lift operation in support of National Grid
The Port of Ipswich has successfully completed a heavy lift operation involving a 178 tonne transformer, as part of a National Grid infrastructure project. The transformer will be installed at the substation in Burwell, thus helping the National Grid continue its vital work of delivering electricity reliably and efficiently to… Read more »
Safety is ABP’s number one priority
Safety always comes first at ABP, and this hasn’t changed during the pandemic. ABP have been working hard to keep Britain trading, in the safest way possible. Every vessel visiting the Humber must submit a Health Declaration, prior to arrival. If in the unfortunate case that a ship reports a… Read more »
New driver-free freight ferry terminal OPEN for business in Tilbury
Tilbury2’s brand new unaccompanied* freight ferry terminal opened for business this week at a vital time for the UK’s freight industry. The 500,000-unit freight-only facility will inject state-of-the-art capacity into the country’s ports sector by utilising a truck driver-free operation* at a time when infection control is uppermost in everyone’s… Read more »
ABP and Tata Steel sign long-term Port Talbot agreement
Tata Steel and Associated British Ports (ABP) have entered into a new and improved 10-year agreement in respect of the supply of raw materials to the integrated steelworks via the deep-water harbour at Port Talbot and the handling of export finished products through the Port of Newport. The new agreement… Read more »
Port of Ipswich is keeping Suffolk trading through Covid 19 crisis
Since 23rd March, the day the prime minister made his historic announcement marking the start of a UK lockdown due to Covid-19, the Port of Ipswich has welcomed more than 70 ships and handled a total of 240,500 tonnes of cargo on behalf of Suffolk businesses. During this period, the… Read more »
