January 2015

Southampton ‘not affected by Hoegh grounding’

ABP Southampton says that the port is open for business and operations are unaffected by the grounding of the Hoegh Osaka on Saturday evening. The 41,000-tonne pure car and truck carrier was deliberately run onto sandbanks at Bramble Bank close to the Isle of Wight after the vessel developed a severe list shortly after departing Southampton. The stranded ship is currently being assessed by salvage firm Svitzer. According to media reports, ... [+]

With a little help from our friends…

Chief executive of the Humber local enterprise partnership, Kishor Tailor, officially opened a new 40,000sq ft warehouse for Neill & Brown Global Logistics on 4 December 2014. The company said that 14 local businesses have helped develop the £2.5m site at Marfleet Environmental Technology Park. Peter Brown, CEO of Hessle-based Neill ... [+]