May 2016
The Commons Transport Select Committee has called on the government to stop putting off a decision to expand Heathrow Airport rather than Gatwick, a Commons select committee has said. It has urged ministers to end "years of political dithering" and to set out a clear timetable.
In December the Department for Transport confirmed that the Airport Commission's options for new runways at Heathrow or Gatwick, or extension of an existing runway ...
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A truck carrying a Maersk container has caused transport chaos in south London after it crashed into a rail bridge at Tulse Hill this morning, the BBC reports.
The truck driver has been treated by paramedics for a hand injury, but otherwise there are no reported casualties.
However, the incident has caused ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) has launched a consultation on the Port of Newport Master Plan, setting out its future vision for growth and development until 2035, and inviting stakeholders to have their say on the port’s future - even though the port is threatened by a road scheme.
It includes proposed ...
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Former shipping agent Keith Russell and journalist Lucy Richardson have joined PD Ports as, respectively, business development manager and marketing and communications executive. Keith Russell worked at Graypen Shipping for almost 12 years, working his way up to general manager for the North-East. Lucy Richardson was a senior reporter for ...
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The first six cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes arrived in the River Mersey on 1 May for the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal.
Produced by leading Chinese manufacturer ZPMC, which also supplied the five ship-to-shore cranes already on site, they are the first of 12 required for phase 1 of the terminal. ...
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