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One year on, Humber Freeport wins £1bn investment

Humber Freeport says that over £1bn of new investment has been pledged 12 months on from its launch. Investments committed to tax sites in Hull and Goole are expected to create more than 700 skilled jobs, in sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing and technology to ports and green energy. Humber Freeport chair Simon Bird said: “The investments secured in our tax sites will be transformational for the Humber, both in terms of ... [+]

Import boom fills Liverpool grain store

Peel Ports says that new bulk storage in Liverpool has been sold out before its construction was complete. Half of a 237,000 sq ft multipurpose warehouse at the Port of Liverpool was assigned for grain, and this space was fully booked up by importers while construction ... [+]

Jebel Ali welcomes giant of the seas

DP World has welcomed Cosco vehicle carrier Min Jiang Kou to Jebel Ali Port for the first time. The LNG dual-fuel vessel, one of the largest in the world with a capacity for 7,500 cars, called on her maiden sailing from Shanghai. Alongside sister ship, Liao ... [+]

Deugro delivers giant ‘spaghetti’ for Italian cable firm

The 3,300 tonnes of cables had to be delivered from Italian-owned Prysmian Powerlink’s manufacturing facility in Pikkala, Finland to meet the arrival of the cable-laying vessel Giulio Verne in the Dardanelles Strait. Deugro designed and delivered a complete turnkey, all-in-one service solution, including the provision ... [+]

CLdN launches Liverpool terminal upgrade

CLdN has started a multimillion-pound investment at  its Brocklebank terminal in Liverpool as part of the shortsea line’s plans to increase capacity on its Liverpool-Dublin route. Upgrades at the terminal will improve the use of space and enhance the flow of cargo movements with a new ... [+]

Mammoet to supply cranes to Teesside’s Steel River Quay

Mammoet has been appointed as exclusive heavy-lift and heavy transport service supplier at Steel River Quay, part of the Teesworks industrial zone. Teesworks is a 2,600-acre site, located on the banks of the River Tees in the Northeast of England, and is central to the Teesside ... [+]

Cosco and Fortescue sign green shipping deal

China’s Cosco shipping has signed a memorandum of cooperation with technology firm Fortescue to develop a sustainable green fuel supply chain. The two companies will collaborate on developing technologies to lower emissions and build a green fuel supply chain, including developing vessels powered by green ... [+]

Brittany Ferries unveils 2025 plans

Brittany Ferries will operate up to 98 weekly cross-Channel sailings linking Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth with St Malo, Roscoff Caen, Cherbourg and Le Havre in its 2025 timetable, published on 29 July. It will also offer up to 12 weekly overnight sailings between Portsmouth and Plymouth ... [+]

French ports see traffic surge

Haropa Port (Le Havre, Rouen and Paris) said its maritime traffic jumped by 8.8% in the first six months of 2024, to 41.95 million tonnes. Containers rose by 16% to 1.46 million TEU, and by 24% in tonnage terms, to 14.51m tonnes. Haropa Port said ... [+]

Musical chairs on the Channel

No sooner had P&O Ferries announced that its  freight space charter deal with rival Dover-Calais operator Irish Ferries would go live in  August but DFDS said it would cancel its existing similar deal with P&O. The Danish-owned operator said that with P&O Ferries’ additional and separate ... [+]

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