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Turkish sustainable building products firm Assan Panel will put its first UK manufacturing facility at Gateway 14, part of Freeport East. It will create around 100 jobs in Stowmarket and bring an investment of up to £45m. The new plant is scheduled to go into operation by Autumn 2025.
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DP World’s shortsea arm, Unifeeder Group has opened its first office in Latin America, in Panama City. The move is part of the operator’s plans to develop its operations in the region, following the introduction of a Hispaniola-Puerto Rico service in March 2023 and a ...
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Stena Line has appointed Dennis Tetzlaff as chief operating officer fleet, succeeding Ian Hampton, who will remain with the company and concentrate on new business ventures. Dennis Tetzlaff was most recently vice president fleet operations and newbuild at TUI Cruises.
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The Port of Gothenburg handled more containers in the first quarter of 2024 than ever before in a three month period. During the first quarter of this year, imports of containerised goods increased by 11% compared to the same period in 2023 while exported containers ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has launched ‘Live Position’, its first dry container tracking tool. It follows the fitting of tracking devices to over two thirds of the fleet, with the remaining units expected to follow suit in summer. Users can search by container, booking number or in batches ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed global property consultancy Knight Frank as joint marketing agents for its five ports in South Wales. Knight Frank joins property agency Jenkins Best in promoting business opportunities and attracting investment and occupiers for Barry, Cardiff, Newport, Port Talbot and ...
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Brittany Ferries has added a third weekly return-sailing between Cherbourg and Rosslare. The company says the move will boost connectivity ahead of the arrival of its rail-ferry service in 2025 whereby Ferroutage will link Bayonne with Cherbourg by rail, carrying trailers for onward transport by ...
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The Port of Greenock has gained a weekly container to Türkiye (Turkey) with the extension of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s existing UK West Coast service from Liverpool.
It follows Greenock owners Peel Ports £25m investment in two new ship-to-shore cranes, capable of servicing larger post-panamax container vessels.
The ...
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DFDS signed an agreement with Tasmanian ferry manufacturer, Incat for a design study for a hybrid-electric ferry that would be introduced if the Danish operator wins an upcoming tender for the future services to the Islands.
The vessel would be able to carry both freight and ...
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Feeder and short sea carrier Diamond Line has expanded its NET2 service loop, which connects Felixstowe and northwest Europe ports t to southern, Turkey and the Levant, the Adriatic and Black Sea via Cosco’s hub port of Piraeus.
The 280-metres-long, 5,688teu Xin Xia Men has make ...
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