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Profitable year for Portsmouth

Council-owned Portsmouth International Port made a profit of £8m in the 23/24 financial year. Results, published on 14 March, show that ferry passengers are bouncing back , with numbers reaching 95% of 2019 records but freight from the EU is 20% down in comparison to four years ago. Trade from the Channel Islands (which are outside the EU) has increased due to a third vessel from Condor Ferries. Profit from ... [+]

National Cargo Bureau to run shipping safety scheme

The World Shipping Council (WSC) is has chosen the National Cargo Bureau (NCB) as the independent provider for the Cargo Safety Program digital platform that it is developing. The platform is intended to counter misdeclared or undeclared dangerous goods, which have led to  an alarming ... [+]

Mark Hooper to run rail and boxes for Solent Stevedores

Cargo handler, Solent Stevedores has appointed Mark Hooper as director of rail and containers for the ports of Southampton and London Gateway. He was previously business development director for DP World and brings 35-year port experience including 15 years at Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and ... [+]

AAL takes silver at sustainability awards

Heavylift carrier AAL Shipping won Silver in the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards, which recognise Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting best practice. It was the only multipurpose project heavy lift cargo carrier to be shortlisted for any award on the evening. [+]

Forth chooses Tidalis for port system

Forth Ports has chosen Tidalis to implement a comprehensive Port Management Information System (PMIS). The company sought a modern and robust replacement of their current PMIS and Tidalis emerged as the clear frontrunner with its comprehensive functionality. [+]

Portsmouth signs Bilbao green corridor deal

Portsmouth International Port has signed a memorandum of understanding the Port Authority of Bilbao to develop green and digital shipping corridors. It will further inter-port cooperation in technology and infrastructure, in particular onshore power supply for vessels operating out of both ports. Bilbao is already working on ... [+]

In the pink on the Elbe

Container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) has moved into the passenger shipping business. It is sponsoring a new hybrid e-ferry which will carry up to 250 passengers across the river Elbe in Hamburg. It is the first of three ferries to be completed by local public ... [+]

Forth Ports sites host Scots politicians

Grangemouth hosted the Scottish Parliament’s cabinet secretary for transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP (pictured centre, with chief executive designate Stuart Wallace, right, and director of operations, Derek Knox) on 6 March in her first visit to a major port in her new role. She was briefed by ... [+]

Retailers call for twin-port shipping strategy

A group of retailers, including Home Bargains owner TJ Morris, have joined Liverpool operator Peel Ports Group to call for shipping lines to introduce a new North/South, two-port UK strategy for delivering deep-sea containerised cargo.  Around 90% of deep-sea containerised cargo enters the UK via southern ... [+]

Eskesen to chair temperature campaign group

The Join the Move to –15°C Coalition, which campaigns to reset frozen food temperature standards to reduce greenhouse gases has appointed refrigerated cargo expert, Thomas Eskesen, as chair. The Coalition, which was initiated by DP World in 2023, is an industry-wide alliance that aims to redefine ... [+]

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