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Southampton motors on

Associated British Ports is investing over £12m in its vehicle handling facilities in Southampton to create more than 5,700 new vehicle storage spaces. These include a five storey facility in the Eastern Docks capable of handling 3,200 vehicles and a dedicated inspection area. Work is due to start in May and complete in March 2016. In the Western Docks, more than £3m is being invested in creating a 12-acre open air ... [+]

Travis Perkins opens Cardiff site

Construction is complete on a new distribution terminal for builders’ merchants Travis Perkins at Associated British Ports Cardiff. Representing a £5m investment from ABP, the seven acre site will supply over 100 Travis Perkins’ outlets across South Wales. [+]

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 ... [+]

ABP signs first learning agreement

The port of Grimsby and Immingham has become the first in the Associated British Ports group to sign a formal learning agreement with trade union Unite. The agreement will see the appointment of a dedicated Union Learning Representative and will make it easier for employees at the port complex to ... [+]

ABP seeks judicial review of Immingham plan

ABP is seeking a judicial review of the Secretary of State for Transport’s decision to grant a Development Consent Order for the Able Marine Energy Park on the South Bank of the Humber at Killingholme. The port operator says that it would allow the compulsory purchase of the Port of ... [+]

Hams Hall to get Kalmar equipment

Kalmar's Cargotec subsidiary is to deliver two Gloria reachstackers to ABP's Hams Hall Rail Terminal in Birmingham in December. The deal will enable ABP to continue to offer customers a tight 30-minute turnaround time. [+]

New tool to boost South Wales trade

ABP has invested £600,000 in a 'MultiDocker' materials handler for its South Wales ports of Swansea, Port Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport. The mobile equipment can lift up to 17 tonnes can be deployed at any of the ports by truck and has already begun to significantly increase productivity in ... [+]

Ready to welcome giants of the sea

Associated British Ports' Port of Southampton says it is ready to handle the biggest ships in the world after completion of its £40million dredging project. The work ensures ships with a draught of up to 15.5m – the biggest container vessels currently in service – will be able to access ... [+]

Minister hears Immingham rail plans

New Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Claire Perry discussed plans to strengthen rail infrastructure when she visited Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Immingham in mid-October. The port handles more than 25% of all UK rail freight. The minister toured the port as part of a visit organised by local ... [+]

Green light for Green Port Hull

Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has given its consent to the Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Green Port Hull, following the submission of detailed plans by Associated British Ports and Siemens plc in June this year. In March Siemens and ABP announced a combined investment of £310m to develop ... [+]

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