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ABP Property, the development arm of the ports company, was relaunched on 29 November to industrial property professionals with a reception at the Gherkin in London. It owns sites in and around 21 major UK ports capable of creating as much as 30 million sq ft of accommodation for new logistics, assembly, manufacturing and other business operations.
ABP commercial director, Jens Nielsen, said: “The rejuvenated business we are launchin is a ...
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When the 1950s-vintage illuminated cross on the tower of Christ Church in the Southampton district of Freemantle finally gave up the ghost, the vicar probably didn’t give much thought to its effect on shipping.
However, while today’s generation of ultra large container ships use all manner of hi-tech electronic positioning equipment ...
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has started its first intermodal service from Solent Stevedores terminal at ABP Port of Southampton to ABP’s Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal near Birmingham. The first 34-wagon service departed at 02:39am on 1 November on behalf of logistics firm Wincanton and will run daily (Tuesday to Saturday). GBRf ...
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ABP Southampton will handle its largest container ship yet today (Tuesday 7 November), the 20,568teu Milan Maersk. She will top the 20,170teu of the OL Triumph and MOL Trust that visited earlier this year.
The Milan Maersk is one of 11 second generation Triple-E class vessels due to be delivered by ...
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Minister of State for International Trade, Greg Hands opened ABP Southampton’s new vehicle export terminal on 2 November.
The new Pacific Terminal has been completed ahead of schedule and adds 3,400 spaces.
Southampton is the UK hub for automotive with nine lines undertaking 110 calls to 52 ports in 40 countries every ...
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Warehouse and industrial units that will be able to accommodate around 1,500 employees are on course to be built on
ABP is planning a major warehouse and industrial development at Imm-Port, a 50 acre site at Kings Road close to the Port of Immingham purchased recently from the Brocklesby Estate.
Following receipt ...
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ABP’s Port of Ipswich recently hosted the Department for International Trade’s Export Hub truck as part of the Government’s Exporting is GREAT campaign.
Providing a flexible space for discussions between businesses, the Export Hub is travelling to number of UK regions including the Humber. The truck is equipped with a skype ...
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ABP’s Port of King’s Lynn handled two deliveries for the Palm Paper Power Station in Kings Lynn. On 6 October general cargo vessel Figaro brought in a 103-tonne gas turbine followed, on 9 October, by the Frisian River, with an electricity generator destined for Palm Paper’s newspaper printing site.
Palm, which ...
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An array of huge industrial pipes, rescued following a collision between two vessels in the Dover Strait are being reprocessed at ABP’s Port of Lowestoft as part of a sustainability project. The pipes will be cut into 12-metre lengths before being exported for reprocessing overseas.
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Fifty firefighters have dealt with a major acid tank leak at ABP Hull’s King George Dock, the BBC reports.
According to the report, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said the tank contained 580 tonnes of hydrochloric acid.
The leak was on the east side of the dock, away from homes but people ...
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