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No sloths in Silloth

ABP’s Port of Silloth had a good year in 2016 handling 54 ships, an increase of 15% compared to 2015. Cargo throughput, at 142,000 tonnes was18,000 tonnes more than the port handled in 2015. Traffic includes imported wheat on behalf of Carr’s Solway Mill, molasses for use in animal feed production, fertilisers for Origin Fertilisers and construction materials for local company Thomas Armstrong. [+]

Hull blade factory is running

The first turbine blade has been manufactured at Siemens’ new wind power factory at ABP’s Port of Hull, the first of hundreds that are expected to be produced every year. It was unveiled on 1 December in front of customers and guests, including Secretary of State for Business, Energy and ... [+]

Fertiliser firms sees growth in Garston

Fertliser company Yara UK has extended its North west import operations with a storage and bagging facilities at ABP’s port of Garston. Yara UK, which also operates at ABP’s Immingham, Swansea and Ayr ports, commenced operations at the Port of Garston in late November when the company received its first ... [+]

Free ports could be key to post-Brexit growth, says report

Brexit could be an opportunity for the UK to revisit the idea of freeports, according to a report authored by Richmond, Yorkshire MP, Rishi Sunak and published by think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies. The report – co-authored by researchers Isaac Delestre and Philip Naylor - argues that free ports ... [+]

Southampton plan triggers storm

ABP chief executive James Cooper has triggered a local storm after he suggested that the controversial Dibden Bay container port expansion plan could be revitalised. The scheme to develop the opposite side of Southampton Water to the existing port for commercial use was thrown out by the government 12 years ago ... [+]

New boss for Grimsby and Immingham

ABP has appointed current Hull and Goole manager Mark Frith as port manager for Grimsby and Immingham. He has managed the ports of Hull and Goole since 2014 following a career in global logistics and operations with DHL, after which he relocated from Canada to join ABP. ABP has already ... [+]

New cranes to boost Southampton fruit intake

ABP has ordered two Terex Gottwald harbour cranes to replace older equipment in Southampton (similar to the type illustrated). They will primarily be used to unload palletised fruit traffic and will have a maximum lifting capacity of 63t. They will also be able to handle general cargo and containers in ... [+]

First ships for Hull’s Green Port

ABP’s Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock has handled its first commercial ships. Stema Shipping’s MV Bulknes and MV Beltnes delivered almost 400,000 tonnes of crushed stone from Norway which will be used to surface the windmill factory site that is being built by Siemens. Ultimately the berths will ... [+]

Grain flows freely through Ipswich

ABP’s Port of Ipswich, the UK’s number one grain exporting port, has handled more than one million tonnes in the 2015/16 harvest year, a record for the port and its customers. In the last harvest year, which ended on 30 June, over 1.09 million tonnes were handled, surpassing the previous ... [+]

Bigger ships for the south-west

ABP has completed deepening of the shipping channel at the port of Teignmouth, allowing larger draughted ships to enter the port and increasing the tidal window. It will eventually accommodate ships with a draught of 5.5 metres on a four metre tide. [+]

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