associated-british-ports

Jon Lewis to chair ABP

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Jonathan (Jon) Lewis (pictured, right) as its new chair, succeeding Dr Phil Nolan (left) who is standing down. Jon Lewis has held chief executive roles at AmecFosterWheeler and, most recently, Capita. He is also currently a non-executive director of energy transition firm Equinor. [+]

ABP Humber chief to step down

Associated British Ports regional director for the Humber Simon Bird is to step down in October following nine years with the company. During his tenure as he has been instrumental in driving forward significant change in the region including improving health and safety standards, significantly boosting viability, bringing forward large ... [+]

Frank Knight to market ABP in South Wales

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 Swansea. Earlier this year Newport ... [+]

ABP launches Marchwood scheme

Associated British Ports (ABP) has broken ground on the first phase of the ABP Solent Gateway development of the Port of Marchwood. MP for New Forest East, Sir Julian Lewis, officially started the construction of the 21-acre site development accompanied by representatives from Hampshire County Council, New Forest District Council, ... [+]

ABP to sell North-west ports to Fox Group

ABP is to sell its ports at Fleetwood and Silloth to Fox Jackson Ports, a new division of construction services, logistics and property company, Fox Group, subject to regulatory approvals. Fox Group says the deal will support the movement of more of its aggregates by sea. It already operates a stevedoring ... [+]

ABP appoints projects chief

Associated British Ports has appointed Francis Paonessa to the new role of capital projects director. He will join ABP in April from Thames Water where he has led a portfolio of projects with an annual investment of up to £1bn per year. Prior to that Francis was managing director of ... [+]

ABP appoints Wales and South-west manager

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Ashley Curnow as its new divisional port manager for Wales and the Southwest. He will oversee ports in South Wales alongside Plymouth and Teignmouth in the Southwest and was previously head of Humber International Terminal and Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal. [+]

New crane for Hull

Associated British Ports (ABP) has taken delivery of a £4.2 million Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbour crane in Hull. The multi-purpose crane which originated from Liebherr’s factory at the port of Sunderland As well as features to ensure the comfort of the operator, the new crane is also equipped with ... [+]

ABP tops the table for steel and agri exports

Associated British Ports (ABP) says that Newport has maintained its position as the leading steel port in the UK and Wales for the seventh consecutive year. According to Department for Transport’s statistics for 2022 it exported nearly 600,000 tonnes more steel than all other 14 major steel-handling UK ports combined, ... [+]

Faster exists and entries in Immingham

Associated British Ports (ABP) has installed a gate automation system at the container terminal at the port of Immingham. Costing £1.5 million, it will speed up the operations process and offer improved turnaround time. Regional director Simon Bird, said: “This investment into a new entry system will allow us to process ... [+]