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Freight services company Motis has completed phase 1 of a £1m investment in Dover with the opening of a new freight clearance and truckstop in the port. The facility includes a full range of driver amenities, truckwash and upgraded cargo handling facilities including ambient, frozen and chilled storage and transhipment areas, Other services available include HGV levy payment, customs clearance and TIT sealing.
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The Port of Dover has officially opened its freight holding facility, capable of accommodating 220 HGVs and removing 4km of queuing traffic from Kent’s highways. In a ceremony held to coincide with the launch Government's Exporting is GREAT campaign on 20 April, chief executive said the port had invested millions ...
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The Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin visited the Port of Dover on 16 February to see progress being made in improving the resilience of the key gateway.
The port's chief executive, Tim Waggott, said: “Dover is handling record volumes of freight vehicle traffic and we have responded by building ...
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A business partnership which brings around a quarter of Britain’s bananas into the country is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
The Port of Dover, Seatrade Reefer Chartering and terminal operator George Hammond celebrated a decade of running twice weekly shipping services through a port more widely recognised as the busiest ro ro ...
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Highways England has chosen a tunnel between Tilbury and Gravesend – Option 'C' - as its preferred option for a new Lower Thames Crossing. It would provide a link between many of the south-east's major ports and the rest of the country, including Dover and the Channel Tunnel and Tilbury/London ...
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The Freight Transport Association has come out in favour of Stanford West as the best option for a new overflow lorry area for Dover. Highways England put two proposed sites out for public consultation in December to find a permanent solution to Operation Stack to prevent the chaos seen on ...
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The Port of Dover is expecting a record year, despite the summer’s disruption from industrial action and migration problems in France.
Within five days of Operation Stack being lifted in early August, the port was handling record volumes. Since the end of the industrial action, Dover handled up to 9,300 freight ...
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The European Commission has announced a €143million (£104million) cash injection to develop ferry services on both sides of the Channel as part of the BRIDGE (Building the Resilience of International and Dependent Gateways in Europe) project, co-funded by the European Union under the Motorways of the Sea priority.
In the ...
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Dover Harbour Board has reappointed non-executive board members, Erik Østergaard (left) and Frank Martin for a further three years. Chief executive Tim Waggott, said: “Their experience and knowledge has been invaluable as we move forward with the shared vision for the Port together with our customers and community. This new ...
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Highways England has published the route for freight traffic diverted to the temporary holding area at Manston Airport.
Under Operation Stack, all freight will first be stacked between junctions 8, Maidstone Services, and 9, Ashford, of the coastbound M20 and that section of the motorway will be closed to non-freight traffic. ...
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