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The Port of Felixstowe is to introduce a £1.50 peak hour charge for its vehicle booking service from 12.00 to 17.00. It said the charge was necessary to support the yard resource needed to service demand during these times.
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A memorial has been unveiled at Wolsey Gardens in Felixstowe to the victims of a ferry disaster 31 years ago, the BBC reports. Six people were killed when Townsend Thoresen's European Gateway, capsized after colliding with the British Rail ferry Speedlink Vanguard on the night of 19 December 1982.
The Townsend ...
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Cash for Felixstowe road, but more work needed on port demand
Improvements to the A14 main road link to the port of Felixstowe aare included in the Government's £375 billion National Infrastructure Plan, unveiled on 4 December. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said the plan, partly funded by investment from the ...
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A 540kg consignment of herbal cannabis weighing with an estimated street value of over £2.7m was seized by Border Force officers at the Port of Felixstowe on 4 October. The drugs had been shipped from the Netherlands concealed in a trailer carrying a legitimate cargo of potted plants.
A 52-year-old man ...
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New shipping minister Stephen Hammond made his first visit to the Port of Felixstowe on 17 October. Whilst at the port, Mr Hammond also viewed Evergreen’s 8,452teu Ever Leading which was on her maiden voyage to the UK.
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Independent forwarder Jordon Freight has expanded from its current central Felixstowe offices to a site closer to the Port of Felixstowe and the local Customs offices.
Director Jon Swallow, said: “This is a great move for us as we are purchasing the 2,013 sq ft unit in Schneider Close, which allows ...
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The Indonesian authorities were reported on 12 June to have returned 89 20ft containers containing scrap metal to Felixstowe after "seepage" was detected in one of them, said the BBC. Environmental crime officer Jeff Warburton was quoted as saying that forensic tests were being carried out to see if they contained any hazardous substances.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-18407363
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Members of ‘C’ Shift has won the Port of Felixstowe's John Bubb Safety Trophy, the second year in a row it has gone to an operational shift. The shift, which includes berth operators, crane drivers, internal movement vehicle drivers, and terminal managers, reduced the number of reportable accidents on the ...
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Under-secretary of state for transport, Mike Penning gave the ceremonial green light for work to start on Felixstowe's North Rail Project, the port's third terminal. It will be the first in the UK to handle 30-wagon (90teu) trains and will have three rail-mounted gantry cranes, increasing to six when the ...
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Hutchison Ports UK chief executive officer David Gledhill has called for off-peak passenger trains on the Ipswich-Felixstowe line to be axed to create more paths for freight trains. Speaking at the ground--breaking ceremony for the port's new North Rail Terminal on 14 March, he said that with the partly single-track ...
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