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Britain’s oldest box port turns 50

The Port of Felixstowe has launched a year of celebration to mark its 50th anniversary as the UK’s first operational container terminal. Originally known as the New South Quay, the first dedicated container terminal opened in July 1967, initially with just 500ft of quay and a single Paceco Vickers portainer crane. Current chief executive Clemence Cheng, says: “From a single-berth operation with one crane we now have nine berths providing over 3,000 ... [+]

Hutchison fills empty trucks

Hutchison Ports has launched Boxreload, a web-based tool to help road hauliers tofind backhauls by sharing selected information. The project is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and co-financed by the European Union’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme, and has been tested in the Benelux area ... [+]

Axe local trains to make way for freight, urges Felixstowe chief

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 ... [+]