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MBE for PD Ports’ Jim French

PD Ports’ director portcentric logistics Jim French has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to young people in the transport industry. Now semi-retired, for the last four years he has dedicated his time at PD Ports to the launch and continued successful operation of the Tees Valley Logistics Academy run with Stockton Riverside College and supported by national charity Career Ready and Think Logistics. He started ... [+]

P&O Ferries takes up the slack in Scotland

P&O Ferries says it will increase capacity on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route by almost 25% to create an alternative gateway to Scotland following the closure of the DFDS service to Rosyth. The ferry and logistics company currently carries more than 100,000 freight units a year to Teesport from its continental hub at ... [+]

All seas for All Steels

All Steels Trading, one of the UK’s largest operators in the sector has signed a new five year deal with PD Ports at Groveport, the inland port complex on the River Trent. The company imports steel from all over the world and sells to both stockholders and end users with the ... [+]

Teesport takes Containerships title

PD Ports’ Teesport has been awarded Terminal Operator of the Year by Finnish shipping and logistics group, Containerships. The line’s vessel operations manager in the North East, Michael Povey, said the high service levels at Teesport played a significant part in the award. A 10% rise in throughput was supported ... [+]

Oiling the wheels

PD Ports has been awarded a four-year contract to operate import logistics and quality inspection for oil specialists Kerfoot at the port of Goole. PD Ports, best known s owner and operator of Teesport’s Humber-based shipping and inspection team will provide the stevedoring and tank management oils to be used ... [+]

Our learned friends

PD Ports has signed a ‘Learning Agreement’ with Unite the Union for its sites in the North East. Part of a nationwide initiative established by Unite, the agreement aims to make learning and development opportunities accessible to all employees, whilst encouraging people to seek support for essential functional skills. The plan is ... [+]

Humber win for PD Ports ship’s agency

PD Ports has gained new business for its ship’s agency business in the Humber. It will be handling car-carrying vessels on the “K” Line European Sea Highway Services (KESS) routes from Emden and Cuxhaven to Immingham and Grimsby.  The ship’s agency business operates 24 hours on the Thames, Humber and ... [+]

PD Ports urges firms to plug the skills gap

PD Ports called on other employers to help plug the engineering skills gap as it celebrated 15 years of apprenticeships and welcomed a further three new recruits for its programme. The latest figures from the Department for Education revealed a 61% year-on-year drop in new apprenticeships. PD Ports was due ... [+]

PD Ports gets a handle on bike contract

PD Ports’ Felixstowe operation has signed a contract to handle UK warehousing for one of the world’s largest cycle manufacturers, Specialized. The US-headquartered firm has appointed PD Ports as one of its preferred logistics partners to serve its UK retailers. It will handle and store a cycling accessories including helmets, shoes, spare ... [+]

Teesport steps up the pace

PD Ports officially unveiled its new £6m ship to shore crane at Teesport on 26 July, following a recent multi million pound investment in quayside facilities and technology including a dedicated rail terminal and a Navis terminal operating system. At the ceremony, PD Ports’ chief executive, Frans Calje,commented: “Pace and frequency ... [+]

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