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Retail expert to boost Peel Ports’ import business

Former head of supply chain for retailer B&M, Jerome Wildsmith has joined Peel Ports Group as sales manager for BCO (beneficial cargo owner) services to strengthen its relationships with importers. He has more than 30 years of logistics experience  including time with retailers Matalan, Mamas & Papas and Regatta. His new role will be to drive container volumes and leverage the port’s proximity to major distribution centres north of Birmingham.   Chief operating ... [+]

Peel signs energy deal for Scottish site

SSE Energy Solutions has signed a deal with the owners of Hunterston Port and Resource Campus (Hunterston PARC) to provide renewable energy for the site. Peel Ports Group is developing an energy and marine campus on 300 acres of land at the Clydeport facility in Ayrshire. It will bring together ... [+]

Peel Ports cuts out the carbon

Peel Ports Group says in its latest ESG report that it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions across its port facilities by almost a third since 2020. The independently verified figures confirm the group has reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions across its port operations by 32%, against its ... [+]

Peel Ports achieves military objective

Peel Ports Group has received the gold award from the MOD under the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme, having held the silver award since 2016. The operators activities include working with military charities, promoting the reserve service within the organisation by hosting a joint careers fair, sponsoring the Battle ... [+]

Peel Ports recruits project partners

Peel Ports has developed a partnership programme and secured long-term agreements with a number of consultants to support infrastructure projects and deliver its capital investment programme for up to eight years. The partners include Ramboll, Jacobs, Turner & Townsend, Currie & Brown UK, HaskoningDHV, Pell Frischmann, Tetra Tech, Tony Gee and ... [+]

Not just any old anorak

Peel Ports group marine projects manager and all-round action-woman Nicole Read has been working with Mullion Survival Technology to develop a new jacket for the company’s pilots that might help save their lives if they take an unscheduled dip off the jetty. Some of the new jackets’ innovative features inspired by ... [+]

Peel Ports: ‘Levelling-up’ Whitepaper

Peel Ports has published a white paper to explore the role that ports play in levelling up the UK’s economy, supporting much-needed jobs and driving regeneration through investment across our coastal communities. The report goes on to highlight that the effects on the economy and society from Brexit and COVID have ... [+]

Ports are poised to deliver Levelling-up, says Peel boss

Peel Ports Group chief executive, Claudio Veritiero has urged the government to partner with port and maritime companies to help meet its objectives on levelling-up, net zero and economic growth. Claudio Veritiero, who took over at Peel Ports in April, says that the sector is ideally placed to provide benefits and ... [+]

Peel Ports makes the switch to HVO

Peel Ports has moved most of its straddle carriers and plant equipment from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), saying it is the first port operator to make the transition. It is part of its target to become a net zero port operator by 2040. The group hit the million litre HVO ... [+]

Peel Ports Group urges mariners: make yourself heard on Jubilee Day

Peel Ports Group has pledged its support for a national shipping salute to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The initiative, organised by the UK Chamber of Shipping and supported by the Department for Transport and UK Major Ports Group, will see ports across the Country encourage vessels in their harbour to ... [+]

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