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Seeking the next generation of logistics managers

Freight industry public relations firm Meantime Communications is to launch the NextGen Logistics Network, a new community of young professionals in logistics and supply chain, at Multimodal on 3 May. It will bring together members and companies from across all modes, as well as 3PLs, tech companies, and forwarders. The new community will connect through a LinkedIn group, and companies backing the initiative will pledge to host networking and information events, which ... [+]

Liverpool is full of beans

CWT Commodities, the UK’s largest importer of cocoa and coffee beans is to build a new warehouse at the Port of Liverpool Mazdon Construction will build a 36,000sq ft warehouse and new offices on the site which the trader is leasing from Liverpool’s owner, Peel Ports. Nearly 65,000 tonnes of cocoa beans, ... [+]

New hope for Hunterston

Peel Ports Hunterston Port and Resource Centre (PARC) in Ayrshire has won grant funding from the Scottish Government swhich it says could pave the way for the site to become one of the UK’s most important oil and gas decommissioning facilities. Peel Ports has accepted a grant offer of £240,000 under ... [+]

Electronics rule the waves

Peel Ports is applying air traffic control technology to streamline operations at it seven Statutory Harbour Authorities – the first time such systems have been applied to a commercial port group in the UK, it says. The UK’s second biggest port operator, is investing £2.7m across its network of in technologies ... [+]

Second Iberia link for Liverpool

Short sea operator WEC Lines is beginning a new service connecting Liverpool with Huelva in south-west Spain, the north-west Spanish port of Vigo, Leixoes near Porto in north-west Portugal and Dublin. The service starts at the end of September with weekly 300teu vessels, but is expected to grow significantly once ... [+]

Scrap in Sheerness

Sims Metal Management has opened a scrap metal handling facility at Peel Ports London Medway, through its sole UK trading subsidiary Sims Group UK. It allows Sims UK to expand UK deep-sea shipments of scrap metal to world markets and has a capacity of 300,000 tonnes a year. [+]

Surefreight opens Heysham site

Haulier Surefreight has opened a new £1.3 million depot at the port of Heysham in Lancashire, from where ferry operator Seatruck runs regular services to Ireland. Opening of the new depot was marked by a ceremony on 2 September and follows the opening of a new link from the Peel Ports ... [+]

Liverpool needs a strong leader, says Peel Ports

Peel Ports welcomed the newly elected Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram, to its Port of Liverpool on 1 August, where chief executive Officer Mark Whitworth called for strong regional leadership. He said: “There are multiple organisations involved in promoting and facilitating business growth in the area. What’s really needed is ... [+]

Clydeport in good spirits as largest-ever ship calls

Scotland’s Greenock Ocean Terminal handled its largest ever container vessel last week – the 4,045teu MSC Pohorje. The team at the Peel Ports-owned facility loaded 500teu of Scottish spirits destined for Le Havre, France. As reported in the Scotland feature in FBJ 5 earlier this month, Peel Ports has high hopes ... [+]

Peel presses the button for Liverpool2, stage two

Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Liverpool, has pressed the button on the second phase of its £400m Liverpool2 scheme. The latest phase will include the installation of a further three ship to shore cranes (STS) and 10 cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes (CRMG). These will add to the ... [+]

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