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Peel brings Scots site to market

Real estate firm JLL has been appointed to market a new multimodal centre at Hunterston Port and Resource Centre (PARC) on the west coast of Scotland. PARC comprisess the Hunterston Bulk Terminal, a functioning port facility currently handling coal and other resources; the Hunterston Marine Yard with one of the largest dry docks in the country; two rail terminals: and over 300 acres of development land. The site, 40 miles west ... [+]

Peel Ports makes rapid progress at Sheerness

Peel Ports Group says it has reached a significant milestone in its Sheerness Master Plan, a 20-year strategy for growth, as construction progresses at the Wellmarsh area of the former Thamesteel site. Plans for the redevelopment of the 50-acre industrial estate were given unanimous approval by Swale Borough Council last year ... [+]

Sheerness cements new business

Low-carbon cement maker Ecocem Ireland has opened its second UK bulk import terminal at Sheerness. It represents a £2.5million investment with Sheerness’s owner, Peel Ports. Ecocem Ireland’s first UK bulk import facility in Runcorn opened in early 2016 and the launch at Sheerness will allow it to supply a further ... [+]

Peel Ports showcases Scots potential

Peel Ports hosted a group of international investment experts during a Department for International Trade visit to Scotland. The delegation received an overview of the facilities and commercial development potential at Hunterston Port and Resource Centre (PARC) in North Ayrshire, which is owned and operated by Peel Ports. Organised by DIT in ... [+]

Peel Ports completes the 200 Club

Peel Ports has hit its target of securing 200 advocates for its campaign encouraging shipping lines to introduce direct deep-sea services to the Port of Liverpool. The milestone was announced on 5 April at Multimodal, almost exactly two years since the campaign was launched at the same event. Warburtons, the UK’s ... [+]

Scots port sees double

Peel Ports says its Greenock Ocean Terminal near Glasgow expects to double its business in the next five years thanks to the opening of Liverpool2. Greenock, which exports goods including Scotch whisky and Scottish food stuffs – is projected to handle 200,000teu a year by 2021, compared with 100,000teu currently. Port director, ... [+]

HS Paris heralds Liverpool springtime

Paris in Liverpool The Port of Liverpool handled its largest ever containership at its new deepwater terminal on 6 March. Liverpool2 played host to MSC’s 6,552teu HS Paris, which is the first post-Panamax vessel to call since opening of phase 1 opening of the new terminal last November. Chief executive of Peel ... [+]

Rhenus to move HQ to Port Salford

Forwarder Rhenus Logistics has confirmed started building its new headquarters and warehouse at Port Salford, on the Manchester Ship Canal, expected to be fully operational by late 2017. Rhenus says it has enjoyed strong and sustainable growth, with the past year seeing a 10% increase in volumes and is relocating its ... [+]

Pumping gas

Certas Energy and Peel Ports have officially opened the new truck refuelling site at the Port of Liverpool. High speed pumps that pump 120 litres of fuel per minute will allow eight vehicles to fill up at the same time. [+]

Port workers protest over lack of Liverpool loos-updated

Dock workers staged a protest on 13 January over the lack of welfare facilities for workers and drivers visiting Peel Ports’ newly enlarged Liverpool Seaforth container terminal. Members of the Unite union criticised the toilet facilities which it said were inadequate for the 350 workers at the site, the lack of ... [+]

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