Ports & Logistics
Air improves at Southampton
(Posted on 18/10/19)One year on since releasing its Air Quality Strategy and pledging a series of commitments, the Port of Southampton reveals significantly improved average levels of nitrogen dioxide across the port.Last Summer, and more than one year ahead of Government requirements, the Port of Southampton published an Air Quality Strategy including...
Port Hedland old tower felled
(Posted on 15/10/19)After almost 50 years of operation, the Port of Port Hedland Shipping Control Tower has taken its final bow. Whilst the Port continues to serve the mining and pastoral industries of the Pilbara today, iron ore continues to be the dominant export product, positioning it as the world’s largest iron ore export port. The old Tower...
King's Lynn invests in grain capacity
(Posted on 15/10/19)ABP has recently re-opened its Bentinck silo at the Port of King’s Lynn, following a £400,000 refurbishment to enhance storage capacity.ABP is the UK’s leading and best-connected port owner and operator with a network of 21 ports around Britain. Following significant expansion, the silo now offers ABP’s customers...
AV Dawson invests to service gypsum contract
(Posted on 15/10/19)Middlesbrough freight logistics firm AV Dawson has officially opened a new £1million canopy to help service a multi-million pound deal with a major blue-chip manufacturer.The logistics firm invested in a new rail linked facility to support its multi-million pound contract with British Gypsum, the UK’s market leader for...
RAK Ports signs Guangzhou MoU
(Posted on 09/10/19)RAK Ports, Ras Al-Khaimah, the key maritime gateway for import and export activities of the Northern Emirates of the UAE has signed an MoU with Guangzhou Port to establish formal links between the two organizations. RAK Ports is the largest bulk handling port in the MENA region and is immediately adjacent to one of the largest...
Post-Brexit hope on Merseyside
(Posted on 09/10/19)The shipping heritage of Liverpool City Region (LCR) could provide a major boost to the UK’s economic prospects post-Brexit according to a major new report.Mersey Maritime, working with Maritime UK and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), commissioned the report to determine how important the region&rsquo...