The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) convened at its 30th World Ports Conference in Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia, 7-12 May 2017, under the theme of “Enabling Trade, Energizing The World”, was successfully concluded, attracting more than 650 delegates, accompanying persons, guest speakers, sponsors and exhibitors from 50 countries in the world. At the […]

The Port of London Authority (PLA) launched its latest safety campaign, focused on the Human Factor, at its Annual Stakeholder Forum today (Tuesday, 9 May). The PLA decided to target human error after analysis of incident data showed that it was the leading cause of navigational incidents on the tidal Thames in the last two […]

The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, has this week been awarded an internationally recognised quality mark – the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) – issued by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The Port of Tilbury is the first multipurpose port in the UK to receive full AEO status for security and customs simplification processes. […]

Incentive scheme part of wider environmental improvement programme In the first three months of the year, 66 ships calling at terminals on the Thames qualified for the UK’s first port charge discount for cleaner ships. Introduced by the Port of London Authority (PLA) on 1 January, the discount is available to ships that exceed international […]

PD Ports has been honoured by Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation and a global provider of operational technologies and services, for its commitment to excellence and innovation across Teesport’s terminal operations. PD Ports took the title of ‘Excellence’ at this year’s Navis Inspire Awards ceremony, part of the Navis World Annual conference in San Francisco. […]

The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port and the closest significant transport operation to the proposed new motorway and tunnel, welcomes the Government’s decision today (12th April) on the Lower Thames Crossing. Charles Hammond, Chief Executive of the Forth Ports group (owner of the Port of Tilbury), welcomed the Government’s decision on the route of the Lower […]

The first ever UK to China export train departed on Monday, April 10, laden with containers full of British goods. The train will make the 7,500 mile, three-week-long journey, departing from DP World London Gateway’s state-of-the-art rail terminal in South Essex, bound for Yiwu in the Zhe Jiang province in eastern China. Products on board […]

The Port of Felixstowe has welcomed the first call of a new service connecting North Europe and Turkey. Known as the ‘North Europe Turkey Express’ (NET), the new weekly service is jointly operated by Cosco Shipping and OOCL. The first call for the new service was made at the UK’s largest container port on Saturday […]

The Port of Felixstowe has hosted a visit by the Department for International Trade’s Export Hub as part of the Exporting is GREAT campaign.  The Export Hub brings together advice and practical guidance for all businesses on how they can find customers overseas for their products and services. Clemence Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of the […]

PD Ports has welcomed the delivery of a new ship to shore crane which will support growing demand from shippers using Teesport to serve northern UK markets. The £6M crane was delivered earlier this year to be assembled at the Port after being manufactured by Liebherr Container Cranes Limited in Killarney, Ireland and Rostock, Germany. […]