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Here is all the latest news from UK Major Ports Group members.

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>New Chancellor and Home Secretary visit London’s major port

Members News:
New Chancellor and Home Secretary visit London’s major port

August 1, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

The Port of Tilbury hosted the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid MP, and the Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Priti Patel MP, today for an overview of its expanding operations – including a new port terminal, Tilbury2 – and its contingency planning for the UK’s departure from the European Union. Construction […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>PD Ports is keeping it green

Members News:
PD Ports is keeping it green

July 19, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

A North East-based ports group has demonstrated its commitment to the communities it operates in with its first Green Week. PD Ports, which has its headquarters in Middlesbrough, held the event across its 13 nationwide locations, hosting a variety of green-themed activities such as planting wild flowers, conducting beach clean-ups, car-sharing and creating planters from […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>FORTH PORTS, EDDIE STOBART AND DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LAUNCH NEW RAIL SERVICE LINKING TILBURY AND GRANGEMOUTH FOR THE FIRST TIME

Members News:
FORTH PORTS, EDDIE STOBART AND DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LAUNCH NEW RAIL SERVICE LINKING TILBURY AND GRANGEMOUTH FOR THE FIRST TIME

June 18, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

Forth Ports in partnership with Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail Services today (18 June) announce a new weekend service linking, for the first time by rail, the ports of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port. The new two-way rail service will commence on Friday 28th June and has been launched on the back of customer […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>New Teesport Rail Service Drives Environmental Benefits for IKEA

Members News:
New Teesport Rail Service Drives Environmental Benefits for IKEA

June 18, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

PD Ports has launched a dedicated rail freight service between Teesport and Doncaster in partnership with GB Railfreight, for its major customer Containerships – Intra-European leader of multimodal transport. The new service is responding to the growing demand for Teesport as the Northern UK gateway for trade which continues to see year-on-year growth across its […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>LONDON AND GRANGEMOUTH CONTAINER TERMINALS INVEST IN 11 NEW KALMAR STRADDLES

Members News:
LONDON AND GRANGEMOUTH CONTAINER TERMINALS INVEST IN 11 NEW KALMAR STRADDLES

June 17, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

Investment in Forth Port’s busy container terminals in Grangemouth and London continues with a multimillion-pound order of eleven new Kalmar straddle carriers across the group. London Container Terminal (LCT) took delivery of six new Kalmar machines this week and Grangemouth will receive five new machines in early 2020. In London, 3 of the six new […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>Maritime Transport opens new rail connected distribution terminal at Tilbury

Members News:
Maritime Transport opens new rail connected distribution terminal at Tilbury

June 13, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

Maritime Transport Ltd (Maritime) have opened their new rail connected distribution terminal at the Port of Tilbury. Maritime have been on site at Tilbury for 15 years and have relocated to a new facility with rail connectivity near London Container Terminal. Handling mostly steel for distribution to Europe and rest of the world, Maritime will […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>Teesport rail freight investment continues to drive Tees Valley as engine room of the Northern Powerhouse

Members News:
Teesport rail freight investment continues to drive Tees Valley as engine room of the Northern Powerhouse

April 26, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

North East-based PD Ports has celebrated the success of its second daily rail freight connection to Scotland, with an official locomotive naming ceremony at Teesport. Five years after the launch of the Company’s Intermodal Rail Terminal at Teesport, the investment has taken the port from strength to strength, with Teesport now offering more daily connections […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>PD Ports Recruits Logistics Academy Graduate

Members News:
PD Ports Recruits Logistics Academy Graduate

April 10, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

North East-based PD Ports has welcomed a new member of staff to its 1,000-plus strong team, following his successful completion of a programme delivered in partnership with Stockton Riverside College and the Tees Valley Logistics Academy. Michael Chapman was studying a BTEC Level 3 in Electrical Engineering when he decided to attend a workshop with […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>PORT OF TILBURY EXPANDS GRAIN TERMINAL

Members News:
PORT OF TILBURY EXPANDS GRAIN TERMINAL

March 29, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

Significant investment increases capacity Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, has completed its new major storage expansion at the port’s Grain Terminal as part of the growth strategy. The new flat store increases the capacity by an additional 16,000 metric tonnes of both import and export wheat. The grain terminal is one of the UK’s […]

<div class="category-label-review">Members News: </div>PD Ports bolsters Teesport with new Cargow partnership

Members News:
PD Ports bolsters Teesport with new Cargow partnership

March 29, 2019 by Lianne Stephens

North East-based PD Ports has secured a deal with Dutch shipping line, Cargow which further strengthens Teesport’s platform and market position as a port of choice for shippers accessing the North of the UK for onward distribution of trade. PD Ports already works with seven shipping lines, including some of the world’s largest, and this […]

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