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Forth Ports in partnership with Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail Services have announced 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 …

The Port of Grangemouth’s new multimillion pound crane gets to work this month at Scotland’s largest container terminal. At 45metres high, the new crane has changed the skyline at the port as it joins two other ship-to-shore container cranes. For the first time, a trio of Liebherr cranes, were able …

The Port of Grangemouth has this week welcomed its new multimillion pound container crane which is set to increase the number of ship to shore cranes at the port by 50% and change the skyline at Scotland’s largest container facility. The addition of the third Liebherr container crane to Forth …

The Port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest container facility, has placed an order with Liebherr for a new multimillion pound ship to shore container crane as part of a major investment programme at the port to increase handling capacity and service for customers. Liebherr is one of the world’s leading port …

Forth Ports confirms that from next week (w/c 27 June), the company is ready to launch its weighing solution for export customers to determine the VGM (Verified Gross Mass) of containers arriving at its terminals in Tilbury and Grangemouth to ensure compliance with the updated provisions of SOLAS VI (Safety …

Scotland’s container terminal, within the Port of Grangemouth, continues its multi-million pound investment programme with the announcement of the purchase of three new straddle carriers. The new ESC340 straddle carriers represent another significant investment for the port and will be delivered at the end of the year by port infrastructure …

Scotland’s largest port, Grangemouth is this weekend (7 May) celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first container vessel to call at the port and the UK. The Sea-land freight service called into the port on the Saturday 7th May 1966 as part of the Europe and American shipping route transporting …