Tag Archives: Port of Tyne

New Marine Director, Ashley Nicholson MBE, showcased the Port of Tyne’s vision for a decarbonised fleet of port vessels, while responding to the switch to sustainable fuels by the deep-sea global shipping sector at the second day of the annual Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) Annual Conference at the Sage, …

Port centric logistics support from the Port of Tyne has helped leading custom PC manufacturer CyberpowerPC meet customer demand during the company’s busiest ever trading period. The Port was awarded the contract to support CyberpowerPC with port centric warehousing and logistics services to help the company improve product delivery times …

Marking a first for the Port of Tyne, the first ever container shipment of goods coming directly from China into the UK has docked and been efficiently unloaded in South Shields. The vessel was utilised by a number of leading retailers, to ensure a wide range of consumer goods from …

Air quality around the Port of Tyne is “good” and well within the required national standards, an independent inventory of pollutant gas emissions has concluded. The study, conducted by highly regarded air quality experts Ove Arup and Partners, has also verified that Port-related activity accounts for just 1-2% of total …

In recognition of its excellent port centric logistics capabilities and extensive, specialist knowledge of tea logistics, the Port of Tyne has been awarded a long-term, strategic import and export logistics contract with Tetley, following a competitive tendering process. The contract covers the movement of thousands of tonnes of raw tea …

Port of Tyne has signed an option agreement with Dogger Bank Wind Farm. This successfully concludes the preliminary phase of a state-of-the-art development to build the operations and maintenance (O&M) base of the world’s largest offshore windfarm. Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a 50:50 joint venture between Equinor and SSE …

The Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has announced that Chris Green will join its business development team as Commercial Director. Chris joins the Port of Tyne from RMS Ports where he was most recently Interim Project Director. A graduate of Cardiff University, Chris brings extensive …

Victoria Beattie has joined the Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, as its Head of Estates. In her new role, Victoria will be responsible for the Port’s diverse land and property portfolio, working alongside both internal and external stakeholders. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Victoria has over …

The Port of Tyne welcomed the launch of a consultation by the UK Government on freeports and has pledged to make a success of a free trade zone covering multiple logistics and advanced manufacturing sites across the North East. The Port, has been championing a ‘virtual freeport’, connected and secure …

The Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports has announced that Kate O’Hara will join its business development team as Commercial Director. A graduate of Northumbria University, Kate brings with her a wealth of experience in the travel industry having held senior leadership positions at Teesside Airport, …