Two food banks South and North of the River Tyne have received a boost in donations from employees at the Port of Tyne. Donation boxes for Hebburn Helps in South Tyneside and The BAY Foodbank in North Tyneside have been put in place in locations across the Port – and …
Read More »Innovation goes live
The Port of Tyne is leading innovation across the maritime and logistics sector, since launching the UK’s first Maritime 2050 Innovation Hub it has been seeking new and collaborative ways to meet the challenges facing the blue economy. In November in a maritime first, the 2050 Innovation Hub hosted its …
Read More »Port of Tyne ready for offshore
The Port of Tyne, one of only two deep-sea ports in North East England is making further progress to prepare its site for offshore wind manufacturers. As round four of the tender process by the Crown Estate, which is responsible for awarding seabed rights for offshore renewable energy projects, nears …
Read More »Ports leading the way in innovation
Since establishing the UK’s first 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub in July the Port of Tyne is leading the way in inspiring innovation and acceleration through collaboration, bringing organisations together across the spectrum of maritime logistics, technology and academia. Following a number of dynamic innovation sprints, a collaboration of over 40 …
Read More »Port of Tyne awarded RoSPA Gold Medal for Health and Safety practices
Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping everyone who works at the Port to get home safely at the end of the working day. Port of Tyne has achieved a Gold Medal …
Read More »New Non-Executive Director joins Port of Tyne
Julia Prescot joins the board at the Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports in North East England – an acknowledged expert in managing global infrastructure investments in energy, transport and social infrastructure. Julia is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Meridiam, a global long term infrastructure …
Read More »Port of Tyne strikes new deal with Ringtons Coffee
45 tonnes of coffee beans – enough to make 4.5 million cups, once roasted, have been imported into Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the first three weeks of a new partnership between Ringtons and Port of Tyne. Ringtons is a family owned and run Newcastle based business with its roots dating back to …
Read More »Port of Tyne granted AEO Customs Check Status
The Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s busiest ports, has been granted Authorised Economic Operator (‘AEO’) status as part of its preparations for Brexit. AEO status is an internationally recognised quality mark, awarded by HMRC; it means that the Port’s customs checks and processes meet international standards as well …
Read More »Port of Tyne welcomes news that the UK will seek to create Free Ports
The Port of Tyne in North East England is one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, a vital trading gateway to global markets. Handling 4.5 million tonnes of cargo each year, operating one of Europe’s largest automotive terminals; its operations provide solutions to some of the UK’s biggest blue-chip companies …
Read More »Express Delivery at the Port of Tyne
It was an Express Delivery at the Port of Tyne recently, when five fully-finished Transpennine Express train carriages arrived into Port from Kobe, Japan. Built in Japan, Hitachi is using its bullet train technology to make the new Transpennine fleet light and aerodynamic. Weighing 50.4 tonnes each, the carriages arrived …
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