Swissterminal has announced it will take over operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon in the course of 2021. The company has won an international tender to operate the three Alsatian ports. For this reason, the Switzerland-based integrated logistics operator will form the new company …
Read More »Port of Tilbury begins water-borne coastal deliveries of oil seed rape for ADM Erith
The Port of Tilbury and ADM Erith have successfully launched a twice-daily coastal barge operation to deliver thousands of tonnes of oil seed rape from the port’s grain terminal along the River Thames to ADM Erith’s processing facility. This form of water borne transport reduces truck journeys and ensures a …
Read More »Forth Ports – 2020 closes with a shift to unaccompanied freight
Forth Ports Group reported a 20% increase in unaccompanied freight volumes between Tilbury and Zeebrugge in December using the newest port in the country, Tilbury2. P&O Ferries has added an additional freight ferry vessel to the route to cope with demand. The new terminal uses the latest booking and border …
Read More »Forth Ports welcomes UK Government’s funding announcement for Tilbury & Grangemouth
Forth Ports has welcomed UK Government funding announcement in support of new and enlarged border infrastructure at the group’s key import/export hubs – Grangemouth, Tilbury and Tilbury2 – totalling £11.7m from the Port Infrastructure Fund. Contractors are on site and the new border inspection facilities are set to be approved …
Read More »Northern freight support is available to keep supply chains moving
With Christmas in full swing, ongoing growth for the ecommerce market predicted and Brexit looming the ‘unacceptable delays’, being reported regarding mainliner ports such as Felixstowe, is bringing additional challenges for businesses, manufacturers and retailers across the UK. Carlton Forest 3PL, that works with its partners at the Northern ports …
Read More »Our team is Brexit ready, are you? Charles Hammond OBE, Chief Executive, Forth Ports
With less than a month until the end of the transition period, Forth Ports’ chief executive, Charles Hammond, issues valuable guidance to shippers, cargo owners and the wider logistics sector using the group’s eight ports along the east coast of the UK. The cargo flowing through our ports varies, but …
Read More »Port of Grangemouth invests £3 million in rail facility at Scotland’s largest freight hub
The Port of Grangemouth today (10 December) announces a multimillion-pound investment in its rail freight offering which will cement its position as the key strategic freight and export/import hub for Scotland. The £3 million investment will significantly scale up and modernise the port’s current rail capacity to create an extended …
Read More »Briggs Equipment to supply 75 new lifting and handling machines for G&W UK’s container terminals
Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines from the Briggs Equipment Big Trucks product offering. The new machines, which include Hyster reachstackers, Terberg terminal tractors and Hyster empty container handlers, will be deployed at G&W …
Read More »G&W UK companies invest in 75 new lifting and handling machines across their UK container terminals
Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines to be deployed at their container terminals throughout the UK. The initial batch of equipment was recently delivered, with the additional 40 machines to follow in the coming …
Read More »Forth Ports and DP World announce joint bid for a freeport on the Thames with the appointment of Vivid Economics
Two of the UK’s largest port businesses – Forth Ports Group and DP World – have announced a partnership which will submit a joint freeport bid incorporating the Port of Tilbury and DP World London Gateway. As part of the commitment to this joint bid, the partnership announces the appointment …
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