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The Port has secured a £60m refinancing package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to support its ambitious investment programme. The five-year agreement, which comprises a £30m revolving credit facility and a £30m term loan, provides the port with capital to develop a number of major infrastructure projects. This is the …

 ‘Amazon and Alibaba are creating the biggest revolution in shipping for 60 years,’ logistics expert tells international conference Global e-commerce is leading the biggest shake up in international shipping since containerization, ParcelHero’s David Jinks will tell a major world maritime conference in London. Shipping lines will be forced to either …

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 …

A 92 year old shipowner electrified a maritime conference in Naples when he directly warned one of the Italy’s most senior politicians that the national fleet was “doomed to disappear” without more help from government policies. Mr Peppino D’Amato the head of Perseveranza said ministers in Rome were “not really …

Diana Dostalova-Sujewicz is a lady on a mission, having been promoted to head of operations at leading European freight specialists, Jordon. With her role effective immediately, Diana has been promoted from operations team leader, a role she enjoyed for three years. Her new position will include responsibility for developing processes …

Jim French, PD Ports’ Director Portcentric Logistics and former RHA (Road Haulage Association) Chairman, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to young people in the transport industry. Jim started his career as a traffic office trainee before moving into management with BRS (British …

P&O Ferrymasters today announces that it has further expanded its supply chain network by opening an 800 square metre warehouse at Liverpool Port to support its customers with cross-docking operations and feed its connection with P&O Ferries’ Liverpool-Dublin sailings. The warehouse – which will be open 24 hours a day …

P&O Ferries has announced that it has reached agreement with Forth Ports to move to a purpose-built £150 million river berth on the Thames at the Port of Tilbury which will treble its freight capacity to 600,000 units a year by 2020. The integrated ferry and logistics company – which …

P&O Ferrymasters has demonstrated its capability in the transport of theft attractive goods after it was awarded certification for meeting security standards by Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), an international forum working to minimise crime in the supply chain. P&O Ferrymasters undertook a nine-month project which culminated in the logistics …

The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, has submitted an application for a development consent order (DCO) to the Planning Inspectorate to build a new terminal adjacent to the current port in Thurrock. The proposed new port, known as Tilbury2, will be built on a 152-acre site which was part …