Associated British Ports (ABP) is investing £32 million in port equipment in the Humber to maintain customer demand as part of a wider Group investment. A five-year strategy is being rolled out which involves purchasing new cranes, the full refurbishment of existing cranes and investing in landside equipment. The plan has involved looking at the… Continue reading Major investment in port equipment in the Humber ports

Associated British Ports (ABP)’s Port of Southampton is celebrating the successful commissioning and use of its shore power facility for cruise ships. Shore power-enabled ships can now plug in at the port’s Horizon Cruise Terminal and Mayflower Cruise Terminal, for zero emissions at berth. AIDA Cruises’ brand-new AIDAcosma and Cunard’s iconic Queen Mary 2 can… Continue reading Shore power goes live at Port of Southampton

Shipping line UECC is commencing operations in the Port of Gothenburg. UECC will be transporting vehicles and other rolling cargo to and from the Central European freight hub Zeebrugge via the ports of Esbjerg and Drammen. The traffic reaches Gothenburg every week, starting this week. ”We are pleased to welcome UECC to the Port of… Continue reading New Northern European shipping traffic connects to The Port of Gothenburg

The Port of Liverpool, part of Peel Ports Group and one of the UK’s largest port operators, has announced a number of significant record-breaking achievements across its container terminals division. The Port safely handled a total of 52,300 containers (89,400 TEUs) during the month of March, beating a previous record of 47,200 containers (81,750 TEUs)… Continue reading Port of Liverpool goes from strength to strength as it celebrates several new record-breaking milestones

Simon Bird, Regional Director, shares his opinion on the work being done in the Humber ports. Recently Business Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma visited Hull to launch the Oh Yes! Net Zero Campaign in the city. The fact that such a senior figure in the effort to tackle climate change attended the launch helps… Continue reading Humber Ports at the Centre of Net Zero Efforts

A total of 30 acres of land at the Port of Southampton is being made available for development by businesses. The port’s owner, Associated British Ports (ABP), is marketing the 22-acre Redbridge site – which benefits from Freeport status – and also an eight-acre site on Marchwood Industrial Park. The sites are part of a… Continue reading Two major development sites launched at Port of Southampton

Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has broken its own record for the most containers handled on a single ship for the third time in two months. The latest benchmark was set when a total of 27,961 TEU (standard containers) were handled on the MSC AMELIA which sailed from the port on 8 March 2022. Prior… Continue reading Port of Felixstowe achieves new volume benchmark