Ports & terminals

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The British Ports Association has today welcomed confirmation that Kelly Tolhurst MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport will be the Minister responsible for ports.

Autonomous solutions provider RCT has finalised an automation project with port, logistics and infrastructure specialist Qube Bulk at the Whyalla Port in South Australia.

Owners have long recognised the link between clean hulls and lower fuel costs, lack of reliable data has slowed investments in optimising hull performance.

North Carolina Ports has opted for a new Liebherr portals lewing crane type LPS 420.

ABP has welcomed Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, to the Port of Southampton for the launch of the government’s consultation on freeports.

Bunker supplier Trefoil has mandated Inatech to overhaul its management systems in the face of new customs rules that further complicate the Netherland’s bunker business after IMO 2020.

The Port of Ipswich has achieved a tonnage-handling record for an independent producer of sand and gravel in the UK.

Liverpool’s importance in the future of transatlantic trade has received an important endorsement with a visit from the US ambassador to the UK to discuss commercial opportunities.

Following the Health Secretary’s recent statement that the Coronavirus represents a “serious and imminent threat” to public health, the British Ports Association is calling for more funding and support to be given to UK local authority officials to prepare its borders.

The British Ports Association has welcomed Freeport Consultation, and calls for maximum ambition in scope and scale.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Erasmus University Rotterdam, both located in the Netherlands, have launched a programme for future port executives.

The Maritime Minister has visited current ABP apprentices based at the Port of Southampton in the lead up to National Apprenticeship Week.

Port of Newcastle has partnered with Greenfleet to offset carbon emissions as part of its efforts to reduce its environmental impact.

The British Ports Association has called on the government to clarify a detailed vision for the UK’s trade and industrial policy.