Ports & terminals

The British ports industry is requesting further support for port health authorities to prevent COVID-19 spreading and impacting business.

Shoreham Port has recently launched Shoreham Port Solutions, a new subsidiary company.

The British Ports Association has responded to the UK’s EU trade priorities.

Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub (agri-hub) is now fully operational at the Port of Rosyth, with the arrival of the Baltic Mantis bulk cargo ship and her load of over 30 000 t of animal feed from Argentina.

Sal Heavy Lift has adopted Inatech’s ‘Smart Trader’ technology to help the company navigate IMO 2020 marine fuel complexity.

Maritime law firm Hill Dickinson, an associate member of the British Ports Association, has recently published a short paper on the virus and its potential implications on the UK ports sector.

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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.