Ports & terminals

The refinery was completed with the support of the Port of Hamilton and will begin refining sugar immediately.

The Chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) recently addressed an audience of MPs, Peers and industry representatives at the House of Commons and emphasised the importance of maintaining stability to businesses in the ports industry throughout Brexit.

A new Chief Financial Officer has been appointed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, whose position is to become effective on 1 July.

ABP invests over £120 000 in a new fleet of electric vans to be deployed at its East Anglian Ports of Lowestoft, Ipswich and King’s Lynn as part of its wider ongoing vehicle replacement programme to make its operations more environmentally sustainable.

The Port of Hull has received a new hybrid Liebherr harbour crane, which is to support eco-friendly operations at the port.

The Port of Hamburg is to exhibit at the transport logistic 2019 in Munich next week.

Port of Trois-Rivieres’ project ‘On Course for 2020’ has received the Distinction Award from the Association Quebecoise des Transports (AQTr), in addition to being a finalist in the Infrastructure and Coup de cœur categories.

A growth in high and heavy cargo has created new demands on crane capacity at the port.

Peel Ports has invested £5.5 million to expand and upgrade the London Medway.

The agreement on the unification of the terminals aims to provide extensive storage and transport capacity for key commodities, including iron ore, grain and fertilizers.

NQ Minerals Plc, a mineral processing, exploration and mining company, has announced that it has successfully shipped approximately 34 500 t of precious metal pyrite concentrate from its Hellyer gold mine out of Burnie Port, Tasmania.

This agreement brings court proceedings relating to stormwater release during Cyclone Debbie to an end.

The Port of Tilbury’s latest request was for Rubb to support them with a structure assessment, modification, relocation and recover.

Peel Ports Group has expanded its logistics services with the acquisition of Quality Freight (UK) Limited.

New television screens have been installed across ABP’s Humber ports to display versions of ‘ABP TV’ for employees.