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The port of Grimsby and Immingham has become the first in the Associated British Ports group to sign a formal learning agreement with trade union Unite. The agreement will see the appointment of a dedicated Union Learning Representative and will make it easier for employees at the port complex to access education and training opportunities. It is hoped that the agreement will be the first of many for the ports ...
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ABP is seeking a judicial review of the Secretary of State for Transport’s decision to grant a Development Consent Order for the Able Marine Energy Park on the South Bank of the Humber at Killingholme. The port operator says that it would allow the compulsory purchase of the Port of ...
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Kalmar's Cargotec subsidiary is to deliver two Gloria reachstackers to ABP's Hams Hall Rail Terminal in Birmingham in December. The deal will enable ABP to continue to offer customers a tight 30-minute turnaround time.
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ABP has invested £600,000 in a 'MultiDocker' materials handler for its South Wales ports of Swansea, Port Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport. The mobile equipment can lift up to 17 tonnes can be deployed at any of the ports by truck and has already begun to significantly increase productivity in ...
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Associated British Ports' Port of Southampton says it is ready to handle the biggest ships in the world after completion of its £40million dredging project. The work ensures ships with a draught of up to 15.5m – the biggest container vessels currently in service – will be able to access ...
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New Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Claire Perry discussed plans to strengthen rail infrastructure when she visited Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Immingham in mid-October. The port handles more than 25% of all UK rail freight.
The minister toured the port as part of a visit organised by local ...
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Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has given its consent to the Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Green Port Hull, following the submission of detailed plans by Associated British Ports and Siemens plc in June this year. In March Siemens and ABP announced a combined investment of £310m to develop ...
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Swedish shipping line Thor Shipping & Transport has established its first UK base ABP Hull, at the terminal formerly operated by TransAtlantic, which withdrew from the UK market earlier this year.
Thor operates three vessels, the Odin, the Alrek and the Frej , handling 300,000 tonnes of steel and other cargoes ...
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Associated British Ports’ five South Wales Ports contribute almost £1 billion directly into the Welsh economy and supports 15,000 jobs in the region, according to a report by independent consultants Arup. As far as the wider UK economy is concerned, the five ports -Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff, Barry and Newport ...
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A new independent report says that Associated British Ports' (ABP) Port of Southampton contributes £990 million to the UK economy every year, including £714 million for the Solent region. Consultants Arup added that the port supports 14,730 jobs.
Investments of over £100 million in the past five years with a further ...
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