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A classroom of Year 5 schoolkids recently got a chance to see the food supply chain from start to finish, courtesy of Associated British Ports Grimsby. The port operator hosted a visit by 17 pupils from the town's Strand Primary Academy to help them learn about where their food comes from and how it starts on the farm and ends up on our fork.
As well as a VIP tour of ...
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Local MP Ben Gummer has officially opened a new £2.2 million dry bulk warehouse at Associated British Ports Ipswich. The Orwell Bulk Terminal replaces the former ‘Number 3’ warehouse on the River Orwell at Cliff Quay and will provide nearly an acre of purpose built storage for bulk commodities such ...
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Associated British Ports (ABP) and RMS Group have signed a new 15-year agreement to develop the role of the Humber estuary. RMS Group has facilities on all four of ABP's Humber ports, as well as its own terminal facilities on the River Trent, and offers stevedoring, cargo handling and inland ...
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Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has granted approval to plans by global wind energy firm Siemens for a turbine blade factory and associated facilities on the port's Alexandra Dock. This now means that the entire Siemens development has full planning approval. It follows a Siemens decision last November to bring ...
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Associated British Ports is investing over £12m in its vehicle handling facilities in Southampton to create more than 5,700 new vehicle storage spaces. These include a five storey facility in the Eastern Docks capable of handling 3,200 vehicles and a dedicated inspection area. Work is due to start in May ...
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Construction is complete on a new distribution terminal for builders’ merchants Travis Perkins at Associated British Ports Cardiff. Representing a £5m investment from ABP, the seven acre site will supply over 100 Travis Perkins’ outlets across South Wales.
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ABP Southampton says that the port is open for business and operations are unaffected by the grounding of the Hoegh Osaka on Saturday evening. The 41,000-tonne pure car and truck carrier was deliberately run onto sandbanks at Bramble Bank close to the Isle of Wight after the vessel developed a ...
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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 ...
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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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