associated-british-ports

ABP signs ten year agribulk deal

Associated British Ports (ABP) Immingham has signed a ten-year deal with long time customer Cefetra. The importer of grain and wheat products has been at Immingham for nearly 30 years, and the new contract secures substantial storage space at the port. It operates storage and handling facilities across the UK and Ireland, with headquarters in Glasgow. [+]

ABP buys Humber stevedore Global Shipping Services

Associated British Ports has acquired Humberside stevedore, warehousing and port agency company Global Shipping Services. Global brings capabilities in project, heavy lift and cargo handling and will provide the platform for growth both on the Humber and across ABP’s 19 ports. Global was established in 1989 following the merger of several port ... [+]

ABP appoints Humber commercial chief – updated

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Sandrine Lagrost as its new head of commercial for the Humber. She joins ABP from UPS, where she served as sales director. Outgoing head of commercial Paul Litten will remain with ABP to support a smooth transition and will continue to contribute to a ... [+]

A whale of a time in Southampton

Associated British Ports (ABP) has preserved a rare surviving piece of Britain's D-Day heritage for future generations. The historic 'Whale' bridge at Solent Gateway at the ABP-operated Marchwood military port was developed as part of the Mulberry Harbour system that supported Operation Overlord and the liberation of France in 1944. The ... [+]

ABP opens Immingham HELM site

Associated British Ports (ABP) has officially opened its 227-acre HELM Immingham industrial and logistics development site. Under Phase One, 103,000sq ft multi-let industrial and logistics in eight units from 5,000 to 30,000sq ft for small and medium-sized businesses in engineering, manufacturing and port logistics. They are BREEAM Excellent and EPC A ... [+]

ABP strengthens in East Anglia

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed John Grace as lead commercial manager for East Anglia, expanded Tom Duit's role as operational manager at the Port of Lowestoft to include commercial responsibilities and promoted Simon Priddle to Assistant Commercial Manager following his successful completion of the ABP Graduate Scheme. John Grace most ... [+]

More than a pipe dream for King’s Lynn

Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested £150,000 in two new vacuum lifting attachments for large pipes in King’s Lynn. They reduce the need for manual handling and improve load stability during lifting operations. They also allow faster loading and unloading of cargoes and improve precision when placing loads, which reduces vessel ... [+]

National Wealth Fund to give ABP £200 million boost

The National Wealth Fund is to invest £200 million to help Associated British Ports (ABP) deliver an infrastructure programme across its network. Projects in include a new freight ferry terminal project at Immingham; a further upgrade to the Port of Lowestoft to support more offshore wind operations; infrastructure enhancement works in ... [+]

ABP appoints property chief

Associated British Ports has appointed Rupert Joseland as its new group head of property. He will lead the Property team of one of the UK’s biggest commercial landowners with a portfolio of over 8,600 acres and will also directly head the property team for ABP Southampton. He brings over 30 ... [+]

Ports are for ships, not for swimming, says ABP

With warm weather on its way at last Associated British Ports (ABP) is urging people to take water safety seriously and stay out of the water at its facilities. Across its five South Wales ports in Barry, Cardiff, Newport, Port Talbot and Swansea, ABP is reminding the public that ports are ... [+]

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