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ITN Productions is making a Channel 4 documentary series about the Port of Dover and is looking for British-based companies that will be importing or exporting unusual or distinctive goods through the Port of Dover in the next five weeks. This could include rare produce, specialist equipment, oversized items, or anything out of the ordinary.Ideally, the shipment will be sailing with DFDS, but it is open to hearing about other ...
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The Port of Dover’s cargo terminal has gained certification to the BRCGS standard for storage and distribution for chilled and frozen food.
It is an internationally recognised benchmark that assures customers and stakeholders of rigorous compliance with food safety and quality management practices.
The Temperature-Controlled Storage and Distribution Centre, at the port’s ...
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The Port of Dover Cargo Terminal has received its last consignment of wind-blown timber from Scotland this season, as part of its partnership with timber harvester Euroforest which began a monthly vessel call into Dover last year.
The timber is largely comprised of natural wind blow from Storm Arwen in 2021, ...
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Dover and trading company Cefetra have celebrated a doubling of grain volumes between 2021 and 2023 at the port’s general cargo terminal.
They said the increase was due to higher grain production in the southeast of the UK, tighter supply of grain in Europe due to the Ukraine war and the ...
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The Port of Dover and its partners have identified the business case for a Short Straits green corridor under the second phase of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK.
Since January 2023, 10 consortium partners have collaborated to determine the feasibility of electrification ...
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Kent County Council leader Roger Gough has welcomed the success of its £45m bid to the government’s Levelling Up Fund to improve traffic flow through the Port of Dover.
He said that the enhancements, which will include additional border control points and a new exit route, will have a positive impact ...
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The Port of Dover says it has taken a significant step towards becoming the UK’s first high-volume Green Shipping Corridor when, on World Maritime Day, transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said it had been successful in its bid to fund the Green Corridor Short Straits feasibility study to establish a zero-carbon ...
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The port of Dover has announced a series of continuous improvement targets that will drive a zero-harm approach to its activities, to mark World Environment Day. These are in addition to its carbon reduction targets announced earlier.
The targets include zero reportable injuries from port activity, waste to landfill, pollution ...
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Climate change activitists are reported by media to have blocked the port Dover of port, leading queues of vehicles attempting to board ferries.
A group from the Insulate Britain, gathered on the A20, disrupting traffic, with two protesters reported to have glued themselves to the top of a tanker. Queues were ...
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The Port of Dover said on 8 February that it is now handling over 90% of the freight traffic volumes typical of this time of year following the significant stockpiling before Christmas and Brexit. Chief operations officer Sarah West, said: “Our operation has proved its resilience and flexibility in the ...
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