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Paving the way for Felixstowe growth

Hutchison Ports’ Port of Felixstowe has awarded a contract to VolkerFitzpatrick for the design and construction of about 13 hectares of paved container yard directly behind Berth 9. The work will include the reclamation of 3.2 hectares of seabed behind the existing finger pier. Completion of the new container yard, which will comprise ten container blocks and allow six-high stacking, is scheduled for early 2019. It will add 18,000teuof stacking capacity ... [+]

New and bigger cranes for Felixstowe

The Port of Felixstowe has ordered two new gantry cranes for its Berths 8 and 9 and work has started to raise ten of the existing cranes on Trinity Terminal. The new cranes, ordered from ZPMC in Shanghai and due to be delivered in February 2018, will bring the fleet at ... [+]

Biggest yet for Felixstowe – Take 2

The world’s largest container ship, the 21,413teu OOCL Hong Kong, made its maiden call in Felixstowe on 22 June. Trumping the call by the 20,568teu Madrid Maersk, operated on the 2M NEU2 Asia to Europe service, a few days earlier, the call also marked the return of OOCL to the UK’s ... [+]

Biggest yet for Felixstowe

The largest container ship to call in North Europe so far has made its maiden call at the Port of Felixstowe. The 20,568teu Madrid Maersk, operated on the 2M NEU2 Asia to Europe service, has arrived at the port with over 6,000teu for the UK loaded in China and Malaysia. She is ... [+]

Felixstowe welcomes new Turkey link

A new joint weekly Cocso-OOCL North Europe Turkey Express service has made its first call in Felixstowe. It also calls at Hamburg, Antwerp, Piraeus, Istanbul-Ambarli (Kumport), Gebze (Yilport), Izmir and Salerno. Cosco Shipping and OOCL are both members of the new Ocean Alliance which has chosen the Port of Felixstowe ... [+]

Ports and people to be World Maritime Day theme

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said that its theme for World Maritime Day 2017 would be "Connecting Ships, Ports and People". At a ceremony at Felixcstowe on 18 January, IMO secretary general, Kitack Lim, said the key objectives would be improving cooperation between ports and ships and developing a closer ... [+]

Britain’s oldest box port turns 50

The Port of Felixstowe has launched a year of celebration to mark its 50th anniversary as the UK’s first operational container terminal. Originally known as the New South Quay, the first dedicated container terminal opened in July 1967, initially with just 500ft of quay and a single Paceco Vickers portainer crane. Current ... [+]

Government urged to make tracks for Felixstowe

Network constraints are suppressing demand for freight services, says pressure group Freight on Rail. Every rail slot which comes available out of Felixstowe port can be filled immediately, it says, pointing out that there are currently there are 23 daily rail services in and out of the port which are ... [+]

APL to launch China express to Felixstowe

Shipping line APL – which recently announced its takeover by CMA CGM – is to launch  a new Felixstowe Express Service from main ports of China, complementing APL’s existing service to Southampton. Port rotation is: Qingdao, Yangshan, Ningbo, Xiamen, Yantian, Port Klang, Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Hamburg. The first sailing will ... [+]

Rails to Rotherham

Newell & Wright Transport’s recently opened terminal in Rotherham is the destination for the 33rd daily rail container service from the Port of Felixstowe, operated by GB Railfreight. The new daily service departs from the port’s North Rail Terminal. Frank Newell, managing director of Newell & Wright Transport - a container ... [+]

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