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We will be ready for weighing rules, says Felixstowe

The Port of Felixstowe says that it will offer a container weighing service before new international rules come into force on 1 July but has not said how it will be carried out. From that date, an amendment to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention will require every export container carrying cargo to have its weight verified before being loaded on board ship. However, there has been widespread concern ... [+]

Green light for Felixstowe logistics park

The Port of Felixstowe has received planning permission for the first phase of a 1.4 million square foot logistics park. The approval covers the first four warehouses, providing nearly 1 million square feet of storage space with the largest being 360,000sq ft. Finance director Mark Seaman says there has already ... [+]

Egypt transport minister visits Felixstowe

The Port of Felixstowe hosted a visit by Egyptian Minister of Transport, Dr Saad Mohamed Elgioshy (pictured, right). He held talks with executives of the port's owners, HPH, including chief executive, Clemence Cheng (left), and visited the CSCL Globe, one of the world’s largest container ships. Managing director of Alexandria International ... [+]

Felixstowe goes for the double

The Port of Felixstowe can now handle two of the world's largest containerships simultaneously with the opening of its 190-metre Berth 9 extension on 5 November. First vessel to call at the enlarged berth was UASC's Al Nasiiyah, herself on her maiden voyage. At a ceremony to mark the opening, ... [+]

Minister told: We need joined up transport

Transport Minister Robert Goodwill took part in a round table discussion with transport leaders from the ports, road, rail freight and shipping industry at the port of Felixstowe offices on 29 October. Discussions centred on the need for a joined-up approach connecting the maritime sector with other areas of transport ... [+]

Felixstowe food exam facilities make the grade

Transport Minister, Robert Goodwill, formally opened the Port of Felixstowe's new ambient temperature food examination facility on 29 October. The £4 million investment includes a major refurbishment and expansion of the examination facilities and the provision of new offices for Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority. It also brings the port's facilities ... [+]

Cranes to lift Felixstowe capacity

The port of Felixstowe took delivery of three new ship-to-shore gantry cranes on 28 September. Built by ZPMC in Shanghai, the new cranes will be operated on the port’s Berth 8&9 which are currently being extended to increase the port’s ability to handle the latest ultra-large container ships. [+]

Felixstowe goes green

The Port of Felixstowe is creating an environmental corridor as part of the Go Green campaign launched by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and a number of other global port operators. Refurbishment of a system of dykes in the port will include the improvement of habitats for wildlife as well as ... [+]

Rail firm in seventh heaven

GB Railfreight has added its seventh daily rail service from Felixstowe, to Birch Coppice, Birmingham. It is also the 31st daily rail service to operate out of the port. It runs to Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT), owned by container transport company Maritime Transport [2]. It is also the first ... [+]

Felixstowe celebrates half century of ro ro

We think of the Port of Felixstowe as the birthplace of containerisation in the UK, but the place actually started out as a ro ro terminal – 50 years ago. In 1965, DFDS launched a weekly service to Copenhagen. Ownership and patterns of services have gone through many different changes ... [+]

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