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United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) newest and biggest vessel, the 18,800teu Barzan, has made her maiden call at Felixstowe. She arrived from Port Kelang in Malaysia on UASC’s AEC1 service between Asia and North Europe which also calls at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Port Kelang, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
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The Port of Felixstowe has commissioned two new rail mounted gantry cranes at its North Rail Terminal. The Leibherr machines have been co-financed by the European Union Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme and bring Felixstowe’s total to nine rail cranes serving 16 tracks at its three terminals, making it the ...
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Felixstowe has turned to temporary building experts Spaciotempo to cope with a space shortage brought on by new Brussels food safety regulations. The 25m x 25m, 5m high building, is helping the port cope with demand following the introduction of a new food safety. It will remain on site until ...
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Prime Minister David Cameron chose a visit to the Port of Felixstowe to launch an Economic Plan for the East of England. Whilst at the port he saw the ultra-large container ship, CSCL Saturn, being worked at the port's berths 8&9 as well as the extension being built.
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The UK's largest container port, Felixstowe, is developing 1.45 million sq ft of warehousing on a 68-acre site, tailored to the needs of its customers. The port's CEO, Clemence Cheng, said it would have “the key advantage of being located within the port’s perimeter” - less than 100 metres from ...
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The world’s largest containership, China Shipping's 19,000teu CSCL Globe, will call at the port of Felixstowe on 7/8 January 2015. It will be the first call of the ship anywhere in Europe and Felixstowe will be her only UK port of call.
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Shipping and Ports Minister John Hayes paid his first visit to Felixstowe on 30 October. He took ion the UK flagged Ever Lambent Evergreen container vessel. He said: “Britain has long been a nautical powerhouse, with the maritime sector generating well over £8bn for the economy every year. Our ports ...
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The Port of Felixstowe says it has become the first UK port to receive full Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status. Clemence Cheng, CEO of owners, Hutchison Ports said: “It recognises the robustness and consistency of the port’s procedures, giving customers and UK Customs comfort that the high standards required to ...
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Port of Felixstowe volunteers have cleaned the beach at the John Bradfield Viewing Area next to the port. The annual litter pick was part of the Hutchison Port Holdings, Recycling Begins & Ends with You campaign and in support of the Marine Conservation Society’s Beachwatch campaign.
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The Port of Felixstowe has introduced its first electric-powered rubber-tyred gantries. The four cranes originally manufactured by ZPMC in Shanghai, have been converted by Kalmar, part of the Cargotec group. from diesel to electric primary drive in the first project of its kind in Western Europe. The greener machines are ...
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