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Scrap metal boxes returned to Felixstowe

The Indonesian authorities were reported on 12 June to have returned 89 20ft containers containing scrap metal to Felixstowe after "seepage" was detected in one of them, said the BBC. Environmental crime officer Jeff Warburton was quoted as saying that forensic tests were being carried out to see if they contained any hazardous substances. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-18407363 [+]

C Shift slashes Felixstowe mishaps

Members of ‘C’ Shift has won the Port of Felixstowe's John Bubb Safety Trophy, the second year in a row it has gone to an operational shift. The shift, which includes berth operators, crane drivers, internal movement vehicle drivers, and terminal managers, reduced the number of reportable accidents on the ... [+]

Work starts on Felixstowe’s third rail terminal

  Under-secretary of state for transport, Mike Penning gave the ceremonial green light for work to start on Felixstowe's North Rail Project, the port's third terminal. It will be the first in the UK to handle 30-wagon (90teu) trains and will have three rail-mounted gantry cranes, increasing to six when the ... [+]

Axe local trains to make way for freight, urges Felixstowe chief

Hutchison Ports UK chief executive officer David Gledhill has called for off-peak passenger trains on the Ipswich-Felixstowe line to be axed to create more paths for freight trains. Speaking at the ground--breaking ceremony for the port's new North Rail Terminal on 14 March, he said that with the partly single-track ... [+]

First Felixstowe call for revamped Transatlantic service

The Port of Felixstowe celebrated the first call of The New World Alliance's revamped (AEE) service on 3 March. It offers shippers westbound transit times of eight days between Felixstowe and New York. TNWA (APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)), has deployed high-reefer-capacity ships on the weekly ... [+]

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