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Glass is more than half full for Tilbury

The Port of Tilbury has loaded its first trainload of raw glass for URM UK from a new recycling facility at the port. Some 1200 tonnes of raw glass cullet left Tilbury en route for Cheshire this under a long term supply agreement. The cullet is produced from mainly from kerbside collections and bottle banks throughout the south of England. [+]

Minister hears Dundee plans

Scottish Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse visited Dundee port on 23 August to hear about the £10million investment programme to create a hub for future North Sea oil and gas and offshore wind projects. He was also briefed on the £10m quay extension which will feature the ... [+]

Tilbury process complete

The Port of Tilbury has completed statutory consultation on its proposals to build its new, Tilbury2 terminal. Close to the current port, it will be built on a 152 acre site which was part of the former Tilbury Power Station and will include a new deep water jetty in the river ... [+]

Minister sees Tilbury progress

Minister of State for Transport, John paid a visit to the Port of Tilbury on 28 June to hear about the £1billion investment programme including London Distribution Park and Tilbury2. The minister Hayes (pictured centre, with Forth Ports group chief executive, Charles Hammond) was also updated on the progress of the construction of the UK’s largest warehouse at London ... [+]

New crane to hoist Grangemouth capacity

Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest container port, has ordered a new multimillion pound ship to shore container crane from Liebherr. Able to handle vessels of 14 containers across, the crane will be designed and built in Liebherr’s facility in Killarney, south west Ireland, and shipped into Grangemouth for onsite construction and entry into ... [+]

Tilbury2 consultation begins

The Port of Tilbury began formal statutory consultation for its new Tilbury2 terminal and facilities on 19 June. The scheme will be built on a 152 acre site which was part of the former Tilbury Power Station and will include a new deep water jetty in the river Thames. The port ... [+]

Grangemouth modernises with new machines

Grangemouth, Scotland’s main container port, has put three new Kalmar straddle carriers into operation. The new ESC340 straddle machines increase the number of machines at the terminal to 16 and are the first phase of a programme to replace the entire fleet. Owners Forth Ports also added a new Hyster ... [+]

Tilbury consults on port plans

The Port of Tilbury is due to start pre-planning community consultation on 6 March on its proposals to build a new Tilbury2, terminal adjacent to the port. It will be built on a 152 acre site which was part of the former Tilbury Power Station and will include a new ... [+]

Minister pays a visit to London’s biggest building ‘superstore’

Housing minister and Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell paid a visit to the Port of Tilbury on 16 February to see for himself the place where much of the country’s building material comes in. He was given all the latest gen on Tilbury, including the fact that it handled over ... [+]

Forth man to focus on oil and gas

Forth Ports has appointed Gavin Booth to a new position of business development manager focusing on oil and gas support and decommissioning activity. It follows a £10m quayside investment at the Port of Dundee and other initiatives at the Ports of Rosyth and Leith designed to focus on this specialist ... [+]

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