forth-ports

The shape of ships to come

Tilbury’s London Container Terminal and the Port of London Authority have welcomed the first call of a ‘neo-panamax’ vessel in the UK following the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal. The MSC-operated Sofia Celeste - capacity 8,800teu - is the first in a new class of vessels deployed on a reconfigured service connecting the West Coast of South America, East Coast of North America and Northwest Europe. She is the first ... [+]

Office move

Don’t be surprised to see office blocks floating up the Thames over the next few days - almost 100 accommodation units are being delivered to Bermondsey for the Tideway tunnel project. In anticipation of tunnelling work starting in 2018, 96 buildings are being brought to the site by river from ... [+]

Ready for the weighing rules

Forth Ports has confirmed that it will be ready to launch its Verified Gross Mass container weighing service for export customers from 27 June. It has made a significant investment in its straddle carrier fleet and upgraded IT systems, as well as developing EDI links to both UK port community ... [+]

The Cateran Corps

Don’t worry – it’s only the Forth Ports team in the gruelling 54mile ‘Cateran Yomp’ in Perthshire to raise money for The Soldiers’ Charity this weekend (11-12 June). Cateran is an adventure challenge where teams trek across 54 miles of farmland and footpaths, as well as the hills of the Cairngorms ... [+]

Half a century of whisky – and more

A little-known fact is that the first UK port to handle a regular container was not, as one might expect, London or Southampton, but Grangemouth, in Scotland. Now Scotland’s largest port, Grangemouth is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the day when the Sea-land freight service called into the port on ... [+]

Tilbury and Grangemouth to offer container weighing

Forth Ports says that through “significant investment in  its straddle carrier fleet and IT development” it too will be able to offer shippers a VGM solution for export containers at its terminals in Tilbury and Grangemouth. Divisional director of Forth Ports, Stuart Wallace, said: “Recognising the importance of compliance and continuity ... [+]

Board sees Dundee development

The Forth Ports board has visited the proposed new £10 million quayside development at Dundee. When completed, the new quayside, with its heavy lift capability, will put the port in pole position for North Sea oil and gas decommissioning and offshore wind work.     [+]

Food for the fishes

Grangemouth has opened a 50,000sq ft warehouse development for fish feed supplier, EWOS - CQN Scotland. Forth Ports, has invested over £2million in bespoke storage warehouse for EWOS which can accommodate over 6,000 tonnes of bulk raw materials at any one time. EWOS, based at nearby Bathgate, fish feed pellets ... [+]

Scots ports strike suspended

The Unite trade union and Forth Ports will meet with ACAS next week to discuss the new shift pattern, in attempt to end the strke that has shut the port of Grangemouth since 15 March. The strike and overtime ban will be suspended from 0600 Monday and Forth Ports will ... [+]

Scots port workers walk out – updated

Port workers at Grangemouth in Scotland have launched a two-week strike - and indefinite overtime ban - over shift changes. Workers at Forth Ports-owned Grangemouth say the changes will affect pay by up to £1,800 a year. Unite regional officer Sandy Smart said: “We are on the verge of a prolonged ... [+]

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