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Short sea operator WEC Lines is beginning a new service connecting Liverpool with Huelva in south-west Spain, the north-west Spanish port of Vigo, Leixoes near Porto in north-west Portugal and Dublin. The service starts at the end of September with weekly 300teu vessels, but is expected to grow significantly once trade develops.
In 2016, WEC Lines began weekly calls at the Port of Liverpool connecting with Lisbon, Setubal, Leixoes and Sines, ...
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Sims Metal Management has opened a scrap metal handling facility at Peel Ports London Medway, through its sole UK trading subsidiary Sims Group UK. It allows Sims UK to expand UK deep-sea shipments of scrap metal to world markets and has a capacity of 300,000 tonnes a year.
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Haulier Surefreight has opened a new £1.3 million depot at the port of Heysham in Lancashire, from where ferry operator Seatruck runs regular services to Ireland.
Opening of the new depot was marked by a ceremony on 2 September and follows the opening of a new link from the Peel Ports ...
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Peel Ports welcomed the newly elected Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram, to its Port of Liverpool on 1 August, where chief executive Officer Mark Whitworth called for strong regional leadership.
He said: “There are multiple organisations involved in promoting and facilitating business growth in the area. What’s really needed is ...
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Scotland’s Greenock Ocean Terminal handled its largest ever container vessel last week – the 4,045teu MSC Pohorje. The team at the Peel Ports-owned facility loaded 500teu of Scottish spirits destined for Le Havre, France.
As reported in the Scotland feature in FBJ 5 earlier this month, Peel Ports has high hopes ...
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Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Liverpool, has pressed the button on the second phase of its £400m Liverpool2 scheme.
The latest phase will include the installation of a further three ship to shore cranes (STS) and 10 cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes (CRMG). These will add to the ...
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Real estate firm JLL has been appointed to market a new multimodal centre at Hunterston Port and Resource Centre (PARC) on the west coast of Scotland. PARC comprisess the Hunterston Bulk Terminal, a functioning port facility currently handling coal and other resources; the Hunterston Marine Yard with one of the ...
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Peel Ports Group says it has reached a significant milestone in its Sheerness Master Plan, a 20-year strategy for growth, as construction progresses at the Wellmarsh area of the former Thamesteel site.
Plans for the redevelopment of the 50-acre industrial estate were given unanimous approval by Swale Borough Council last year ...
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Low-carbon cement maker Ecocem Ireland has opened its second UK bulk import terminal at Sheerness. It represents a £2.5million investment with Sheerness’s owner, Peel Ports. Ecocem Ireland’s first UK bulk import facility in Runcorn opened in early 2016 and the launch at Sheerness will allow it to supply a further ...
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Peel Ports hosted a group of international investment experts during a Department for International Trade visit to Scotland.
The delegation received an overview of the facilities and commercial development potential at Hunterston Port and Resource Centre (PARC) in North Ayrshire, which is owned and operated by Peel Ports.
Organised by DIT in ...
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