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The Port of Tyne’s safety drive has paid off with a second consecutive Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Chief executive Andrew Moffat (pictured) said: “Safety is the number one priority for the Port of Tyne and we are constantly working to improve our performance. This includes campaigns raising awareness, targeting common causes of injuries and encouraging near miss reporting.”
In 2012 the port achieved the ...
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Marie Glanville has joined the Port of Tyne as chief financial officer. She was previously group financial controller of Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings and has worked in senior finance roles at other North East-based listed companies, including Grainger, the Go-Ahead Group and the housing company Gentoo.
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Nolan Gray has joined the Port of Tyne as business development director. A chartered management accountant with 18 years of corporate experience, most recently Nolan was Finance Director at DeepOcean UK, where he managed the finance and supply chain interests of the business in both the UK and global markets.
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The Port of Tyne has appointed Nick West as a non-executive director. He is the former CEO of Euroports and is currently a non-executive director at the Deep-sea Container Terminal at Port of Gdansk and Verbrugge International in the Netherlands.
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Port of Tyne has appointed Hilary Florek as chairman of the board and Dr Jon Hargreaves as deputy chairman. The appointments follow the death of former chairman, Sir Les Elton, in July this year.
Hilary Florek is a strategic communications and marketing specialist with extensive experience in both the public and ...
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) said that the Port of Tyne could easily be added to its Asia to Europe schedule if there is continued demand, after the ro ro logistics specialist recently completed a shipment there. WWL brought a shipment of construction equipment into Tyne on its MV Tristan on ...
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A new container service linking the Russian port of St Petersburg with the Port of Tyne in South Shields has got underway with the arrival of the largest container vessel ever handled at the Port of Tyne.
A call by the 1578teu Calisto has marked the start of a new eight-day ...
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Port of Tyne achieved its highest cargo volumes for over 50 years in 2013, breaking its own records for cargo handling and passenger numbers. In total on the River Tyne handled 8.1 million tonnes of cargo - the largest volume since 1965. This was a 22% increase on 2012 - ...
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The Port of Tyne’s new £6 million gantry crane moved into position at Riverside Quay, South Tyneside on Monday 12 August. The Liebherr crane has a 37 metres outreach that can handle 13 containers across the deck of a vessel and will increase productivity by 25%. Following testing and training ...
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The Port of Tyne has five new apprenticeship openings in administration, accountancy or civil engineering. While ports are traditionally associated with maritime and engineering opportunities, Tyne is now recruiting across its business. It plans to more than treble the number of apprenticeships this year.
Director of human resources, Geoff Gillon, explains: ...
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