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Mark Hooper to run rail and boxes for Solent Stevedores

Cargo handler, Solent Stevedores has appointed Mark Hooper as director of rail and containers for the ports of Southampton and London Gateway. He was previously business development director for DP World and brings 35-year port experience including 15 years at Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and two years on the Rail Freight Group board. In his new role he will accelerate growth of the newly expanded rail offering at the Port of ... [+]

Solent raises funds for life-changing research

A partnership between Solent Stevedores and the Neuroblastoma UK charity has raised £4,000 raised for research into more effective and kinder treatments for children affected by disease Solent Stevedores selected Neuroblastoma UK as its Charity of the Year following nomination by two members of the Solent Stevedores London team whose ... [+]

Solent Stevedores completes second stage of rail upgrade

A multi-million-pound project to expand the rail terminal at the Port of Southampton has completed its second phase. Solent Stevedores has taken possession of the second phase of the upgrade programme at its rail terminal in the port’s Western Docks, A further 6.5 acres of space has been connected to the existing ... [+]

Family tragedy inspires Solent Stevedores’ Charity of the Year

Solent Stevedores’ has nominated Neuroblastoma UK as its Charity of the Year - a cause close to the hearts of two team members whose families have been directly affected by the cancer. The national charity, which funds research to discover new, more effective and kinder treatments for children with neuroblastoma, an ... [+]

An uplifting tale

No, Solent Stevedores hasn’t taken the latest logistics industry drive to attract young people to extremes – the cargo handler has named some of its new machinery after its employees’ children. Some £2.4 million of new equipment including three new Kalmar Reach Stackers and 10 Terberg Tugs will carry the names ... [+]

Solent Stevedores looks across the Channel – and extends London Gateway site

Southampton-based Solent Stevedores has set up a subsidiary company, Saint-Malo Stevedores. It has committed to invest €1million in new equipment in the French Channel Port and has secured a €200,000 grant from the Brittany region. The investment includes the purchase of new tugs for ro ro operations, forklifts and a loading ... [+]

Solent on Thames

Solent Stevedores has formally opened its new empty container depot at DP Wolrd London Gateway. Work on the new facility started in 2017 with operations beginning in April. The stevedoring company’s five-acre off-dock yard will offer a range of empty container handling and storage services at Berth 7, outside the terminal’s ... [+]

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