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Joint effort launches Teesport-Scotland rail link

DB Schenker Rail UK has teamed up with PD Ports to run a direct daily service (Monday to Friday) from Teesport to Mossend and Grangemouth in Scotland – in what is believed to be the first time that a rail freight company has partnered directly with a port to serve the intermodal sector. The onward leg to Grangemouth from Mossend has been enabled through close collaboration with Malcolm Logistics. Head of ... [+]

Trains, ferries and ships at Teesport

PD Ports says it has implemented the UK’s first cross-platform terminal operating system at Teesport. Following implementation of the new system across Teesport’s container terminals in 2013, it has now introduced the ro ro module into the ferry operations, and the system is now integrated and fully operational. The new ... [+]

PD completes Teesport bulk project

PD Ports has completed a £22m project, which included the reconstruction of 305m of quay to enhance handling facilities at Teesport. It will enable Teesport to accommodate fully laden panamax bulk vessels carrying 70,000 tonnes of cargo with loading ability at any level of tide. The 12-month project, which is part ... [+]

First Freightliner for Teesport’s new terminal

PD Ports welcomed the first Freightliner train to Teesport’s new intermodal rail terminal on Saturday 15 November. The rail operator will offer new intermodal connectionsto Felixstowe and Southampton and further new routes to Scotland, the Midlands and the North West are expected in line with market demand. The establishment of the ... [+]

Teesport gains daily Zeebrugge link

P&O Ferries is to upgrade its service between Teesport and Zeebrugge from three days a week to daily. From the New Year, the 1,625 lane metres Mistral will take up service from alongside the Bore Song. At the same time, P&O will increase capacity on its Teesport - Europoort route by ... [+]

High Tide scheme doubles in size

Teesside youngsters will benefit from the second annual scheme to help prepare them for the world of work over the summer holidays. Launched in 2013, the High Tide Summer Scheme offers 16- and 17-year-olds the opportunity to undertake two weeks of work experience with different businesses in and around Teesport. This ... [+]

Freightliner to switch Middlesbrough terminal to Teesport

Freightliner is to switch its services to the Middlesbrough area from its inland site at Wilton to Teesport once PD Ports completes a £3 million new rail terminal. Construction of a new, open access rail terminal by PD Ports will commence in July and once complete it will handle services ... [+]

Direct Ust Luga link for Teesport

Containerships is promising improved frequency from the UK to Russia, including direct connections and improved transit times to the new port of Ust-Luga from Teesport and Rotterdam as part of a package of improvement to its North Sea and baltic services. A new east bound service departs Teesport on Monday ... [+]

Five million tones and more for Teesport

Steel firm SSI has exported its five millionth tonne of slab through PD Ports’ Teesport. It was loaded on to the Double Prestige on 18 March as part of a 68,000 tonne shipment, destined for the parent company in Thailand. PD Ports’ managing director for bulks and port services, Jerry Hopkinson,  ... [+]

Setting sail

Twelve youngsters from six local schools were the first to embark on the new High Tide Cadet after school programme inspired by the Prince of Wales. Run by The High Tide Foundation, a charity created and driven by port-related businesses to provide opportunities for the young people of Teesside, the programme ... [+]

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