4ALLPORTS News Update June 2019
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4ALLPORTS News Update June 2019 Maritime Transport opens rail terminal at Tilbury News in brief: Milford Haven hires new Chief: with easy access to our The Port of Milford Haven has A 55,000 Sq ft Rubb rail connections. The appointed Andy Jones as its new shed was relocated site that Maritime Chief Executive. Mr Jones, who has been with the organisation from another part of were previously locat- for eight years, starts his position the port to the site to ed on the port will now with immediate effect. He brings provide rail connected become part of the experience drawn from his years undercover storage. Tilbury2 development as Deputy Chief Executive and Finance Director. Maritime can accom- area. modate both domestic Port of Tyne under new direc- and International / EU "We’re delighted with tion:The Port of Tyne has ap- pointed Simon Brett as Commer- trade in the new termi- the new site and are cial Director Port Services. Simon nal. confident that our relo- joins Port of Tyne from Associated cation will benefit our British Ports where he was most recently Head of Projects on the Maritime Transport Ltd world, Maritime will Commenting on the customers," said Dave Humber. (Maritime) has opened use an existing termi- new facility, Peter Boomer, Chief Execu- its new rail connected nal railhead which has Ward, Commercial Di- tive Officer, Maritime Gothenburg building crossdock- ing terminal: Construction of the distribution terminal at been converted to rector at the Port of Transport Ltd. "Being Svea Terminal – a new rail con- the Port of Tilbury. Mar- allow both straddle Tilbury, said: “It’s great rail connected is essen- nected crossdocking terminal for itime has been on site at carriers and reach to see this new facility tial for us, as we main- forest products at the Port of Tilbury for 15 years and stackers to operate for Maritime open. We tain current customer Gothenburg – is now underway at the Port of Gothenburg. The new has relocated to a new simultaneously. It is have worked with them relationships and look terminal will offer weather- facility with rail connec- expected to double the for a long time and it to grow our intermodal protected transloading immedi- tivity near London Con- handling capacity of was important that the business, which ately beside the port’s ro-ro and tainer Terminal. the terminal and will port invested in this launched earlier this container terminals. Operations are due to commence during the handle both intermod- new facility for their year, to help improve first half of 2020. Handling mostly steel al and specialised steel growing business. Mar- both ours and our cus- for distribution to Eu- wagons from the first itime’s terminal pro- tomers eco creden- Forth Ports multimillion-pound crane investment: ABP’s Port of rope and rest of the day of operation. vides a bespoke facility tials." King’s Lynn has secured a new contract with the crude vermicu- Port of Esbjerg announces terminal expansion lite distributor company, Palabora Europe Limited, following the port’s investment in a new The Board of Directors stalled. The costs of terminals at the port, tive compared to road £30,000 bagging plant. Palabora of Port Esbjerg has establishing the termi- which are operated by transport, due to the Europe Limited is a supplier of adopted the construc- nal are expected to run Blue Water Shipping and falling costs, among oth- crude vermiculite to a range of 2 industries in the UK that use the tion of a 40,000m multi to a total investment Scandinavian Auto Logis- er things because bigger material in fire protection, plas- -terminal in the eastern of around DKK 15 mil- tics. ships are being built. ters, renders and lightweight port area. The new ter- lion. There is also a general concretes in the construction minal is expected to be In 2018, Port Esbjerg focus on moving more of industry. completed by the end of An invitation to tender reportedly handled 4.4 Europe’s traffic from The Port of Liverpool appoints the year. for the construction of million tonnes of cargo, road to sea, to alleviate new Port Director: Peel Ports has appointed a new Port Director for the new terminal will as a hub for RoRo traffic, motorway congestion the Mersey cluster of ports, Si- The terminal will include be announced during with six fixed liner ser- problems. So we have mon Brown. He is responsible for direct access to the the new few weeks. vices and connections to faith that the positive all commercial and operational three ramps already The terminal is ex- more than 25 ports. Port development will contin- activities at Liverpool, Runcorn established at the quay. pected to be complet- Esbjerg is also one of ue, offering new oppor- and the Manchester Ship Canal (excluding the two container It will be surfaced with ed in November 2019 Denmarks largest hub tunities for our custom- terminals and RORO). concrete tiles, and and will be located for car imports. ers, which we must help drains will be built, fenc- adjacent to the two them to fulfil,” says Den- For further information please visit es set up and gates in- existing multi- “Sea routes are becom- nis Jul Pedersen. the 4AllPorts news pages: ing increasingly competi- www.4allports.com www.4allports.com | +44 1502 307037 | [email protected] 1 4ALLPORTS News Update June 2019 APM Terminals Barcelona outlines recent €47 million investment APM Terminals Barcelo- vested €47 million in Super Post Panamax minal to further in- cy. This certification na provided an overview the Port of Barcelona cranes in April this crease efficiency, offer- standardises the termi- of the company's short over recent months. year. The two new ing customers the nal's customs opera- and middle-term pro- The most recent in- Ship-to-Shore cranes, highest productivity tions, closing the circuit jects last week. Repre- vestment was the ac- which are now opera- out of all the Mediter- of customs processing sentatives of the port quisition of 29 new tional, allow opera- ranean terminals. and security in national community, including straddle carriers, tions with ships of up and European transport. the president of the which will help APM to 23 containers across In June, APM Termi- Port of Barcelona, Terminals Barcelona the beam. In addition, nals Barcelona also The purpose of the AEO Mercè Conesa, and the improve efficiency they are capable of received Authorised status is to apply more deputy director of State once operational this lifting 100 tonnes and Economic Operator rigorous and effective Ports, Javier Martín San- month. can also operate in (AEO) statusfor protec- security measures and todomingo attended. The terminal also took TWIN mode (2x20’), tion and security from at the same time facili- APM Terminals has in- delivery of two new which allows the ter- the Spanish Tax Agen- tate the flow of goods in international trade. Dordrecht Inland Seaport getting upgrades In The Netherlands, Port Authority will be and inland shipping “This development not all users and optimum The Port of Rotterdam investing over 3.5 mil- jetties & dolphins will only enables us to meet use will be made of the Authority is further lion euros to optimise receive an upgrade and the increasing demand nautical space, while developing Dordrecht the Wilhelminahaven. a barge area will be for bulk transhipment also achieving optimum Inland Seaport with an The current mooring created. The new buoy handling capacity and nautical access for Kil- aim to meet the in- buoys will be replaced configuration is ex- for waterfront plots, kade 7,” commented creasing demand for with five new certifi- pected to increase ship but it also ensures that Rik Dalmeijer – Area bulk transhipment han- cated mooring buoys -ship handling capacity Wilhelminahaven is Manager Dordrecht dling capacity and for with a tensile strength and offer larger vessels future proof. Inland Seaport. waterfront plots. of 200 tonnes. the opportunity for “The port will be better In the coming year, the simultaneous tranship- organised and safer for The sea-going shipping ment. Global Energy Group nets Nigg contract Global Energy Group Nigg is one of the larg- plant and equipment and Installation con- wind farm, Scotland’s (GE) has been lined up est port facilities in the such as cranes and low tract for Moray first large scale and the for a staging port con- Moray Firth, with some loaders (SPMT’s), to East back in 2017. The UK’s deepest water tract with a new client, of the largest construc- handle the large off- EPCI contract covered offshore power genera- DEME Offshore, for use tion and assembly shore wind structures the foundations pro- tion project. of the Port of Nigg for shops in Europe. The and increase loading curement and installa- The Beatrice offshore the Moray facility features a dry capacity. GEG also re- tion offshore, using its installation and con- East offshore wind dock and over 900m of cently announced a DP3 equipped new struction operations farm development. The deepwater quayside. further planned £10- build offshore installa- has now been complet- contract is estimated to £15 million investment, tion vessel Orion. ed and Siemens is in worth £10 to £12 mil- Since taking over the designed to expand the process of de- lion with GE to provide site, GEG has invested quayside availability In March 2018, the parting the site at Nigg, the services of the Port £90 million into the and adjacent yard Port of Nigg embarked ready for the ports for receipt of complet- port with £50 million space. on its first staging port/ next staging and mar- ed jacket foundations.