4ALLPORTS News Update June 2020

Port of Cardiff cements contract with energy company News in brief:

 Port of Ipswich hits 400,000 vice linking its investing more than tonne milestone since begin- West Wales £400,000 in jetty infra- ning of lockdown: The Port of refinery in structure upgrades and Ipswich has reached a milestone of 400,000 tonnes of Pembroke to recently completion of cargo handled on behalf of its network of a five year programme Suffolk businesses since the storage and to replace both the beginning of the Covid-19 lock- distribution inner and outer lock down on 23rd March.

terminals gates, representing a During the period, the port has around the UK £5 million investment welcomed 115 ships, carrying a and Ireland, to secure marine ac- wide range of commodities with expecta- cess for the next 50 from fertiliser and barley to rice and timber. tions to han- years. Image source: ABP dle considera-  Kalmar ink service agreement ble liquid bulk Andrew Harston, Re- with Lineas Intermodal: Kal- The Port of Cardiff has and deep-sea connec- tonnage through Car- gional Director for mar, part of Cargotec, has signed a 10-year Kalmar Care signed a new contract tivity. diff every year. ABP’s Wales and Short service agreement with Europe- Sea Ports, said: “Valero with Valero, a global an rail operator Lineas Inter- refiner specialising in As part of the agree- ABP’s Port of Cardiff’s is a great example of a modal. The agreement covers the manufacture of ment, Valero will be location facilitates ac- company that is able the two Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers delivered to the cus- transportation fuels and importing predomi- cess to a market of 1.5 to use sea transport for tomer’s Main Hub terminal in nantly road fuels, in- million people living in the 100 mile journey petrochemical products. Antwerp in Q1 of 2020. The cluding petrol, ultra the Cardiff Capital Re- from Pembroke to Car- order was booked in Cargotecs The new long-term low sulphur diesel gion, which equals ap- diff. 2020 Q2 order intake and the agreement includes oc- (ULSD) and biofuels, as proximately half the service agreement comes into effect in May 2020. cupation of a 12-acre well as heating fuels, population of Wales. “ABP has a longstand- storage and distribution into Cardiff for distri- ing relationship with  Wind project Eemshaven taken terminal adjacent to bution to the regional In preparation for the Valero and we look over by Pondera and Rebel: ABP’s Roath Dock in market in South Wales. new contract, ABP has forward to this contin- Pondera and Rebel announced made investments in uing our collaboration that they will take over the Cardiff which will be fed wind project at the breakwaters by coastal tankers utilis- Valero utilises a enhancing port infra- into the future with in the Eemshaven from YARD ing Cardiff’s multimodal coastal shipping ser- structure, including this new agreement.” ENERGY. YARD developed this project in recent years, and as such, have reached agreement Spanish operator offers new Ferrol to Liverpool container service with Groningen Seaports on the use of the location. The main The Port of Liverpool been impacted by said: “As the Corona- manage essential sup- permits for the construction of two wind turbines have now has welcomed an addi- COVID-19. virus wreaks economic ply chains such as fresh been obtained. tional weekly call from turmoil around the produce and construc- The Port of Liverpool Inter European Special- world, modern supply tion materials. Contain-  Solent Stevedores to expand in stated it has been ist, Containerships, chains face unprece- erships are proving to DP World London Gateway: working closely with Solent Stevedores set to ex- opening a direct link dented stress and are be a key partner for the the Port Health Au- pand its container handling from Northern Spain finding ways to opti- terminal’s growth hav- thority to enable facility at DP World London and Portugal to the mise and identify mini- ing increased their Gateway. The empty container smoother clearance North West of England. mum lead times during market share in Liver- yard, located on berth 7 of procedures especially London Gateway Port, provides the immediacy of the pool by 1.5% compared It will operate a weekly for food products, as associated container services current crisis is para- with 2019. We are loop bringing supplies well as other value such as: empty container and mount. pleased to be able to reefer storage; maintenance closer to the North West added services availa- offer the industry an and repair; and shunting. The market. It will offer an ble from the terminals. “As part of our national expansion of the site will in- increase in its competi- alternative to long truck- response we are devel- crease Solent Stevedores ca- David Huck, Managing tiveness through our ing journeys that have oping new ways to pacity up to 4,300 TEU. Director at Peel Ports facilities”, he said. For further information please visit the 4AllPorts news pages: www.4allports.com | +44 1502 307037 | [email protected] www.4allports.com 1 4ALLPORTS News Update June 2020

Antwerp unveils Inland waterways application

The Port of Antwerp is to the port of Antwerp, available lock spaces time, loading opera- The app shows BICS, working on the develop- it can be booked in the and the start and finish tion or other activities. ERINOT and soon also ment of an inland wa- system. This gives an times. Swing messages in a terways app. An applica- earlier overview of the Skippers and ship- draft journey. tion that can be used by lock plans. The AIS As the ship's captain, owners only have to ship's captains to make system (Automatic you can also consult install the app once. This application is part advanced electronic Identification System) the expected arrival Thanks to the transfer of the larger 'safe and registrations, request then registers arrival in and departure times of of registration data smooth traffic in the access through a lock, the port area. Mooring maritime vessels. So from other platforms, port' project. Other initi- and consult available and departure, as well you know which tem- we can also prevent atives incluse digital moorings in real-time. as the choice of a lock, porary waiting areas skippers having to transition, shipping su- can all be processed in you can use while send the same infor- pervision, planning and Once the skipper or ship the app. It also offers awaiting your lock mation several times. enforcement. -owner is aware of a trip clear overview of the Valenciaport begins studies for the Third Dock of the Port of Sagunto

The President of the traffic continues to the third dock, a proof by Valenciaport to Va- forecast of about 19 Port Authority of Va- grow, it is time to start of the confidence of the lencian companies to million in the reduction lencia (PAV), Aurelio thinking about this City council in this initi- overcome the Corona- of fees. Martínez, has an- third dock to adapt it to ative and in the eco- virus crisis, which, be- nounced that Valen- the current needs of nomic activity that the tween the generation “This will affect the ciaport is going to the market and port port activity gener- of liquidity and the accounts of Valen- begin studies for the activity”. ates”. reduction of port taxes, ciaport but will benefit third dock in the Port exceeds 60 million eu- companies to overcome of Sagunto. The president of the At the press confer- ros. Of this, 40 million the crisis, a sign of the PAV has indicated ence following the PAV are generated liquidity support of the PAV to Martínez explained that “we have received Board of Directors in advance of payment the economic activity of that “given the com- the support of the meeting, Martínez to suppliers and de- our business net- plexity of the port mayor of Sagunto to highlighted the finan- layed payments. In work,” added President works and the fact that recover the project of cial support provided addition, there is a Aurelio Martinez. Triton Knoll base completed at Grimsby’s Royal Dock

regional home as well as a new ware- Final fit-out works are for a team of house facility that in- still to be completed, in technicians and cludes a HAZMAT order to accommodate support staff, store, workshop area a team of people from responsible for and storage facilities. Triton Knoll, innogy, maintaining the which is responsible for offshore wind A new radio mast has maintaining the wind farm for the been installed to ena- farm long term, and next 25 years. ble communications the project’s lead wind Built across al- with the project’s off- turbine contractor MHI most four acres, shore operations Vestas. Image source: innogy the project in- teams, as well as a cludes a new temporary modular A number of new, lo- Construction of a new handed over the pro- open plan office space, building that is already cally based jobs have multi-million pound ject this week. Once along with a control accommodating the already been created operations base fully fitted out, the op- room, meeting rooms, construction team dur- to operate out of the for Triton Knoll is now erations and mainte- canteen and gym space ing the current phase new facility, including complete after national nance facility will be- with associated show- of works to build the four wind turbine ap- contractor Tolent come the long term ers and locker rooms, wind farm. prenticeship positions.

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BG Freight Line introduces tri-weekly Dublin-Liverpool service

BG Freight Line has tak- environment of short- “Our sailing schedule is network even further. route, as well as our en a positive step by sea shipping. amongst the best in The extra call in Liver- ambition and commit- adding an additional the business and as pool allows us to meet ment to provide the weekly service call to BG Freight Line, part of part of the Peel Ports the demands of our seamless movement of meet the growing de- the Peel Ports Group, Group, we are able to customer, giving them goods between Dublin mands of container provides a comprehen- offer the assurance to greater flexibility to and Liverpool. traffic between Liver- sive range of logistics our customers that we move last minute car- pool and the Irish Sea services to and from are both an estab- go closer to its end “During these uncertain hub. Ireland, the UK and lished and reliable destination in an ever- times, it’s imperative continental Europe. partner. changing landscape”. that we remain agile for The newly announced These services include our customers and re- service will call between door-to-door shipping, “We are always look- David Huck, Managing main customer-focussed Liverpool and Dublin on feedering and quay-to- ing for new growth Director, Peel Ports to find a fast solution a tri-weekly basis, en- quay shipping for all opportunities and add- said: “We are delight- that ensures cargo, es- suring a regular facility types of containerised ing another service to ed to welcome this pecially essential sup- to the meet the dynam- cargo. the Dublin – Liverpool extra weekly service as plies reaches its destina- ic needs of each cus- Koert Luitwieler, CEO, route will strengthen it reinforces the strate- tion on time”. tomer in the fast-paced BG Freight Line, said: our excellent Irish Sea gic importance of this

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Two new ship to shore working on the termi- service by early Au- and alongside the £14 container infrastructure. cranes worth £11.5 mil- nal more efficient and tumn.. million recent invest- In 2018, the container lion have left manufac- increase productivity. ment in the sister con- terminal in Hull expand- In preparation for the turers in China on their Their simplified modu- tainer terminal in Hull ed which saw sailings arrival of the new way to the Port of Im- lar design is light- means that the provi- increase from five to 15 cranes, earlier this mingham as part of the weight and durable, sion for containers in per week in a short month one of the cur- Humber Container Ter- making maintenance the Humber will now space of time, adding rent ship to shore minal expansion. easier and has been be outstanding. The new destinations as cranes were moved on tailored to Immingham project team have partners. The ICT pro- to Henderson Quay- The cranes are part of a Container Terminal’s been working hard ject is a similar invest- side (Immingham) by £33million upgrade and exact needs. through Covid-19 to ment of £33 million and Mammut SPMT’s as improvement pro- ensure works are still is currently underway in These cranes are de- part of the final phase gramme at Immingham being carried out. ABP the container terminal signed to load and of the £33 million in- Container Terminal (ICT) key workers have been in the Port of Imming- unload sea-going ves- vestment to expand to future proof the ter- doing a fantastic job in ham which will increase sels for ISO-standard and upgrade the termi- minal, extend its foot- Keeping Britain Trad- the space, improve the containers. Once the nal. print, maximise efficien- ing.” layout and add new cranes arrive, a full cies and improve the Simon Bird, Regional equipment. training & familiarisa- ABP stated it has con- service to customers. Director of ABP Hum- tion programme tinued to invest in the ber, said: “This is an This investment across The new ship to shore will be provided by Humber Ports to en- exciting development the two terminals in Hull cranes are supplied un- Kalmar and delivered sure that its has the for the Humber Ports. and Immingham is mak- der a Kalmar JV with to the Immingham infrastructure needed The £33 million investing the Humber Ports Rainbow Cargotec In- Container Terminal to seize opportunities. ment to the Humber one of the most signifi- dustries with its product operatives. Container Terminal in As part of ABP’s ongo- cant hubs for short sea custom made for Im- The cranes will arrive Immingham is a great ing commitment to containers in the UK mingham. The cranes later in the Summer step forward to future customers, ABP has market. are expected to make and should be fully in proofing the terminal been investing in the

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Peel Ports and CLdN introduce new Spain-UK RoRo service

European short sea Ro- connecting Spain di- Manager, CLdN said: port network as a via- countries, predominant- Ro specialist CLdN have rectly to the UK and “Having observed an ble alternative, with ly through ports in the introduced a new call at Ireland. This will bring increasing demand ports in the north able south. The majority of the Port of Liverpool, the total number of from trailer, container to offer hugely reduced items coming through opening the first pure calls from Iberia to and project cargo op- waiting times, storage are perishables with RoRo service in a trian- Liverpool to eight and erators for a direct and efficient onward limited time before ex- gle trade between San- will provide a new connection from Iberia routes”. piry, products like toma- tander (ES), Liverpool green RoRo alternative to the UK and Ireland toes and citrus from (UK) and Dublin (IE). compared to other in certain markets, we Shipments of fresh Spain and apples and modes of transport. chose the Port of Liver- fruit and vegetables pears from France. The The new service will pool to take advantage entered the UK from UK imports about 85% operate a weekly loop Mike Lewis, UK Sales of the UK’s extensive over 26 European of its vegetables from the EU (ITC Trade Map). Arklow Harbour to host SSE’s offshore wind base

to house up to 80 full- the site known locally as time employees, who "The Old Shipyard" on SSE’s Arklow Bank lease will support O&M of the the harbour’s South area is situated 13 km wind farm. The facility Dock for the develop- off the Co. Wicklow will feature purpose- ment of offices and coastline, to the east of built office and ware- warehousing. The com- Arklow, and covers an house buildings as well pany has also entered area approximately 27 as quayside berthing for into option agreements km long and 2.5k m up to four crew transfer to "step into" two ex- wide. Phase vessels. isting lease agreements One consists of seven with Wicklow County turbines, with an overall SSE Renewables has Council for adjoining capacity of 25.2 MW. It entered into land option industrial land, which started operations in SSE Renewables has MW Arklow Bank Wind agreements at Arklow’s also forms part of "The 2004. SSE anticipates selected Arklow Har- Park Phase 2 offshore South Dock to progress Old Shipyard" site, as that Arklow Bank Phase bour as the preferred wind farm. the development. These well as a quayside area 2 will commence opera- location to host the Op- include an option to at the South Dock for tions in 2025 and power erations and Mainte- The new base location purchase an industrial vessel berthing and pon- around half a million nance (O&M) base for at Arklow Harbour’s yard which forms part of toons. homes each year. its planned 520 South Dock is expected Construction of automated gate commences at APM Terminals Aarhus

APM Terminals Aarhus the Port of Aarhus to for a third gate lane in tion cameras and CCTV linked to the terminals has commenced the avoid trucks queueing each direction has cameras for exception new N4 Terminal Oper- construction of phase 1 on the main road. The been reserved for fu- handling by gate ating System (TOS). The of its automated gate Marshall area will in- ture expansion. clerks, will be tested by automated Gate Oper- complex. This US$3 mil- clude three self-service both engineers and ating System is sched- lion investment will kiosks. Completion of phase 1 test truck drivers. uled to be operational offer two lanes in, two is planned for the third by the end of next year. lanes out, a bi- A new Pre-OUT-gate quarter of 2020, at The terminal also has directional lane for OOG area will be able to which point gate plans to implement a During construction, and Mover traffic, and a accommodate up to 19 checks will still be car- digital Truck Appoint- traffic to and from the parking area inside the trucks up to 16.5m as ried out by gate per- ment System. This will terminal will have lim- OUT-lanes. well as 125m long, sonnel. Following the provide truck drivers ited impact. A tempo- extra-wide (5.5m) launch of phase 1, au- with a guaranteed rary pedestrian route The gate complex will parking for extra-long tomation of the gates, time slot and improve has been established be relocated to a new vehicles, OOG and including Optical Cam- efficiency. between the marshal area along with a new Movers, divided over era Recognition (OCR), area and the helpdesk. marshal area planned by two stretches. Space license plate recogni- All systems will be