4ALLPORTS News Update June 2020
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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 mile- stone 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.