4ALLPORTS News Update July 2020
Suez Canal blockage racks up over $9 billion per day News in brief: Port of Antwerp welcomes LNG ly cost 12 per ployed. The vessel is bunkering : Port of Antwerp, cent of global towed to a location Fluxys, and Titan LNG have celebrat- ed the christening of a new LNG trade and was outside the channel for bunker barge; the FlexFueler 002. holding up further inspection. Owned by gas infrastructure group trade valued at Fluxys and leading physical supplier over $9 billion Peter Berdowski, CEO of LNG, Titan LNG, the FlexFueler 002 makes LNG as a marine fuel per day, ac- Boskalis: “Shortly fol- widely available to vessels bunker- cording to data lowing the grounding ing in the port. The FlexFueler 002 from Lloyd's of the Ever Given we operates from its base at quay list. were requested 526/528 and supplies LNG through- out the port and Western Scheldt. It Copernicus Sentinel data 2021, CC BY 2.0
ABP port-centric manufacturing facility in Newport
Associated British Ports ture of plasterboard. wind and solar support of the project. “Wales remains a strong (ABP) has commenced a This will eliminate the sources. Construction of the location for investment project to build a new need to transport raw new factory is planned and I am delighted our plasterboard factory at materials from the As part of the project, to commence in April long-term efforts with the Port of Newport, port to an in-land fac- ABP, together with a 2021. key partners have se- which will help create tory by road, which number of European- cured the development around 60 new full-time will help reduce CO2 based inward inves- Minister for Economy, of this state-of-the-art jobs in the area. emissions. tors, has invested Transport and North manufacturing centre. around £23 million to Wales, Ken Skates, This will create high The new facility will be Furthermore, the fac- create the new manu- said: “This major in- quality employment used to store gypsum, tory will benefit from facturing facility in vestment in Newport is opportunities and be which will be delivered green power generat- Newport. Welsh Gov- great news and a real crucial in supporting of by ship before being ed by ABP’s on-site ernment has also con- show of confidence in our construction sector.” used for the manufac- renewables, including tributed £750,000 in the area.
Initial phase completed for Maryland’s first offshore wind staging centre
Ørsted has announced grades, establishing a and specialised trans- Ørsted and Tradepoint develop Maryland’s the completion of the lift-on/lift-off and a roll- porters to move wind Atlantic are now begin- first offshore wind en- initial phase of Mary- on/roll-off berth within turbine components, ning preparations for ergy staging centre at land’s first offshore Tradepoint Atlantic’s some weighing as the second phase of Tradepoint Atlantic. wind staging centre at port facility for han- much as 2,000 tons, the staging centre, Establishing a facility Tradepoint Atlantic, dling offshore wind from ships onto the which is the develop- for offshore wind at the 3,300-acre global components such as site. Ørsted provided ment of 50 additional Tradepoint Atlantic logistics centre in Balti- wind turbine blades, funding to drive hun- acres of land for the marks a major mile- more County, Mary- foundations, nacelles, dreds of heavy steel laydown, storage, and stone in the develop- land. and towers. This in- pilings over 150 feet assembly of offshore ment of the compa- cludes strengthening into the ground so that wind components. nys Skipjack Wind Ørsted has now com- the ground bearing these heavy compo- Farm. pleted $13.2 million in capacity at the port to nents can be safely Ørsted signed an port infrastructure up- allow heavy-lift cranes handled. agreement in 2019 to ABP unveils Lowestoft offshore energy plans
Associated British Ports toft’s Outer Harbour. In 2019, Scottish Power Energy and PowerPark, farms in Barrow, (ABP) has unveiled am- Renewables opened an where key offshore Grimsby and Lowestoft. bitious plans for the ABP stated that the Operations and energy developers, Port of Lowestoft, aim- project will deliver port Maintenance building operators and service “Our LEEF project rep- ing to create a com- infrastructure to meet in Hamilton Dock, to providers are located, resents an exciting step petitive edge for com- the offshore energy support the including SSE, Scottish- change in our ability to panies across the industry’s current and 714MW East Anglia Power Renewables, SLP service customers in Southern North Sea future demands, ensur- ONE offshore wind and Turner Iceni. the growing Southern (SNS) energy sector ing the port can accom- farm. The port is also North Sea energy sec- and the wider East An- modate the next gener- home to the O&M base Andy Reay, ABP Group tor. It will re-engineer glia region. ation of offshore sup- for Scottish & Southern Head of Commercial existing quayside in the port vessels. The facili- Energy’s (SSE) Greater (Offshore Wind), Outer Harbour and Over the next five ty will provide a site Gabbard Offshore wind said: “ABP is the num- create the modern in- years, ABP will develop that is suitable for Op- farm, which is located ber one host of O&M frastructure needed to the Lowestoft Eastern erations & Mainte- 23km off the coast of bases in the UK, provid- support a rapidly Energy Facility (LEEF), nance (O&M) activities Suffolk, England. ing infrastructure for changing energy indus- which is expected to in addition to quayside operations and mainte- try in a growing region- bring upgrades to ma- suitable for construc- The port’s plan is com- nance facilities to sup- al economy.” rine facilities at Lowes- tion support activities. plemented by Orbis port offshore wind
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Mersin International Port breaks ground for EMH II Expansion
Mersin International and the enlargement er Johan Van Daele turity of the logistics Port-centric supply chain Port Management Inc. of the yard, MIP is said, “It is crucial that industry. MIP also solutions for beneficial (MIP) held a ground- gearing up to handle MIP creates additional takes responsibility in cargo owners, increas- breaking ceremony to the growing volumes berth and yard capaci- creating a sustainable ing cargo connectivity and visibility through mark the beginning of in the region and meet ty to prepare for ex- and community- precision-scheduled in- the expansion works for the demand for the pected future econom- friendly environment termodal connectivity EMH II. The EMH II ex- port to serve the in- ic growth of the region. by constructing a di- and technology-enabled pansion project, repre- creasing number of This will support the rect access from the digital platforms, and senting an investment mega-vessels. The ex- trade and business as highway to the port.” sealing Mersin’s position of USD 375 million, will pansion plans also in- well as continue our as a main hub for the David Yang, Regional East Mediterranean increase the container clude the installation high quality of service CEO PSA Europe, Med- Region. “We will contin- handling capacity of the of 4 new quay cranes to all stakeholders. The iterranean and the ue to invest in Infra- port from 2.6 million and 24 additional yard expansion project will Americas said, “The structure, Technology Twenty-foot Equivalent cranes. The EMH II secure the industrial EMH II project is but and People; and make a Units (TEUs) to 3.6 mil- project is expected to potential of the Mersin the beginning of the significant contribution next chapter to Mersin lion TEUs. With the in- be completed by the region in the coming to the city and the coun- Port’s growth, posi- stallation of an addition- end of 2022. years, ensure higher try's economy through tioning MIP in a strate- al mega-vessel berth efficiency and increase the ecosystem created MIP’s General Manag- gic position to develop the strength and ma- by MIP.” Port planning app could pave way for investment
a wider strategy to and chair of the port for investors who attract more invest- board, said: “Port of choose the site, includ- ment into the munic- Sunderland has under- ing enhanced capital ipally-owned hub. gone a programme of allowances. It is the final extensive infrastruc- phase of work, after A planning applica- ture works, transform- programmes of infra- tion was lodged in ing it into a develop- structure works were December, for a ment-ready location, rolled out on the port’s range of works that that is already proving East Shore site, as well will put in place vital increasingly attractive as improvements to Image source: Port of Sunderland infrastructure to to investors. road connections make the site shovel Swathes of land at Port around the estate. proved. ready. It is the last of “This latest phase of of Sunderland are being three projects deliv- work, which will ensure Andrew Moffat CBE, prepared for invest- The work will ready ered at the Port thanks the right infrastructure Chair of the Investment ment, as the final part the 11-acre site – to the backing of the is in place to attract Board at the North East of a £8.2m programme which is now a multi- North East Local Enter- investors to Trinity LEP, said: “This final of works is set to go modal facility that en- phase of work will ele- prise Partnership (LEP) Rail, Road & Sea, is a before planning. joys unrivalled access vate the Port of Sunder- and is designed to vital step in ensuring to open sea, the rail land to a very attractive The final phase of the network and road con- attract potential inves- the wider port estate is site for potential inves- port’s Enterprise Zone nections – for the arri- tors and provide an a highly investible tors. The Port has enabling works is ex- val of developers in incentive to those proposition, maximis- worked tirelessly over pected to get started at the rail, manufactur- looking to establish a ing the economic ad- the last few years on its plan to regenerate this Hendon Sidings - which ing, port-related stor- long-term operation at vantage our port can Enterprise Zone, which has been renamed Trini- age and distribution, Port of Sunderland. provide to the city.” ty – Rail, Road & Sea, by now has the potential to offshore operations Councillor Graeme Located to the west of create more and better the summer, if a plan- and maintenance in- Miller, leader of Sun- the ort, Trinity offers a jobs for the region.” ning application is ap- dustries, and is part of derland City Council range of advantages
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Short-sea terminal to be opened at the Port of Gothenburg
A new terminal service focused on European road to the more envi- ject. The area is cur- new terminal. Loading is due to commence at destinations, for exam- ronmentally friendly rently being reviewed and unloading of barges the Port of Gothenburg, ple suitable storage sea alternative. to determine what and smaller vessels that dedicated to intra- and transloading facili- needs to be adapted, form the backbone of The terminal will be European container ties close to the quay- adjusted, or added to these modes of shipping located at the Skandi- transport. The terminal side are needed, to ensure the most effi- have specific require- ahamnen western will be located at Skan- offer flexibility and a cient short-sea han- ments that are currently quay, which was re- diahamnen’s western further incentive for dling system possible. being examined to en- cently renovated and quay and will be operat- transport purchasers sure the best possible reinforced in the lead- It will also be possible ed by APM Terminals. to switch more intra- solutions can be put in up to the Skandia to handle coastal and European freight from place. With short-sea handling Gateway fairway pro- inland shipping at the Port of Antwerp and PSA Antwerp renew Europa Terminal
In order to ensure that er draft. In order to limit quay wall is limited to a After these demolition shore-side power. An the largest container the operational impact, maximum of 13.5 me- works, a new quay wall underwater dam will ships can continue to the works will be carried ters. In order to also will be built with an ori- protect the nearby call at the Europa Termi- out in three phases. receive container ship- entation that follows Galgenschoor nature nal, Port of Antwerp, in With this floor, Port of ping with greater draft, the navigation channel reserve. dialogue with the termi- Antwerp and PSA Ant- the depth of the quay at Europa Terminal. In order to keep the nal operator PSA Ant- werp confirm their am- Container handler PSA wall of the terminal will operational impact as werp, is planning a bition to use the existing be aligned with the Antwerp is responsible limited as possible, the deepening of the quay space in the port as op- maximum draft of ap- for the complete reno- major works will be car- wall of Europa Terminal. timally and sustainably proximately 16 meters vation of the design of ried out in three phases. To this end, the current as possible. at arrival. the adjoining front This means that a large quay wall will be com- quay, including new part of the terminal can Europa Terminal was Extensive maritime pletely demolished and flooring and the largest always remain in service opened in 1990 as the works are necessary to replaced by a new one. container cranes. The while another part of first tidal container ter- achieve this deepening. the capacity is diverted quay wall will be After completion of the minal in the port of Ant- The current quay wall to PSA Noordzee Termi- equipped with all no- works, the container werp. However, the with a length of almost nal. It is expected that regret infrastructure terminal will be able to current draft of ships 1200 meters must be the works can start at measures to implement receive ships with great- that can moor at the completely demolished. the end of this year. New service links China to Liverpool
DKT Allseas (part of All- the vessels will be ing Director Allseas Ningbo into Liverpool, chain partners can be seas Global Logistics), feeder size, rather Global Logistics said: at a sensible price. both reliable and pro- has announced it will than panama or larger. “This service which is vide innovative solu- “We hope that the operate a number of This will offer multiple under our own direct tions to mitigate the demand particularly by supply chain critical con- benefits to cargo own- charter, has been born effects of the pandem- North UK customers, tainer vessel sailings ers as it will significant- out of necessity and ic. can support a longer from Shanghai and ly reduce the chance of frustration with the term, frequent niche “The Port of Liverpool Ningbo to Liverpool. The port delays, as there current supply and service from China continues to demon- first service due to de- are no multi-port call- demand issue. By tak- direct into Liverpool.” strate its strength, agil- part Shanghai on 4 April, ings, and will ship di- ing a progressive ap- ity and resiliency to with two additional sail- rectly into the heart of proach we can offer a David Huck, Managing relieve pressure on ings on the 22 and 25 the UK market, where guaranteed service, Director, Peel Ports traditional routes and April. many of Allseas’ cus- without deviation or said: “Cargo owners provide a gateway di- tomers are located. additional Port calls need assurance during rect into the heart of The service will have a the cargo owning com- Darren Wright, Manag- from Shanghai and these challenging 28 day transit time and times that their supply munity of the UK.
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