Associated British Ports
Alex Chinchen Port Manager Teignmouth and Plymouth Associated British Ports
The UK’s Leading Port Operator
• 21 Ports and a Rail Freight Terminal
• In ABP and its customers handle 90 million tonnes of cargo per year and contribute £7.5 Billion to the UK Economy
• Trades and Services we offer include: • Automotive • Liquid Bulks • Containers • Offshore Wind • Dry Bulks • Cruise • Forest Products • RoRo and Ferries • Fresh Produce • Steel & Other • General Cargo Metals
2 Our six strategic pillars
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South West
• The ports of Plymouth and Teignmouth make a vital contribution to the local, regional and national economy
• Together with our customers and partners the ports support 1,100 jobs in the South West and contributes more than £64 million to the local economy each year
• Key Sectors for the South West:
• Ferry and Cruise • Agribulks • Aggregates • Minerals
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Port History
1700’s 1886 • Port focused on Salt • New Quay build and Fish Trade for shipments of • Sent 7 Vessels and • Local Granite, Dartmoor • Teignmouth 120 Men against the Pipe Clay, Quay French in Calais Granite to Manganese London Bridge Company and Timber Formed 1300’s Early 1800’s
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Port History
1932 1979 • WW1 and the • Dock used as • ABP Bought Depression •Redevelopment of WW2 Storage • Port Taken Teignmouth left the Quays Quays to handle Depot wood pulp, coal, Over and Quay Co Derelict clay and granite Privately (90,000T) Owned Early 1900’s 1939 1988
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Port History
1800’s
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Port Development
1990 2006
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Port Development
2015
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Commodities
ANIMAL FEED CLAY SALT SAND
BLAST FURNACE SLAG STONE PROJECT CARGO CRUISE
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Future Proofing the Port…
• New store 2015
• Channel Dredge: adding 1.5m to current tide tables which will enable the port to handle over 4000T vessels from the 3000T vessels they could handle
• New Plant and Equipment to handle larger vessels – New Mantsinen Materials Handler
• Renovations to quay edges and fendering required
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Future Proofing the Port…
Handled 450,000T of Cargo in 2017
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Millbay
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Millbay
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Millbay
• Ferries
• Cruise
• Fertiliser
• Project Cargo (e.g. Steel Pipes)
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Brittany Ferries
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Brittany Ferries
• Started Operating in Millbay 1973
• Today they are the primary customer of Millbay with 350 sailings per year
• 320 Sailings to France and 30 Sailings to Spain
• Brittany Ferries invested significantly in 2002 to build the Pont Aven and in 2010 for the Amerique
• Brittany Ferries are looking to invest in a new vessel moving forward
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Future Proofing the Port…
• Size of vessels increasing • Brittany Ferries first ferry in 1973 was 120m long • A new vessel may be up to 210m long • Cruise Vessels are also getting larger which we need to accommodate
• Need to adapt infrastructure to accommodate longer vessels • Additional Mooring Dolphins • Upgrades to Fender System • New Passenger Access (which must be flexible enough to service the 8m rise and fall in tide) • Upgrades to Passenger Terminal and Car Lane Layout
• Development of Trinity Pier
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