ScottishPower Renewables opens East Anglia ONE base
ScottishPower Renewables has officially opened its East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm operations and maintenance base today (18 October 2019). The base has been constructed adjacent [...more ]
Wildlife study finds habitat created by the Port of Tilbury is now a site of national importance
WILDLIFE STUDY FINDS HABITAT CREATED BY THE PORT OF TILBURY IS NOW A SITE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE FOR INVERTEBRATES A wildlife area created six years [...more ]
Electric vehicles now make up majority of ABP’s fleet at Southampton
ABP has welcomed an additional 12 new electric vehicles to its fleet at the Port of Southampton so that electric vehicles now make up the [...more ]
Portsmouth Port director’s Brexit update to stakeholders
Mike Sellers, Portsmouth port director, has issued the following statement as a message of reassurance to customers and stakeholders regarding the port’s Brexit preparations: I [...more ]
UK Major Ports Group launches Youth Board
The UKMajor Ports Group(“UKMPG”), the voice for the UK’s largest port operators, today announced the creation of a Youth Board. The Youth Board will provide, [...more ]
Ports are taking real action to combat plastic waste
To mark the environment day of London International Shipping Week ports are sharing some of the huge range of things they’re doing to combat plastic [...more ]
GOV.UK: MIN 614 (M+F) Coronavirus (COVID-19) – UK Ship Register approach to registration services for UK Vessels
MIN 614 (M+F) Coronavirus (COVID-19) – UK Ship Register approach to registration services for UK Vessels This MIN provides information on how the UK Ship [...more ]
PEMA publishes brownfield automation information paper
PEMA publishes brownfield automation information paper The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has published key insights into automating container cranes at brownfield sites in its [...more ]
Port of Liverpool take a critical step to keep UK medical and pharmaceutical products supplied
All medical and pharmaceutical imports, subject to customers clearance, will be fast tracked through the Port of Liverpool with the gates remaining open 24/7 for [...more ]
BPA: Coronavirus Emergency Bill: Keeping our trading gateways open should be a priority
Responding to the publication of the Government’s policy paper on its new Emergency Bill the British Ports Association has said that keeping the UK’s global [...more ]
Op-Ed: COVID-19 Reveals the Risks of the Just-in-Time Supply Chain
Toilet paper shortages, profiteering from hand sanitizer and empty shelves in supermarkets. Thanks to COVID-19, governments in most industrialized nations are preparing for shortages of life’s necessities. [...more ]
GOV.UK: Navigation vessel traffic services- COVID -19 impact and safety measures
GOV.UK: IN 613(M) Navigation vessel traffic services- COVID -19 impact and safety measures Notice to all Port and VTS Authorities, VTS Personnel, Masters and DeckOfficers [...more ]
BPA and Port of Rotterdam launch smart ports paper
he British Ports Association is today launching a new joint smart ports paper with the Port of Rotterdam examining port digitalisation. The paper is part of [...more ]
PD Ports bosses ‘mindful’ of impact of no-deal but claim freeport status will be ‘catalyst’ for region
BOSSES at a North-East port have claimed freeport status will be a "catalyst" for economic growth across the Tees Valley, but have warned they are [...more ]
EC approves EUR 27m state aid to Romanian port Galati
The European Commission (EC) has approved, under EU state aid regulations, Romania's plans to grant investment aid worth EUR 27.4 million to the Galati Port, [...more ]
ESPO Port Pro of the month Port pro of the month: Doug Bannister (GB)
For this edition of ESPO’s Port pro of the month, we interviewed the new CEO of the Port of Dover. In what follows, Mr Doug [...more ]
Kick Off for Elbe river dredging
Good news for shipping and Hamburg’s port customers throughout the world: The works for the adjustment of the fairway has been started yesterday. With the [...more ]
Portuguese Government approves new Vasco da Gama Terminal and expansion of the current Terminal XXI of Port of Sines
The Ports of Sines and Algarve Authority welcomes the decision of the Portuguese Government that approved the decree laws that stablish the basis for the [...more ]