Tilbury2 at the centre of a European rail network
While the public gaze and political discourse has been fixed on tackling the coronavirus and preparing for Brexit, one of Britain’s major ports has launched [...more ]
Peel Ports recognised as the safest port operator in the UK
Port Skills and Safety have recently announced their annual benchmarking results for 2019, ranking Peel Ports in first place for the lowest rate of significant [...more ]
East-west rail link ‘critical’ to Port of Liverpool’s growth
New report from law firm Brabners says facilities such as the Port of Liverpool can only reach their full potential through significant transport infrastructure investment. [...more ]
ABP Annual Review 2020 promotes sustainable supply chains
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading port owner and operator, published its Annual Review 2020, which celebrates the company’s achievements over the past 12 [...more ]
BG Freight Line introduces tri-weekly Dublin-Liverpool service
BG Freight Line has taken a positive step by adding an additional weekly service call to meet the growing demands of container traffic between Liverpool [...more ]
DP World Completes Integration of Unifeeder and Feedertech
DP World announce Tuesday it has finished integrating its recent acquisitions Unifeeder and Feedertech, creating a feedering and shortsea network serving hundreds of ports across [...more ]
GOV.UK: MIN 633 (M+F) BIC container databases
Guidance MIN 633 (M+F) BIC container databases Notice to all UK container owners, operators and lessees, container ship owners, ship operators and terminal operators. Published [...more ]
Do you know what Plimsoll lines on ships are?
Have you ever wondered what Plimsoll lines are? And why are they called Plimsoll? Professionals across the shipping industry may be familiar with the term, [...more ]
Drone tech transformation of Associated British Ports’ asset management
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading and best-connected port owner and operator, announced it has successfully embedded drone technology into its asset management practices [...more ]
Oxford Uni Survey: does marine wildlife damage or protect Historic Maritime structures?
Researchers at the University of Oxford in collaboration with Historic England are conducting a survey to determine attitudes towards marine wildlife growing on historic maritime [...more ]
GOV.UK: SOLAS container weight MCA approved weighing organisations
Guidance SOLAS container weight MCA approved weighing organisations MCA approved organisations for container weight requirements Published 27 June 2016 Last updated 22 July 2020 — [...more ]
HRH The Princess Royal, Maritime UK Patron, thanks sector key workers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRKLILVX_Tc#action=share The Princess Royal: 'Thank you for keeping our country supplied' HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, has visited key workers at Bristol Port to [...more ]
Port of Zeebrugge joins the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA)
The Port of Zeebrugge has joined the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA). As a new member of IPCSA, we are looking forward to sharing [...more ]
Supercharged Melilla
It’s said that good things come in small packages. The Spanish autonomous city of Melilla, and its port, certainly fit into that category . . [...more ]
THE Alliance announces COVID-19 response measures for July, August and September 2020
THE Alliance announces COVID-19 response measures for July, August and September 2020 Changes impact several trades, but especially Asia – North Europe trade In light [...more ]
COVID-19: EU Commission guidelines on the progressive restoration of transport services
EU Commission publishes a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen. Among others, [...more ]
ESPO Port pro of the month: José Luis Cacho (PT)
This month we talked to Mr. José Luis Cacho, President of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS). He told us about his long-term [...more ]
Port of Gothenburg container traffic in full flow as European ports falter
Ports throughout Europe have been hit hard by the current Covid-19 pandemic. This can be seen clearly in the recently published volume statistics from Europe’s [...more ]