London, 24 June 2008 – PD Ports has been raising its profile in the Far East as part of an awareness campaign to attract deep sea vessels to call direct to Teesport on the North East coast of England. This follows the recent UK Government approval for PD Ports to build a deep sea container terminal known as the Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport, which will create over 5,500...
Brasil Maru Named ‘Ship of the Year’ for 2007 World’s Largest Iron Ore Carrier Linking Japan and Brazil TOKYO — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that the MOL-operated iron ore carrier Brasil Maru was selected as the Ship of The Year for 2007 by The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers. The selection committee noted that the...
London, 18 June 2008 – PD Ports, which owns and operates Teesport, has reinforced its commitment to staff training and development by backing a drive to boost the skills of the region’s workforce. The company, which employs more than 1,000 people in the North East, has bolstered its training record by making the Skills Pledge at an event attended by the Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of...
London, 12 June 2008 – Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd has installed three K range very narrow aisle trucks at the recently expanded Davies Turner freight and logistics hub in Bristol. To enable pallet retrieval from this location, Davies Turner needed a truck with a substantial lift height capability of over 16 metres – an industry first. Linde, one of the world’s leading...
London, 11 June 2008 – PD Ports has announced it has reached a new agreement with ABP in respect of its ongoing operation of Hull Container Terminal (HCT). The new agreement for up to eight years took effect from 1st May 2008 and over the next 12 months will include an investment by PD Ports of some £4 million. This investment will implement specialist IT systems, refurbish the existing STS...
London, 11 June 2008 – Linde Material Handling UK has completed a deal with Biffa Waste Services to supply 25 highly specialised diesel powered forklifts for operation on sites throughout the country. Biffa is a leading integrated waste management business in the UK which operates across the breadth of the waste management value chain with over 160 locations and 1,500 vehicles. Biffa provides...
LONDON, 11 June 2008 – Today, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Akimitsu Ashida) held a naming ceremony for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier called the Energy Navigator. The ceremony took place at the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Sakaide Shipyard. Mitsunori Torihara, the President of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. had the privilege of naming the new vessel. MOL and Tokyo LNG Tanker Co...
London – 2 June 2008- Following government approval for the Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in North East England and before construction work has started, shippers and retailers are already anticipating the benefits of direct supply chain services between northern England and the Far East. When the first phase construction is complete in 3-years time, the NGCT will...
London, 8 May 2008 – PD Ports has announced that Frans Calje has been appointed to the new position of ‘Key Projects Director’. Reporting to CEO David Robinson, Calje (a Dutch national) will assume responsibility for leading all the Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) project teams. He will be charged with overseeing the over £300m investment project in all future planning...
London, 2 May 2008 – PD Ports and Tesco today announced plans to bring 800 new jobs to Teesside, through the development of a state-of-the-art import centre. Announcing the plans, Tesco Corporate Affairs Manager Juliette Bishop said: “We are delighted to announce the development of our first purpose built import storage facility at Teesport in the North East of England. This will be part of...