Bidding process to develop British freeports opens, but clashes with Brexit

UK port owners and operators have welcomed the government’s decision to open the competitive bidding process for the development of up to 10 freeports.
However, with the deadline for submission of bids just 12 weeks away, there was also criticism that the government is trying to rush through the process – particularly given that it will coincide with the UK’s formal departure from the EU and the possible supply chain disruption …

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Dover by-pass service links Spain to UK

Shortsea operator W.E.C. Lines is to start a new bi-weekly service linking the northern Spanish port of Bilbao with Teesport in the northeast of England, by-passing Dover, in a move that comes immediately before European Union (EU) customs regulations end, on 31 December 2020.

It is expected that the new service will cut delivery times, as well as take lorries off the road and will not be subject to the congestion found at Dover and Folkstone, in the United Kingdom’s (UK) southeastern corner...

https://container-news.com/dover-by-pass-service-links-spain-to-uk/

As UK freeport consultation ends, Teesside eyes ‘investment and jobs boost’

The UK government will on Monday end industry consultation on proposals to build up to 10 freeports around the country following its formal departure from the EU.
According to partners at UK law firm Dentons, the government has three main aims from the development of freeports: to serve as national hubs for global trade and investment across the UK; to promote regeneration and job creation; and create hotbeds of innovation.
A freeport is …

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Intermodal the key to boosting efficiency and reliability and going greener

Across the worldwide logistics industry, we are seeing a significant shift in modal use as businesses see the benefits of adopting an intermodal approach, or even shifting their operations entirely from mode to another.
In addition to benefiting the environment, increasing operational efficiency and reliability, this new approach could break down the previously siloed relationships between transport modes and inspire businesses to work together to find the most cost-effective, efficient...

https://theloadstar.com/intermodal-the-key-to-boosting-efficiency-and-reliability-and-going-greener/

PD Ports persists in “green” investment

PD Ports has continued its investment into environmentally sustainable technology at Teesport as part of its continued commitment to reducing the Port’s carbon footprint.

In December, PD Ports took delivery of three electric Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes, supplied by Liebherr Container Cranes Limited, as part of the latest phase in the port operator’s container terminal expansion at Teesport.

The RTGs, which stand at more than 24m high and weigh 135tonnes, are the first of PD Ports’...

https://container-news.com/pd-ports-persists-in-green-investment/

PD Ports crowned Business of the Year at Annual Excellence Awards

PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, has won the coveted title of Business of the Year 2019 at the Rail Freight Group’s (RFG) annual awards ceremony.

The port operator took the top prize with judges praising its outstanding commitment to its customers and to the wider local community in the North East.

The judges were particularly impressed by PD Ports show of industry leadership in the way it promotes rail freight services, especially across the North, and by putting real money behind...

https://container-news.com/pd-ports-business-year-annual-excellence-awards/

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