PD Ports

Creating freeports will be ‘no magic wand’ for a post-Brexit Britain

Freeports (otherwise known as free-trade zones, or FTZs) are “not a magic wand for reviving struggling regions”, despite claims made by the UK’s international trade secretary Liz Truss.
Shortly following her appointment, Ms Truss claimed FTZs would transform towns and cities across the UK, but senior ports analyst at Drewry Maritime Neil Davidson said: “Most successful FTZs are those launched in already successful ports, ie the big busy gateways… critical mass matters.”
Mr …

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https://theloadstar.com/creating-freeports-will-be-no-magic-wand-for-a-post-brexit-britain/

New tide comes in to Tees Valley charity

Kirsten Donkin, Head of PR, Marketing and Communications, PD Ports

A Tees Valley charity dedicated to offering young people valuable career experiences, has welcomed a new wave of appointments, determined to see 2019 off to a strong start.

High Tide Foundation, founded in 2012 by businesses across Tees Valley, has grown considerably over the last six years under the watchful eye of its board of industry and education-based trustees. The charity has appointed a new chairman and a trustee, to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/10/new-tide-comes-in-to-tees-valley-charity/

PD Ports invests in its people with new degree course

PD Ports has launched another degree programme in collaboration with Teesside University, as it seeks to bolster the skills base in the logistics sector.
The chartered management degree (CMDA) will be provided to an initial group of 20 management staff (pictured) from across the ports operator’s business.
Group HR manager David Wilson said: “From a business perspective, this is about succession planning and investing in our people to help us remain at …

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https://theloadstar.co.uk/pd-ports-invests-people-new-degree-course/

Teesport Rail Terminal celebrates 4th anniversary

PD Ports is celebrating the fourth anniversary of Teesport Intermodal Rail Terminal, which has cemented the port and the wider Tees Valley region as a truly global gateway to the UK since opening on the 15th November 2014.

Seeing considerable growth in containers year-on-year, PD Ports launched the £3M Teesport Intermodal Rail Terminal with services to Felixstowe and Southampton, expanding the Port’s hinterland.

Four years on, using rail to move goods around the county continues to be...

http://container-news.com/teesport-rail-terminal-celebrates-4th-anniversary/

Teesport achieves an all-time record

PD Ports has announced an all-time record in container volumes handled at Teesport.

This new record comes at a time when the Department for International Trade published its annual maritime statistics confirming Teesport, one of the deepest water ports on the east coast of England, experienced an overall volume increase higher than any other UK port in 2017.

A significant driver in this reported growth is the increasing number of containers and trailers shipped from the continent to Teesport with...

http://container-news.com/teesport-achieves-all-time-record/

New rail connection in UK

PD Ports has launched a second rail service connecting Teesport direct with Scotland opening up further opportunities to connect global importers and exporters with the north of the UK.

The new service, operated by DB Cargo, will run five days a week from the quayside at Teesport to PD Stirling Terminal at Mossend in Glasgow. The timings of the service operate in direct connection with the P&O Ferries service calling daily at Teesport from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam; providing a vital connection...

http://container-news.com/new-rail-connection-uk/

Second Teesport rail link provides further trade connection for Scotland

Frans Calje

PD Ports has launched a second rail service connecting Teesport direct with Scotland opening up further opportunities to connect global importers and exporters with the north of the UK.

The new service, operated by DB Cargo, will run five days a week from the quayside at Teesport to PD Stirling Terminal at Mossend in Glasgow. The timings of the service operate in direct connection with the P&O Ferries service calling daily at Teesport from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam; providing a vital...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/24/second-teesport-rail-link-provides-further-trade-connection-for-scotland/

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