P&O Cruises’ newest flagship, Iona, departed the UK port of Southampton to sail on its maiden operational voyage on Saturday, August 7. The LNG-powered vessel h ..
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ABP opens new cruise terminal in Southampton
The Port of Southampton’s new cruise facility, Horizon Cruise Terminal, opened its doors to passengers for the first time on Saturday, July 3. Associated British Po ..
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/port-world/abp-opens-new-cruise-terminal-in-southampton/
The Port of Southampton announces name of newest cruise terminal
The Port of Southampton announces name of newest cruise terminal
ABP today announces its fifth world-class, open access cruise terminal is to be named Horizon Cruise Terminal.
With nearly 4,000 name suggestions from across the world entered into a competition, Horizon Cruise Terminal was put forward by Anna Chojnacka Liberska from Chandler’s Ford having been chosen at random from multiple entries of the same name. Anna wins a 7-night cruise...
DP World Southampton earmarks £40 million for terminal expansion
DP World Southampton has confirmed the investment of £40 million (US$54.7 million) in a project that seeks to expand the capacity of Britain’s second largest ..
Port Of Southampton To Become First UK Mainland Port With A Private 5G Network
Verizon Business and Associated British Ports (ABP) have announced today that they will be working together to deploy private 5G at the Port of Southampton. Delivered in partnership with Nokia, Verizon’s private 5G platform will provide one of the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) busiest ports with a secure, low-latency private network connection.
ABP operates a network of 21 ports, including the Port of Southampton. Acting as the UK’s number one port responsible for £40 billion in exports from the UK...
Major quayside reconstruction underway at Port of Southampton’s newest terminal
A major project to upgrade 430 metres of quayside has begun at the Port of Southampton in support of Ro-Ro operations and the new cruise terminal. More than 400 metres of ..
Port of Southampton to open new cruise terminal for 2021 season
Associated British Ports (ABP) is to open a new next-generation-ready and open access cruise terminal for the 2021 cruise season in Southampton. The fifth dedicated ..
DP World Southampton welcomes its largest vessel ever
The HMM Oslo, the biggest vessel ever to call at DP World Southampton, arrived at the U.K. port early Friday morning.
The Oslo has a capacity of 23,820 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). At 399.9 meters long, the Oslo is longer than The Shard skyscraper in London is tall.
Last week, the Oslo’s sister ship, the HMM Algeciras, docked at DP World’s London Gateway in Essex. Both vessels are part of HMM’s order of 12 megaships. Samsung Heavy Industries built the HMM Oslo.
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Port of Southampton investing in quayside to continue welcoming largest ships
The Port of Southampton has begun a further phase of planned investment to maximise quayside space to ensure the world’s largest ships can continue to call at the port.
Southampton is the UK’s number one export port and primary automotive port, handling 900,000 cars every year.
This project, costing £4.3 million, is part of an ongoing programme of investment in infrastructure and quayside facilities to ensure the Port of Southampton keeps Britain trading. The former Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)...
https://container-news.com/port-southampton-quayside-largest-ships/
ABP extends title sponsorship of Southampton Marathon
Chris Rees, Strategic Development Director at ReesLeisure and Alastair Welch ABP Regional Director at ABP
ABP extends title sponsorship of Southampton Marathon
ABP’s Port of Southampton has confirmed it is extending its title sponsorship of the ABP Southampton Marathon for a further four years, taking its support of the event to a total of ten years.
ABP is the UK’s leading port operator and the company has been the title sponsor for the last six years, supporting and encouraging running...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/28/abp-extends-title-sponsorship-of-southampton-marathon/