Port of Tilbury

RWE, Mitsui and Port of Tilbury partner on green hydrogen projects

RWE, a German multinational energy company and the UK’s largest power generator, Mitsui, a global trading and investment firm, and the UK’s Port of Tilbury are working together on an innovative hydrogen project in Essex, a county in southeast England.

In particular, the three parties recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for two green hydrogen projects.

Hydrogen is a vital component for decarbonising many industrial sectors and will play a critical role in assisting the UK in...

https://container-news.com/rwe-mitsui-and-port-of-tilbury-partner-on-green-hydrogen-projects/

Forth Ports to install digital berth planning tool at London Container Terminal

Forth Ports, a port owner of the port of Tilbury in the United Kingdom, has decided to use Portchain Quay as Port of Tilbury’s London Container Terminal-wide berth planning tool, including intelligent projections.

The installation of Portchain Quay is expected to be a significant step in the London Container Terminal’s digitisation journey, as various critical planning procedures will be digitised to increase real-time information interchange, transparency, and process efficiency throughout the...

https://container-news.com/forth-ports-to-install-digital-berth-planning-tool-at-london-container-terminal/

High business demand in Thames Freeport

Many businesses are interested in locating to the investment zone of Thames Freeport, increasing significantly the economic fortunes of the Thames Estuary in the 2020s.

That is the verdict from Ford, DP World and Forth Ports on the 12 month anniversary of freeport status, formally announced by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) in last year’s budget.

A range of businesses from a diverse range of sectors are seeking to benefit from the financial incentives offered by the freeport, including...

https://container-news.com/high-business-demand-in-thames-freeport/

Forth Ports Group’s newest Thames freight facility officially opened

A new port has officially opened on the River Thames to serve freight traffic between the UK and continental Europe. Tilbury2, the Port of Tilbury’s newest port, fe ..

The post Forth Ports Group’s newest Thames freight facility officially opened appeared first on Baird Maritime.

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/port-world/forth-ports-groups-newest-thames-freight-facility-officially-opened/

UK’s newest port, Tilbury2 officially opens

The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has visited the Port of Tilbury for the official opening of the country’s newest port, Tilbury 2, which is capable of handling containers and trailers.

Tilbury2 is a £250 million (US$340 million) investment by one of the largest port operators in the UK, Forth Ports Group on a former power station site spanning approximately 650,000m².

“It was an honour to officially open Tilbury2, the UK’s newest port, and meet with key workers and...

https://container-news.com/uks-newest-port-tilbury2-officially-opens/

Entrepreneurial retailers help keep their shelves stocked by ‘going ad hoc’

UK retailers have been mitigating the dearth of export capacity on offer from Asia for the main container hubs of Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway by chartering space from ad-hoc providers for discharge at smaller ports.
Moreover, with thousands of containers packed with Christmas goods stranded at ports on the continent, the left-field strategy of taking a chance on entrepreneurial carriers and NVOCCs has paid off for some major retailers, ensuring …

The post Entrepreneurial retailers...

https://theloadstar.com/entrepreneurial-retailers-help-keep-their-shelves-stocked-by-going-ad-hoc/

DP World and Swain Group agree London Gateway DC deal

DP World in the United Kingdom has signed an agreement with the leading road transport operator Swain Group for a 9,105m² distribution facility at its London Gateway freight and logistics hub.

Under the three-year agreement, Swain Group will use the quayside site for the temporary storage of imported construction materials such as stone and “next-generation” offsite manufacturing for the construction of buildings, before their onward distribution to the end customer by lorry.

The location, 183m...

https://container-news.com/dp-world-and-swain-group-agree-london-gateway-dc-deal/

M&A radar: Port mergers whet the appetite for further deals

China’s bubbling M&A activity in the port market took another step recently when Cosco Shipping Ports bought a 34.99% equity stake in Tianjin Container Terminal (TCT) – this is simply the latest move in the ongoing merger of terminal capacity in the north-east Chinese port.
It is the latest result in a plan that was hatched around a year ago in which the three owners – Cosco, Tianjin Port Holdings and China …

The post M&A radar: Port mergers whet the appetite for further deals appeared first on T...

https://theloadstar.com/ma-radar-port-mergers-whet-the-appetite-for-further-deals/

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