Portsmouth International Port

Port surges ahead with new sustainability initiatives

Portsmouth international Port is surging ahead with their commitment to sustainability with the recruitment of a new environmental engineer, and an application to enable the provision of shore power for Brittany Ferries’ new hybrid ships.

The port is excited about its bold plans to tackle emissions and carbon, which will ultimately help them to reach net carbon-neutral by 2030, and become one of the UK’s first zero emission ports by 2050.

The plans, which aim to improve air quality and carbon...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/17/port-surges-ahead-with-new-sustainability-initiatives/

Pressure on UK borders set to intensify after chaotic first week

With the changes to post-Brexit border policies, pressure is set to intensify for UK importers next week as volumes begin to climb back, post-Christmas lull.
The first week of new import controls on EU goods saw a notable hitch when the new IT system, the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS), crashed on day one, with forwarders noting extra delays tied to Goods Movement Reference (GMR) production.
Group operations director at Priority Freight …

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https://theloadstar.com/pressure-on-uk-borders-set-to-intensify-after-chaotic-first-week/

IOTICS to build a Digital Twin of Portsmouth International Port

IOTICS to build a Digital Twin of Portsmouth International Port

Portsmouth International Port; picture from PRPR
£1.5 million project to develop and demonstrate a green hydrogen energy system kicks off as part of UK’s biggest clean-maritime competition

21 September 2021: IOTICS is creating a digital twin of Portsmouth International Port as part of an ambitious £1.5m project to demonstrate an achievable modular green hydrogen generation system within the Port. The Shipping, Hydrogen & Port...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/04/iotics-to-build-a-digital-twin-of-portsmouth-international-port/

Border Control Post set to transform Portsmouth International Port as construction takes shape

Border Control Post set to transform Portsmouth International Port as construction takes shape

With less than six months to go work is continuing at pace to prepare for the most significant changes to customs and health check import requirements in a generation, as construction for Portsmouth International Port’s Border Control Post (BCP)  moves into the next significant phase.

Known as the Border Operating Model, from 1 January 2022 facilities are expected to be in place to manage physical...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/13/border-control-post-set-to-transform-portsmouth-international-port-as-construction-takes-shape/

Here’s TEU the latest empty container milestone at Portico

Here’s TEU the latest empty container milestone at Portico

Portico, the international cargo terminal based at Portsmouth International Port, have helped move 10,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) of empty containers back to where the need to be.

There has been a glut of empty containers across the UK, and a shortage in the major manufacturing regions in Asia. This has been caused by the ongoing effect of the coronavirus pandemic, along with some British ports seeing container traffic well...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/29/heres-teu-the-latest-empty-container-milestone-at-portico/

Port sails through latest compliance audits

Port sails through latest compliance audits

Portsmouth International Port has continued to be a global leader in compliance by recently completing two audits carried out by the British Standards Institution (BSI).
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, these audits must continue to ensure that standards are being met. In order to meet social distancing and essential work guidelines, these audits are currently being carried out remotely using tools such as Microsoft Teams.This included a number of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/01/port-sails-through-latest-compliance-audits/

Maersk chooses Southampton for ECUBEX “banana boat”

Maersk has changed its United Kingdom call on the ECUBEX South America reefer service (known as the Banana Boat) to Southampton’s DP World terminal, instead of Portsmouth International Port.

The main customer on this service is Fyffes which carries bananas from Ecuador and Colombia. 25,000 kgs of bananas are transported in one ‘reefer’ box – a refrigerated container is commonly known as a ‘reefer’.

Nick Loader, UK Chief Operating Officer, DP World, explained:

“The perishable and chilled goods...

https://container-news.com/maersk-chooses-southampton-for-ecubex-banana-boat/

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