ABP Southampton patrol crew row the docks for charity Associated British Ports (ABP) has an excellent reputation for getting involved in fundraising for worthy causes – some of its more prestigious ventures include Pedal the Ports in 2008 for MND, and entry into the 24 Peaks Challenge for Seafarers UK in 2009 and 2010 – and employees at its Port of Southampton are no exception. |
2nd July 2010
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Associated British Ports' Port of Immingham welcomes inaugural call of Unifeeder's Herm J Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Immingham yesterday welcomed the arrival of the Unifeeder vessel Herm J to the Exxtor Terminal on its inaugural voyage to the port. |
22nd June 2010
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Associated British Ports publishes 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the publication of its Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report for 2009, which is available for download at http://csr.abports.co.uk/. |
17th June 2010
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Wagons roll at the Port of Grimsby Built by a railway company, Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Grimsby has always had a long history with the rail freight industry; however, over the last few years there has been little activity. Imagine the excitement, therefore, at the recent arrival of a series of trains to the west side of Grimsby’s Royal Dock. |
25th May 2010
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ABP's Port of Hull counts cruise success Port bosses at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull celebrated yesterday following the completion of a series of cruises from the port by the MV Ocean Countess. The Port of Hull, which provides the only passenger service on the Humber Estuary, is becoming an increasingly popular cruise destination and embarkation port, and fittingly played host to Ocean Countess as the first cruise turnaround call of the year on 20 April. She returned on 26 April, 2 May and 8 May before her final disembarkation call yesterday. |
18th May 2010
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Cross-country cargoes show coastal can be best Two recent exports of coke have shown that staff at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Ports of Grimsby and Immingham can find some surprising causes for celebrations. |
10th May 2010
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ABP's Port of Cardiff welcomes inaugural call of MV Silver Spirit The growing reputation of Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Cardiff and the Welsh capital as a cruise destination received a boost yesterday following the inaugural UK call of Silverseas Cruises’ brand new flagship Silver Spirit. The arrival of the ship is the culmination of a busy week for cruise at ABP’s South Wales ports, with two visits from Ocean Nova, first on the 28 April at Cardiff and again on the 2 May at Swansea. |
6th May 2010
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Handling equipment grabs attention at ABP's Humber ports Cargo handling capacity at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Humber Ports of Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole received a boost following the delivery of two Liebherr A 944 c HD Litronic material-handling machines. The delivery is a first for the Humber ports and represents an investment by ABP of £1 million. |
19th April 2010
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