Associated British Ports (ABP) is the UK's largest and leading ports group. ABP London Office has moved to Aldwych House, 71 - 91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN. Please click here for a map and directions.
ABP's 21 ports, together with the other transport-related businesses that constitute the ABP Group, form a UK-wide network capable of handling every conceivable type of cargo. ABP is backed by investment in modern facilities and equipment, and supported by experienced staff.
The Group's activities cover transport, haulage and terminal operations, ship's agency, dredging and marine consultancy. Each port also offers a well-established community of port-service providers.
| Cardiff Container Terminal welcomes the largest container ship to call at the Port of Cardiff Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Cardiff recently handled the largest ever container ship to call at the Cardiff Container Terminal at the Port’s Queen Alexandra Dock. Arriving in the early hours of the morning, and discharging on arrival, m.v. Rachel Borchard delivered its consignment of containers to the port and reloaded outbound units before sailing on the following tide. The 134.4m long, 11,376-dwt ship has a capacity of 862 teu (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units) and is operated by Borchard Lines Ltd. |
| 30th June 2009 | ABP's Port of Barrow signs key agreement with DONG Energy to assist development of Walney Offshore Windfarm Associated British Ports (ABP) has joined forces with DONG Energy Ltd in handling essential components for more than 100 wind turbines as part of the construction of the Walney Offshore Windfarm off the Cumbrian coast. The agreement gives DONG Energy access to 18 acres of land at ABP’s Port of Barrow, which will be used for the import, storage and onward transit of the deep-sea piles and transition pieces for 102 3.6MW wind turbines. It is anticipated that construction work on the wind farm will begin in March 2010. |
| 25th June 2009 | Fleetwood Haven Marina delivers boost to RNLI lifeboat station Staff at the newly-enlarged Fleetwood Haven Marina have today put their new boat-hoist through its paces on behalf of the town’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat station. The hoist, capable of lifting a 75-tonne vessel out of the water, was used to move the 14m Tyne-class lifeboat, the William Street, onto the quayside in order to carry out routine maintenance including washing her hull and applying a fresh coat of anti-fouling paint. |
| 22nd June 2009 | Spring cruising success via ABP ports brings warmth to recession-hit England Britain's spring/summer cruising season got off to a good start with the opening of Associated British Ports' (ABP) first purpose-built cruise terminal in over 40 years: Ocean Terminal at the Port of Southampton. The £19 million Ocean Terminal was built by ABP for its customer Carnival UK on the back of a 20-year contract. During the same month, the Port of Barrow welcomed its first cruise call since 2006 with the arrival of the mv Tahitian Princess during her only visit to an English port. |
| 16th June 2009 | Canadian wheat shipped directly to the Port of Silloth for the first time in nearly 50 years The Cumbrian Port of Silloth handled its first direct cargo of Canadian wheat since 1962, on behalf of customer Carr's Flour Mills, which operates a flour-milling complex alongside the port's New Dock. mv Stella Maris arrived in the early hours of yesterday morning (9 June 2009) from Port Cartier, Quebec, Canada and discharged some 2,526 tonnes of wheat that will be used in high-quality bread flour. |
| 10th June 2009 | Southampton’s Ocean (Cruise) Terminal Opens For Business Ocean Terminal - the latest addition to the Port of Southampton’s cruise facilities - was officially opened today (Friday 29 May). A panel to commemorate the occasion was unveiled by David Dingle, Chief Executive of Carnival UK, during a ceremony hosted by Port Director Doug Morrison. 120 members of the public were also in attendance, as winners of a competition organised by the Southern Daily Echo. The lucky winners were also given an exclusive “behind-the-scenes” tour of the new terminal, having waved off P&O Cruises superliner Ventura. |
| 29th May 2009 | ABP’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report now available Associated British Ports (ABP) posted its 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report today on its website. The report reveals how ABP performed against the 26 corporate responsibility targets the group set itself for the 2008 calendar year. ABP’s Corporate Responsibility framework follows Business in the Community’s (BITC) model for reporting on Corporate Responsibility. |
| 22nd May 2009 | Wind of Change Blows Through ABP Lowestoft The Port of Lowestoft will become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world’s largest offshore windfarm. The turbines will be located 15 miles off the Suffolk coast, and Lowestoft’s Outer Harbour is being used to house the necessary operational support facilities. |
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