All Associated British Ports (ABP) articles – Page 4

  • Hull hits new heights with Hansa
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    Hull hits new heights with Hansa

    2018-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Two 600-tonne ship-to-shore gantry cranes arrived at Associated British Ports' (ABP) container terminal in Hull, UK onboard Hansa Heavy Lift's vessel, HHL Lagos.

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    King's Lynn handles the heat

    2017-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - The Port of King's Lynn in the UK has welcomed the delivery of two 110-tonne heat exchangers, which will be used for the re-powering of Centrica's power station in Norfolk.

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    Goole keeps it cool

    2017-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - Associated British Ports' (ABP) Port of Goole in the UK has welcomed the delivery of air cooling condenser components destined for Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2), owned by energy provider SSE.

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    Shipments fit for a king

    2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

    October 17 - Associated British Port's (ABP) Port of King's Lynn in Norfolk, UK has welcomed two cargo deliveries to support the construction of the Palm Paper combined-cycle gas turbine power station.

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    ABP chief to step down

    2017-09-18T00:00:00Z

    September 18 - After ten years on the company's board, James Cooper, the current chief executive of Associated British Ports Holdings (ABP), is to step down.

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    Cooper leaves ABP

    2017-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - James Cooper has stepped down as chief executive and executive director of the board of Associated British Ports Holdings (ABP).

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    Welsh wind arrives at Swansea

    2017-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - Associated British Ports has handled wind energy components for the Brechfa Forest wind farm project at the Port of Swansea, Wales.

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    ABP is in the mood for Nolan

    2017-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Phil Nolan as non-executive chairman effective July 4, succeeding Robert Walvis who retired in February.

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    ABP set to deliver for Hinkley Point C

    2017-04-21T00:00:00Z

    April 21 - The five ports within the ABP South Wales group claim they are well placed to deliver logistics solutions for project cargoes destined for the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Project, which is due to be constructed over the next ten years.

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    RSS assists ABP's crane refurbishment

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has provided the rigging equipment to support the refurbishment of two 10-tonne capacity, four-rope quayside cranes, each weighing 65 tonnes in total, at Associated British Ports' (ABP) Newport dock, UK.

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    First blade made at Green Port Hull

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - The first turbine blade has been manufactured at Siemens' new wind power factory at Green Port Hull on the UK Port of Hull's Alexandra Dock.

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    Dong Energy plans UK offshore wind hub

    2016-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - Dong Energy has revealed plans to build a "game-changing" offshore wind operations and maintenance hub in Grimsby, UK.

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    First ships for Hull's windmill port

    2016-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Berths at the Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock in the UK have carried out their first task - handling ships delivering crushed stone, which will be used to surface the wind turbine factory site that is being built by Siemens.

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    Northern UK ports join forces

    2016-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - PD Ports has signed an agreement with other major ports across the north of the UK, forming a collaboration to ensure its unified voice is heard by government to improve freight and transport links across the region.

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    ALE signs huge Siemens deal

    2016-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Siemens has awarded a four-year crane framework agreement to ALE for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel to the manufacturer's harbour-based offshore wind sites in the UK and Germany.

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    ABP names Southampton head

    2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Alastair Welch to replace Nick Ridehalgh as director of the UK Port of Southampton.

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    Locomotion at ABP Newport

    2016-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - The last shipment of seven class 66 locomotives has arrived at ABP's Port of Newport from Indiana, USA on BigLift Shipping's vessel Happy Dragon.

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    WWL ALS helps rescue stricken ship

    2015-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - The WWL ALS marine operations team has come to the assistance of a distressed vessel in the English Channel.

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    Newport ups capacity

    2015-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested GBP1.6 million (USD2.4 million) in a new mobile harbour crane at the UK's Port of Newport.

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    Green Port Hull: one year on

    2015-10-16T00:00:00Z

    October 16 - One year has passed since a dredging campaign began to create Siemens' UK based offshore wind turbine manufacturing, assembly, installation and service facility at Associated British Ports' (ABP) Alexandra Dock in Hull.