All Associated British Ports (ABP) articles – Page 7

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    ABP announces new chief executive

    2012-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - In the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced that, after completing six years at the helm, chief executive Peter Jones has said that he will retire at the end of March 2013. He will be succeeded by James Cooper, who has served as

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    ABP joins forces with DONG Energy Ltd to handle windfarm equipment

    2012-08-02T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - ABP (Associated British Ports) has joined forces with DONG Energy Ltd to handle the equipment involved in the construction of a large offshore windfarm in the Irish Sea.

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    ABP establishes new funding platform

    2011-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - In the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has established a new funding platform to enable it to access a variety of funding markets over time. ABP has raised GBP2.36 billion (USD3.67 billion) of senior bank and bond debt to refinance the pr

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    Noatum names new commercial director

    2011-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Kim Gadegaard has been appointed new commercial director for Noatum Terminals, one of Spain's leading maritime terminal and port operation services companies.

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    Noatum Ports open new offices in Valencia

    2011-12-05T00:00:00Z

    December 5 - Noatum Ports, the largest maritime terminal operator in Spain, has celebrated the opening of new offices in Valencia, Spain, in a landmark local building.

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    Cranes barged from UK port of Goole to Hull

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - The recent signing of a new ten-year agreement between Associated British Ports (ABP) and TransAtlantic UK Ltd, which will result in the latter's relocation from the Port of Goole to a new bespoke ten-acre terminal in King George Dock, Hull

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    UK region awarded Enterprise Zone status

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - In the UK, the Humber region on the east coast has been awarded 'enterprise zone' status creating significant financial incentives for new renewable energy businesses.

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    ABP and TransAtlantic UK sign new agreement at the port of Hull

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - Associated British Ports' (ABP) Port of Hull has recently signed a new ten-year agreement with TransAtlantic UK Ltd, which operates up to three sailings a week linking the Humber with Sweden, for a new bespoke ten-acre terminal in Hull.

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    Siemens selects ABP as preferred bidder for UK wind turbine factory

    2011-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP's proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Port of Hull.

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    Multimodal 2011 share the success

    2011-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Multimodal 2011, the UK & Ireland's largest transport and logistics event, is now open for visitor registration.

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    Humber ports' project cargo traffic gets lift thanks to Liebherr

    2010-04-20T00:00:00Z

    April 20 - Two Liebherr A 944 c HD Litronic material-handling machines have been delivered to Associated British Ports' (ABP) Humber ports of Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole.

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    UK companies look to offshore wind turbine opportunities

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - A strategic investment of up to USD150 million in the UK offshore wine turbine R&D could lead to significant opportunities for offshore and onshore heavy lift operators and project cargo forwarders in the coming years, industry observers predict

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    Wind of change blows through Lowestoft's port

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - According to Associated British Ports, 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.