All PD Ports articles – Page 2

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    Japan goes ro-ro to Teesport

    2015-08-27T00:00:00Z

    August 27 - Commencing in September, "K" Line's new ro-ro service will transport cargoes from the Japanese port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu to Teesport on the northeast coast of the UK.

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    PD Ports acquires Groveport

    2015-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - PD Ports has expanded its presence on the Humber estuary by acquiring Groveport - a privately owned inland port complex on the UK's River Trent - writes Isabel Freedman.

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    Teesport makes quay investment

    2015-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Teesport has completed a GBP22 million (USD34.1 million) investment project, which included the reconstruction of 305 m of quay to enhance and expand the port's handling facilities.

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    MPI establishes Middlesbrough base

    2015-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - MPI Offshore signed a six-year lease with PD Ports to use Teesport Commerce Park in Middlesbrough as its UK base.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 6th 2015

    2015-02-06T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    PD Ports steels the deal

    2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - PD Ports has signed a new seven-year deal with SSI UK for the handling of steel slab through Teesport in Middlesbrough, UK.

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    RMS expands commercial team

    2014-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - UK ports operator, RMS Group, has expanded its commercial team with the addition of Craig Hodgson as group commercial manager and David Allen as group business development manager.

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    The Friday Flyer - June 6th 2014

    2014-06-06T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    PD Ports opens in Newton Aycliffe

    2014-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - PD Ports has opened a project and commercial office in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham to complement its head office in Teesside.

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    Multimodal told: new box weighing rules will save lives

    2014-05-05T00:00:00Z

    May 5 - At last week's Multimodal event in the UK, delegates were reminded that a new UN code of practice requiring container weights to be verified before shipping will enter into force in July 2016.

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    Rotterdam wins Brazilian business

    2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

    April 30 - The Port of Rotterdam Authority and TPK (Terminal Presidente Kennedy) Logistica signed a joint venture agreement in Vit

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    MPI Adventure deployed on wind farm project

    2013-01-10T00:00:00Z

    January 10 - In the UK, PD Ports Group has welcomed the world's first purpose-built wind turbine installation vessel into the Port of Hartlepool - the 'MPI Adventure'.

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    Teesport sees a million tonnes of SSI slab steel

    2012-10-10T00:00:00Z

    October 10 - SSI UK has recently achieved a major milestone having exported over one million tonnes of steel slab through PD Ports-owned Teesport in the UK.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Welcome to the Friday Flyer, bringing you a round-up of news from the heavy lift and project forwarding sector which has caught the eyes of the editorial team over the last week.

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    PD Ports eyes industry awards

    2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - The UK's PD Ports Group has been shortlisted for a brace of industry awards.

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    PD Ports achieves environmental management system recognition

    2012-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - PD Ports has recently been awarded the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) certification, one of the first UK ports businesses to achieve this qualification.

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    PD Ports staff to pound the Tarmac in a good cause

    2012-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Big-hearted employees from the Middlesbrough, UK-based PD Ports will be lacing up their running shoes and taking part in the 21 km Great North Run for Butterwick Hospice this year.

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    PD Ports appointed as construction hub for Teesside Offshore Windfarm

    2012-03-02T00:00:00Z

    March 2 - PD Ports has been appointed as the main construction logistics hub at the Port of Hartlepool for the Teesside Offshore Windfarm Project off the UK coast.

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    Doug Tilden joins Brookfield Ports Team

    2011-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Brookfield Infrastructure Group has announced that Doug Tilden (pictured below), former chief executive officer of Marine Terminals Corp, has joined the company as senior consultant for its ports business.

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    Lippitt assumes new role at PD Ports

    2011-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - PD Ports has appointed Geoff Lippitt as business development director. Geoff also joins the company's executive committee team, reporting to CEO David Robinson.