Associated British Ports (ABP) is the UK's largest and leading ports group.
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.
| JIM FITZPATRICK MP OPENS ABP IMMINGHAM’S MARINE CONTROL CENTRE FOR IMPROVED SAFETY ON THE HUMBER Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, today opened the Port of Immingham’s new Marine Control Centre, which was built following an investment of £750,000 by Associated British Ports (ABP), the owner and operator of the port. |
| 17th November 2008 | PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON RALLIES TO ENSURE FUTURE OF SEAFARING CHARITY The Southampton-based sailing charity, Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), is refitting its tall ship, Lord Nelson, this winter and is being supported in the task by Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton. |
| 28th October 2008 | ABP AND DRAX AGREE TO SITE RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS AT PORTS OF IMMINGHAM AND HULL Associated British Ports (ABP) and Drax Power Limited (Drax) have signed an agreement for Drax to secure rights over land to site two 300-megawatt (MW) dedicated biomass-fired power stations at ABP’s Ports of Immingham and Hull. |
| 27th October 2008 | 25 YEARS ON, ‘OCEAN TERMINAL’ RETURNS TO SOUTHAMPTON Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton has unveiled the official name for its new multi-million pound fourth cruise terminal - Ocean Terminal. The new terminal has been named after its predecessor on Ocean Dock, which was once home to many of the great transatlantic liners of the world, including Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. |
| 26th September 2008 | ABP MAKES £75,000 DONATION TO MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION The UK’s largest ports group has donated £75,000 to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Associated British Ports (ABP) raised the cash through its Pedal the Ports fundraiser. The event saw ABP employees circumnavigate Britain on tandem bicycles, calling at all 21 ports owned and operated by the company, starting and finishing in the Port of Grimsby. |
| 25th September 2008 | RECKLESS JET-SKIER CALLED TO ACCOUNT A man has been fined almost £2,500 for riding his jet ski at nine-times the speed limit on Southampton Water, the marine equivalent of driving 230mph in a 30mph zone. |
| 24th September 2008 | ABPmer TO DETERMINE BEST PRACTICE FOR COASTAL PROCESS MODELLING FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) will provide the offshore wind energy sector with guidance on best practice when undertaking or reviewing coastal process studies using numerical modelling. The guidance aims to better inform and support regulators, consultees and developers when commissioning or reviewing numerical modelling as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and site development process. |
| 12th September 2008 | MAJOR WAREHOUSE SIGNING AT NEWPORT SECURES PREMIER’S EXPANSION PLANS Leading UK timber importer, Premier Forest Products (Premier), has secured its future at the Port of Newport with the recent signing of a 20-year lease on almost 7,000 m2 of additional space in order to accommodate its ambitious plans for expansion. |
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