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Vattenfall chooses port at Great Yarmouth for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone
Vattenfall has announced that Peel Ports is preferred bidder for the operation and maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone Around 130 new jobs should be created over the 35 year lifetime of the Zone The final decision for …
Mar 19, 2023 / Curious
Stena Line and Peel Ports sign major new deal at Birkenhead for port operations until the year 2100
One of Europe’s largest ferry route and port operators, Stena Line, has signed a new deal with Peel Ports, a major UK Port operator, to operate their 12 Quays port and ferry terminal in Birkenhead until the beginning of the 22nd Century. The …
Feb 17, 2023 / Vessels
SCH set for million-pound expansion at Port of Liverpool
Logistics company SCH has agreed a multi-year lease with Peel Ports Group as part of a major expansion of a car storage and transporter park at the Port of Liverpool. The project, worth over £1 million. will see the facility increase in size by more …
Dec 19, 2022 / Vessels
Peel Ports’ Heysham in race to become UK’s first 100% carbon neutral port
The Port of Heysham, part of leading port operator Peel Ports Group, has reduced the carbon emissions of its landside plant, equipment and vehicles by up to 90%, in what is believed to be a first for any UK port. The port has today confirmed all its …
Aug 25, 2022 / Curious
Launch of first direct China-Scotland container service
The first-ever direct container service connecting China and Scotland is being launched in response to growing global pressures on the supply chain.The new east and west bound freight route from Chinese ports to Greenock Ocean Terminal is a …
Jul 21, 2022 / Curious
New cranes set for Greenock Ocean Terminal in biggest ever investment
Scotland’s most important west-facing freight port is due to receive a major lift in productivity with operator Peel Ports announcing it is to order two new cranes.The multi-million-pound investment at Greenock Ocean Terminal will help to …
Jun 27, 2022 / Curious
Peel Ports: Solution to South East congestion reports record-breaking month
London Medway, part of the Peel Ports Group, has had its busiest ever month for unaccompanied freight between the UK and France.The service, which is run by DFDS, carried 3981 trailers on its vessels across the channel in April 2022.Unaccompanied …
May 10, 2022 / Vessels
Port of Liverpool goes from strength to strength as it celebrates several new record-breaking milestones
Port of Liverpool handles 52,000 containers in record-breaking monthLiverpool2 terminal deploys five of its eight cranes simultaneously for first time everSingle vessel record exchange completed in just under 5000 movesThe Port of Liverpool, part of …
Apr 7, 2022 / Curious
Maritime Transport set for multimillion-pound expansion at Port of Liverpool
Logistics firm Maritime Transport Ltd, which provides road and rail cargo services, has agreed a 30-year lease with Peel Ports Group and a major expansion of its transport depot at the Port of Liverpool.The multi-million-pound project will see the …
Mar 30, 2022 / Vessels
DFDS MV Botnia Seaways arrives into London Medway
Peel Ports Group has welcomed the return of the DFDS service to Sheerness with the DFDS owned vessel, the M/V Botnia Seaways arriving into London Medway from Calais as part of the dedicated unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France.With …
Mar 22, 2022 / Vessels