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The Port of Southampton welcomes first passengers to new cruise terminal
The Port of Southampton’s new world-class cruise facility, Horizon Cruise Terminal, opens its doors to passengers for the first time on Saturday (3 July) ahead of its formal opening later in the year.MSC Cruises’ MSC Virtuosa is the first ship to …
Jul 6, 2021 / Cruise
Unifeeder Launch New Container Service to Port of Cork
The Port of Cork is delighted to welcome a new container service from Southampton to Cork Harbour operated by Unifeeder. This new Lift on Lift off (LoLo) service will offer importers and exporters a reliable route to market with fixed weekday …
Jun 3, 2021 / Curious
Kawasaki Heavy Industries delivers bulk carrier Hampton Sky
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it delivered the bulk carrier HAMPTON SKY, with a capacity of 81,000 DWT (Kawasaki hull No. 8063, NACKS hull No. NE328), for BATANAGAR SHIPPING CORPORATION at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering …
Apr 8, 2021 / Vessels
DP World announces £40mln pounds worth of investment at its Southampton terminal to meet growing customer demand over the next decade
DP WORLD today announces that Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021 designed to take it up to the next level as a premier international freight and logistics hub.DP World …
Apr 6, 2021 / Finance
Verizon Business signs its first European Private 5G contract with Associated British Ports
Private 5G technology builds the foundation for future deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine Learning applications for more effective operationsVerizon Business and Associated British Ports (ABP) have announced today that they will be …
Apr 1, 2021 / Curious
CMA CGM Jacques Saade - The world’s largest fully LNG-powered container vessel makes her debut call at DP World Southampton
DP World’s container terminal in Southampton welcomed the CMA CGM JACQUES SAADÉ, the world’s first 23,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containership to be powered fully by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Caption: Container ship CMA CGM Jacques …
Nov 5, 2020 / Vessels
Seaspan expands fleet with state-of-the-art tugs to service Vancouver market
Wednesday (Sep30), Seaspan Marine announced that the Company has taken delivery of the Seaspan Raptor, the first of two 24-metre LOA 75t+ bollard pull tugs from Sanmar Shipyards in Yalova, Turkey.These state-of-the-art tugs are escort rated and …
Oct 1, 2020 / Vessels
UK debut for biggest container ship to call at DP World Southampton
Greener vessels support maritime contribution to sustainable economic recoveryThe HMM Oslo, the biggest vessel ever to call at DP World Southampton, arrived in the early hours of Friday 26 June at the end of her maiden voyage to the UK.A new class of …
Jun 29, 2020 / Vessels
A record year for cruise expected at Port of Southampton
This year, the Port of Southampton is expecting a record number of cruise ships making maiden calls to the port. A photo taken on a day when the port welcomed six cruise ships in 2018 In 2020, the port will see 14 maiden calls from cruise vessels …
Jan 20, 2020 / Cruise
Cruise upgrade reaches milestone at the Port of Southampton with double air bridge delivery
The Port of Southampton has reached a crucial milestone with the upgrades to Ocean Cruise Terminal following the arrival of two new air bridges.The arrival of the two multi-million pound air bridges, as part of the investment partnership with …
Jan 13, 2020 / Cruise