Multi-million-pound rail project strengthens Southampton’s position
NewsThe construction work undertaken by contractors Ryebridge Construction has further strengthened the rail facilities for customers at the Por...
PEP talk for Southampton
NewsThe UK Department for Transport, in partnership with ABP’s Port of Southampton, today launches the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership ...
ABP Immingham announces new customers
NewsThe port welcomed the first vessel in a new contract with customers Top Blue and The Fuel Trading Company...
Freight seeking a Brexit bypass
NewsUnaccompanied shipping alternatives to the dominant Dover Straits trucking model are increasing in number and capacity....
New crane for ABP Ayr
NewsAssociated British Ports’ (ABP) port of Ayr in Scotland has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LH110M rubber-tyred materials handler, for bu...
Mantsinen wins £6M ABP order
NewsThrough Cooper Specialised Handling, Associated British Ports has ordered five new hydraulic cranes worth £6M to be used across five group ...
Ipswich hits new grain record
NewsABP’s Port of Ipswich handled more than 1 Mt of grain in the 2015-16 harvest year, a record total for the port...
Brexit – "Be positive," urges ABP boss
NewsJames Cooper, CEO of ABP and Chairman of the UK Major Ports Group, has told Parliament that the UK’s maritime industry "is ready to suppor...
UK ports see Northern Lights
NewsPeel ports, ABP Ports and PD Ports have signed an agreement in Liverpool to pursue a Northern ports Strategy...
Cooper slams "odious" Port Services Regulation
NewsJames Cooper, CEO of Associated British Ports, has again called on the British Government to turn down the European Commision's proposed Por...
Boskalis wins Southampton dredging contract
NewsRoyal Boskalis Westminster NV has been awarded a €35M contract by Associated British Ports for the capital dredging of the approach channe...
ABP secures £70M EIB loan
NewsAssociated British Ports (ABP) has announced that its intermediate parent company, ABP Acquisitions UK Ltd (ABPA), has signed a £70M loan f...
British ports get the wind up
NewsLeading British container handlers are investing heavily to increase capacity. All the same, the “game changer” for UK ports is no longe...