Home to the largest cranes in the World and capable of handling the largest vessels in the World, London Gateway has now become the first UK port with the ability to lift four containers at one go. The engineering team at the Port has devised a quad lift shipping crane which doubles the amount of […]
London Gateway introduces Quad Lift Shipping Crane! Read More »
As the UK takes a complete battering with high winds and flood warnings, the knock on effect is causing havoc with our UK port operations. Gale force winds are making it impossible for the cranes to operate, causing delays and heavy back log. At the weekend a container ship sailing from Le Havre to Port Said lost
Containers Overboard! Read More »
In November last year, the powerful typhoon Haiyan devastated the central region of the Philippines, causing catastrophic damage. The victims are still in urgent need of life’s daily necessities. Shipping Lines continue to work with international aid agencies to arrange free transportation services to carry relief supplies to the affected areas. These relief supplies, including
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As our celebrations for the New Year come to a close, China is preparing for the most important festival of their year, the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival as it is otherwise known, and it is fast approaching! Chinese New Year falls on 31 January 2014, most of China and Vietnam will shut down
General rate increase & full vessels! As China welcomes Year of the Horse! Read More »
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first tunnel at the Dartford Crossing. The opening of the first bore at midday on November 18, 1963 paved the way for what is today the busiest links on the national motorway network. From the initial estimates of two million vehicles crossing each year
Happy Golden Anniversary Dartford Tunnel! Read More »
In light of the recent announcements from BAE Systems regarding the hundreds of job losses at the Portsmouth Shipyard, we thought we would take you on a journey back to the history of shipbuilding in the UK and where it all began. Latest figures show that 1775 jobs are to be cut at its yards in Scotland
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A giant Antarctic iceberg has broken free of the continent and could be about to drift into busy international shipping lanes, a team of British scientists has warned. The Government has awarded experts with an emergency grant of £50,000 to fund a six-month project in which they will try to track the progress of the
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Its official! After more than a decade of planning and construction the wait is now over as London Gateway has officially opened its brand new state of the art terminals for business! Costing £1.5billion and located in Thurrock, Essex, the port is 20 miles down the River Thames from London, and will be the UK\’s
Open for business! London Gateway UK\’s newest Port! Read More »
The container ship \’Majestic Maersk\’ has been gaining much interest since she set off from the Far East a few weeks ago on her maiden voyage, and after being officially named in Copenhagen on 29 September and welcoming over 50,000 visitors on board for a tour, it’s no wonder that Felixstowe Port was a hive
Felixstowe Port Welcomes World’s largest container ship! Read More »
Asia-Europe market rates have taken an unexpected tumble for October, so it would be a good time to get your bookings in before they start rising again for November sailings. Some carriers are forecasting increases up to $900 per teu next month. Usually this time of year there is an increase in freight rates as
Sea freight rates take an unexpected tumble for October! Read More »
