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Felixstowe
Port Information
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Felixstowe is one of the UK's largest ports and is a
major hub for UK distribution and international transport. Located
on the South-East coast of the UK, Felixstowe's
position means that the port is not only highly accessible from London, the
Midlands and the South East, but also to shipping lines serving North Europe.
There are approximately 60 shipping lines using the port of Felixstowe and
offer over 100 services to 365 ports around the globe.
The main navigation channel is 14.5m deep with up to 15m alongside the quays.
This means the port can be used by a range of vessels with differing draughts
and tidal conditions have minimal impact on the port's operations. In 2003
construction will begin on the Trinity Terminal extension - Felixstowe will
have a new 270m deep-water berth. This will result in the terminal having a
continuous quay length of 2.6km with 24 gantry cranes in operation.
The Port of Felixstowe consists of five vessel terminals and 2 rail terminals.
The biggest terminal is the Trinity terminal that currently has 7 container
vessel berths. OTAL uses the Landguard Terminal which has two container berths.
Felixstowe also has a dedicated RoRo Terminal (Dooley RoRo Terminal), a bulk
liquids terminal (Dock Basin) and a ferry terminal.
Port Infrastructure - Facilities Available at Landguard Terminal
Landguard can handle 450,000 TEU per annum with the terminals modern equipment
and computer systems. The terminal has excellent road access and has its own
rail terminal. Please click here for the map of the Landguard Terminal.
Quay length 439m - 2 container berths
Area 28 hectares
Alongside depths of 11.9m for 283m of the quay and 9.7m for the remainder
4 quay cranes: x1 post panamax with 70t capacity, x3 panamax cranes with
50t capacity each
13 RTG's (mobile cranes) with 35.6t capacity each
22 warehouses offer 97,358 m2 covered storage
2x5 high stacking container folklifts
1 reachstacker
Stacking capacity of 50,000 TEUs, including out-of-gauge storage, and 1,219
reefer points
The implementation of the ISPS code came into effect
on the 1st July 2004, a global maritime security standard introduced by the
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for member nations.
Below are the details of the Felixstowe ports plans for 2004 (part of which
are already in operation):
Establishment of restricted areas and controlled buildings
Introduction
of ID cards and Access Control System (IDACS) - Using swipe technology
Making
sure ID cards are visible at all times
All restricted areas to be fenced.
Fence is to be welded mesh fence at least 2.9m high.
Entrances into the
restricted areas have been set to a minimum. All pedestrian entrances will
need IDACS access. Vehicle entrances will eventually follow.
CCTV is already
a major part of the Felixstowe port
Security guards have been deployed at
all the access points to the restricted areas.
Security levels have been
set, which determine the level of security needed at certain
points of the port.
Bristol
Port Information
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The Port of Bristol comprises the commercial, and former commercial,
docks situated in and near the city of Bristol. The Port of Bristol
Authority was the commercial title of the Bristol City, Avonmouth, Portishead
and Royal Portbury Docks when they were operated by Bristol City Council, which
ceased trade when the Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Docks were leased to The
Bristol Port Company in 1991. Since 1991 the tonnage throughput has increased
from 4m tonnes to 12m tonnes and annual revenue from £22m to £75m.
Over £400m has been invested in the dock estate and the Port is now recognised
as being one of the most productive and technically advanced in Europe.
Greenock
Port Information
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Greenock Ocean Terminal serves not only the west coast
of Scotland but also northern and central England. A sheltered, deep water port,
GOT has purpose-built container facilities and is the main container port for
Glasgow and surrounding areas. Daily feeder
services connect with deep-sea services in throughout the UK. In addition to
the feeder service, GOT also handles forest products and – given
the area’s outstanding natural beauty and its proximity to Glasgow -
is becoming increasingly popular as a destination for cruise liners.
New regulations on packaging - UK exports - ISPM 15
Tough new regulations are to come into force to ensure goods being exported
abroad are free of pests and diseases. The regulations, backed by the World
Trade Organisation, are being adopted by a number of countries.
Failure to comply with the stringent rules - known as ISPM 15 - could cost
businesses millions of pounds and severely damage their credibility.
Many of
the pests are carried into countries in wood packaging such as boxes,
crates, drums and pallets containing goods being shipped from one country
to
another.
The regulations have been adopted by a
number of countries including the USA and Canada. The European Union -
including the UK - is expected
to have
introduced
them by March next year.
A new free information website - www.fumigation.co.uk - which will help exporters comply with the rules has just been launched.
The website has been produced by Merseyside
and Cheshire pest control company Eleberts Pestforce.
At the heart of the
regulations is the need for exporters to ensure that wood packaging has
been either fumigated or heat treated.
The regulations originated from
the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) which is a multilateral
treaty aimed at preventing
the spread of plant
pests.
All shipments using any species of sawn
wood packaging must be heat treated or fumigated and stamped with the
approved stamp
before being
allowed entry
to or crossing through a participating country.
Non compliance
can be a serious problem. Customs have said they can turn back, repackage
or destroy items that do not
meet the
new standards.
The cost in terms of money and credibility
to exporting businesses can be devastating.
The regulations are being
introduced by countries around the world in response to growing concerns
over the
spread of plant
pests
and diseases.
The new regulations leave businesses
with no option but to ensure their goods are properly fumigated
before they
are
exported.
The information website - supported by
the Forestry Commission - has been set up to provide up to date
information about
the pests and a country-by-country
guide to the regulations. Go to http://www.fumigation.co.uk/eu.htm
Port News ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Felixstowe - Export Examinations Costs - 04/03/10
Implemented by Hutchinson Ports [UK] Limited and effective from 01/04/10 all
export cargoes selected for examination by any Statutory Authority [excluding
x-ray scanning] will incur a surcharge of £142.20 per occasion. This
is inclusive of positioning and gas checking for basic door-side examination.
Removal of cargo will be charged as per Section 6.2 Devan/Consolidation via
shed rate.
Cargoes removed and held in the Shed
[excluding Customs cage] will
be subject to storage charges as per Section 6.2. The above charge is issued
as an addendum to Hutchinson Port’s published
tariff and charges will be passed to the customer via the Shipping Line at
the time of the examination request.
If you have any queries relating to the
above please contact Hutchinson Ports [UK] Limited on Tel: +44 (0) 1394 676666
/ www.hph.com.
Felixstowe Gets £8 Million Grant For
Port/Rail Access - 23/10/09
The European Community [EC] has given the United Kingdom an £8 million
European grant. The money will provide 20% of the £42million cost of
the next phase of improvements to the Felixstowe to Nuneaton (F2N) cross-country
line, which will take lorries off the A14. Vital work has already been done
to upgrade the F2N rail line to ensure the new 9ft 6in high cube containers
can be transported without the need for special wagons. [East Anglia News 23/10/09]
Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal - 14/08/09
The Bristol Port Company has plans for expansion focusing on a deep sea container
terminal [DSCT] at Avonmouth Dock. The proposed DSCT will accommodate the
largest container vessels currently in operation with none of the delays
due to tidal locks at Portbury and Avonmouth. It will be designed to handle
future Ultra Large Container Ships [ULCS] of up to 14,000 TEU and 16m draught.
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The terminal will be located on brownfield and reclaimed land at the Avonmouth
Dock site of a former oil terminal and oil tanker jetty.
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There will be facilities for deep water berths at all tides, extensive container
handling and storage space, and links to the Port's existing rail and road
connections.
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Capacity when fully operational will provide throughput of about 1.5 million
TEU or 1 million containers per annum. This compares to forecast volumes for
the UK of about 20 million TEU by 2030.
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The existing estuary approach channel will be widened and deepened and a turning
area created for maneuvering container vessels.
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The expected timescale is that construction could start in 2010 and the terminal
could be operational in 3 to 4 years.
Liebherr Crane Delivered To Liverpool -
26/05/09
Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd has delivered another crane to the Royal Seaforth
Container Terminal in
Liverpool. Crane span is 16.7850m with a waterside outreach of 38m. Lift height
is 32m above rail and
landside backreach 18m. SW is 40t under spreader and 60t under heavy lift hookbeam.
[WCN 26/05/09]
Southampton Port Averts Strike - 24/04/09
The threat of strike action over job losses at Southampton’s DP World-operated
container terminal was averted, after a mass meeting of the workforce backed
a compromise deal that makes proposed redundancies voluntary rather than
compulsory. [LL 24/04/09]
Southampton Achieves Quality Standard /
Sees 10% Decrease - 30/03/09
DP World Southampton [www.dpworldsouthampton.com] has announced that it
has been certified to OHSAS
18001, the occupational health and safety management standard, and ISO 14001,
the environmental
management standard, by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance. According
to local media container volumes
at Southampton are down by at least 10% and docker jobs could be at risk
at the Southampton Container
Terminal [SCT]. [LL 30/03/09]
Piling Work Starts At Felixstowe - 11/03/09
Piling is underway to create a new quay wall for the £250 million extension
to the Port of Felixstowe. In total more than 350 piles will be used to complete
the 730-m quay wall for the first phase of the Felixstowe south project.
The project also involves filling in the historic Dock Basin and modernising
and
extending Landguard Terminal to create extra berths for the largest ships.
[ES 11/03/2009]
Man Hours ‘Under Review’ At
DP World Southampton - 11/03/09
Container port bosses have axed 22 contract staff and warned further job cuts
can’t be ruled out. Hours have also been cut elsewhere in the workforce
and the situation is “under review”. Major expansion plans at the
facility have been put under review and a freeze placed on recruitment. Bosses
had hoped to create a new berth and take over more port land in order to increase
capacity to 3.7 million containers from the current capacity of around 1.9
million. There are now question marks over the future of those plans. [thisishampshire.net
11/03/2009]
DP World Southampton Invests US$17m In Kalmar
Straddle Carriers - 22/12/08
DP World Southampton has placed an estimated €12m [US$17.4m] order with
Kalmar for 15 straddle
carriers, for delivery during the first half of 2009. Two of the machines will
be fitted with Kalmar’s new hybrid
technology package and the remaining 13 can be upgraded to hybrids in the future.
The order includes
seven Kalmar ESC 350W straddle carriers capable of stacking 1-over-2 high with
a lifting capacity of 50
tonnes and eight ESC 440W machines that can stack 1-over-3 high with a lifting
capacity of 40 tonnes. All
the machines feature Kalmar's latest enhanced 7th generation technology with
electrical winch hoists. [LL
22/12/08]
Liverpool Gets New Gantry Crane - December
2008
The Port of Liverpool has taken delivery of a new panamax ship-to-shore gantry
crane for the Royal Seaforth
Container Terminal. The Liebherr crane is a key part of investments to increase
deepwater berthing capacity
at the terminal by 33%. The new crane, with an outreach of 38m and able to
work in wind speeds of up to 50
miles an hour, is due to be operational early in the new year. The terminal
has also taken delivery of 3-Noel
straddle carriers.
Felixstowe Brings In Smart Card Access For
Hauliers - October 2008
Hutchison Ports UK has implemented a system of smart card technology and biometric
hand-held readers to control access to facilities at the port of Felixstowe.
The Road Haulier Identity System [Rhides www.rhides.com] is the first of
its kind in the UK and was introduced in response to a need to enhance security
by monitoring movements in and out, without increasing cargo handling times
and inconveniencing hauliers. [CS 10/08]
Port of Felixstowe Holds Groundbreaking
Ceremony - October 2008
The Port of Felixstowe has held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the formal
commencement of the Felixstowe South Reconfiguration project. The ceremony
was attended by a range of port customers and local dignitaries, as well
as representatives of Costain, the contractors for the project. Costain was
appointed in May to construct what will be the UK’s first new deep
water container capacity when it comes on stream in 2010. Work to date has
concentrated on the demolition of a number of old buildings and warehouses.
In
further news the port’s new empty container handling fleet is now
up and running comprising of 12-Empty Container Handlers, 4-Toplift Machines
and 1-Reachstacker. The new vehicles are able to stack five 9'6" containers
high, with a total weight lift capacity of nine tonnes. These features will
allow for faster turnaround times and greater manoeuvrability of containers
around the Port. Two further empty container handlers are also due for delivery
at the beginning of September.
Liverpool Increases Its Fleet Of Liebherr
Cranes - 08/08/08
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company has placed an order with Liebherr Container
Cranes for the supply of ship to shore gantry cranes for the Royal Seaforth
Container Terminal. Scheduled for delivery in the 4th quarter of 2008, the
cranes will work adjacent to the existing 5 units. [CS 08/08]
Felixstowe: Third Lane To Dock Spur - August 2008
A third lane is likely to be put in place at Felixstowe's A14 dock spur roundabout
to make it safer and enable it to cope with a million more lorries every
year. The project is under consideration as part of the expansion of the
port which will generate 2,700 extra trucks a day on top of the 4,000-plus
lorries and thousands more cars already using the junction daily. The Port
of Felixstowe will pay for the initial dock spur improvements, along with
some work at the Copdock interchange, as part of its planning permission
for its expansion.
Contacts
and
Links
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Felixstowe Terminal
LAT: 51 57 N LON: 01 19 E
Landguard Terminal
Port of Felixstowe
LAT: 51 57 N LON: 01 19 E
Port of Felixstowe [Languard and Trinity Terminals]
Tomline House The Dock Felixstowe IP11 3SY
Tel: (+44) 1394 604500
Fax: (+44) 1394 604949
E-mail: enquiries@fdrc.co.uk
Website: www.portoffelixstowe.co.uk
The Bristol Port Company
LAT: 51° 29' 56" N / LON 2° 42' 44" W
St Andrew’s House
St
Andrew’s Road
Avonmouth
Bristol
BS11 9DQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 982 0000
Fax:
+44 (0)117 982 0698
E-mail: enquiries@bristolport.co.uk
Website: www.bristolport.co.uk
Port
Code: GBBRS
Greenock
Ocean TerminalC
LAT: 55° 57' 17" N / LON 4° 45' 38" W
lydeport Port Authority Ltd Patrick Street
Greenock PA16 8UP
United
Kingdom
E-mail: andrew.hemphill@clydeport.co.uk
Website: www.clydeport.co.uk
Port
code: GBGRK
Port of Liverpool
LON: 53° 26' 11" N / LAT: 3° 0' 41" W
Maritime Centre
Liverpool L21 1LA
United
Kingdom
Tel: 0151 949 6000
Fax: 0151 949 6300
Website: www.merseydocks.co.uk
Port
Code: GBLIV
HM Customs & Excise
Provides assistance on any matter relating to importing or exporting goods
to/from UK
Website: www.hmrc.gov.uk
