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拢500,000 investment at Port of Immingham to transition terminal from coal to cars

Cargo switch helps meet huge retail demand as supply chain issues ease in automotive industry

One of the first cars to use the new infrastructure for vehicle-handling at Port of Immingham.(Image: ABP)

New vehicle handling facilities have been introduced at Port of Immingham as cars replace coal on Humber International Terminal.

A £500,000 investment has been made to allow Associated British Ports to meet customer demands, with the bottleneck for new models seen across the industry now easing, meaning a rapid flow of vehicles into the 海角视频 market.

With requirements for the fossil fuel diminishing rapidly ahead of a ban on burning for power - and significant customer Drax recently calling an end to it - bosses on the quayside have responded. It means cars discharged from the ever-larger vessels will have a first point of rest near the in-river berths, ahead of onward movement.

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As part of the growth, ABP has carried out two back-to-back stevedore operations involving 4,000 vehicles.

Simon Bird, ABP’s regional director for the Humber ports, said: “We have taken on this stevedoring role and have proven we can handle it and very much look forward to expanding our automotive services.

Simon Bird, ABP Humber ports director.(Image: ABP)

“It’s part of ABP’s commitment to helping our customers and we continually look to invest in our infrastructure to accommodate growing industry demand. The Humber is a major player in the automotive market, and we continue to invest to ensure we can handle larger vessels.”

There had been , the two-berth facility beneath the Dock Tower that can handle vessels carrying up to 3,000 vehicles, but attention has since turned upriver. The proposal was put under review a year ago, as initial trials at Immingham were held, and remains so.