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Ports & Logistics
Jet2 profits soar despite impact of Greek wildfires and air traffic control chaos
Company Results
Seat capacity has been boosted ahead of next year's peak summer period
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Government urged to fund new Elizabeth line trains in bid to save 100s of Alstom jobs
Employment
Alstom is consulting on potential redundancies at the º£½ÇÊÓÆµâ€™s largest rail assembly factory in Derby
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Freight company AGI takes bigger Derby offices
Offices
3,776 sq ft office is three times the size of its previous Cardinal Square base
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Somerset storage and distribution business bought by European firm
Deals
J R Harding & Sons has been bought by Dutch company CubeCold Europe
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Work starts on 200 acre Derbyshire warehouse park which could one day create 4,000 jobs
Construction
New Stanton Park has outline planning for a industrial/warehouse units ranging from 11,000 sq ft up to 1m sq ft
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New container shipping service connects Hull to Latvia and Finland
Maritime
Samskip launches new weekly sailing with Associated British Ports
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Falmouth Harbour reports record cruise season
Maritime
Bosses at the harbour said the cruise traffic had provided ‘a welcome boost’ for local businesses
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Logistics giant Wincanton reports drop in half-year profit and revenue
Company Results
Bosses at the Wiltshire-based firm cited ‘persistent inflationary pressure, elevated interest rates and weakened consumer confidence’
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O’Brien Contractors wins its third contract on £800m Nottingham Fairham development
Construction
Contract covers the fourth stage of the £100m infrastructure improvements to the 606-acre site
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East Midlands Airport to hold ‘speed dating’ business event to match local firms with clients
SMEs
Businesses can register now for the inaugural ‘Meet the Buyers’ event on January 25, 2024
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Port of Immingham expansion puts ABP on track for open storage growth
Deals
Deal done between Humber port operator and DB Cargo º£½ÇÊÓÆµ for 16-acre sidings site
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Safety giant Arco turns to FedEx to deliver again
Logistics
Fifth generation Hull family firm has worked with US multinational since 2009
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Alstom signs £830m, 8-year extension to its CrossCountry cleaning and maintenance contract
Transport
Deal covers 200km-an-hour inter-city Voyagers, which have served passengers across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ for more than 20 years
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Boston Energy helps Dogger Bank hit first power in largest project yet for wind farm specialist
Energy
Key milestone prompts acknowledgement at scale of feat as Beverley team nets equity investor after decade of delivery
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Humber Freeport invests almost £25m in seven key economy-boosting projects around the Energy Estuary
freeports
Seed capital provided by government has been allocated in early action by new organisation with hundreds of jobs eyed
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Logistics firm Wincanton welcomes new senior independent director
Appointments
The Wiltshire-based supply chain manager previously announced changes to its board of directors in May 2023
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Offshore wind firms form strategic alliance to offer one-stop shop for operations and maintenance
Energy
Strong Humber role with Grimsby the leading º£½ÇÊÓÆµ cluster as GEV and Rix join RES in partnership
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Rise of the machines: Orsted deploys huge drones on Humber's world-leading wind farms
Energy
Hornsea One trial sees 58kg machine capable of lifting 68kg load operated from service operation vessels out at sea
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Sunak told to get his act together and set date for Midland Mainline electrification
Transport
‘If we’re not proceeding with high-speed rail then we must upgrade our existing infrastructure as a matter of urgency’
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Clugston Distribution sees strong revenue acceleration through Covid 'catching-up' period
Company Results
Scunthorpe trucking firm invests to strengthen the infrastructure of the business after high growth period
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Shipyards A&P Group and Cammell Laird join forces to become 'true global entity'
Maritime
The two companies have been combined to create umbrella business APCL Group Ltd
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MMS delivers new vessel to clean up waterways and act as the tractor of the sea for fish farmers
Maritime
MD Rob Langton felt a call to action from increasing plastic pollution of the seas and oceans
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Port of Tyne turns to gamers in bid to support its long term business ambitions
Technology
A hackathon event will see teams develop basic, 2D games that help engage staff with the Ports strategy
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Multi-million-pound plans put the Pembroke Port at the heart of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's floating offshore windfarm sector
Climate Agenda
The Port of Milford Haven has made a funding bid to the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government's Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme
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