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Shipping News and information / Tilbury wins new CMA CGM Mediterranean service

« on: June 01, 2016, 05:45:54 PM »

From the CMA CGM website:
http://www.cma-cgm.com/news/1160/cma-cgm-launches-the-baltic-levant-express-service-offering-a-direct-connection-between-saint-petersburg-and-the-eastern-mediterranean-region

First call according to the London Container Terminal website is VIONA on 13 June.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2240035

Another niche middle sea service that plays to Tilbury's strengths and continues Forth Ports' strategy of positioning Tilbury in different geographical markets from those served or targeted by London Gateway.

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Shipping News and information / Thames Oilport at Coryton now open for shipping

« on: April 11, 2016, 08:46:14 PM »

The new Thames Oilport -- formerly Coryton Refinery -- has now opened as an oil products import terminal. The first vessel to call last week was the Seaconger.

Some reports in the trade press:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-oil-storage-idUKKCN0X31D1
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/uks-coryton-oil-storage-terminal-opens-as-glut-grows/
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/487683/Coryton-storage-terminal-opens-as-oil-glut-grows

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Shipping News and information / Forth Ports rumoured to be interested in Thamesport

« on: April 08, 2016, 10:01:47 AM »

Most of the article is behind the Lloyds List paywall, but the extract is tantalising.

The front page states that "Tilbury owner sees no future in containers for Hutchison's beleaguered UK facility."

https://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article521817.ece

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Shipping News and information / Liverpool & Sheerness owner Peel Ports may buy Thamesport

« on: February 24, 2016, 05:17:55 PM »

Interesting article in Lloyd's List:

https://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/ports-and-logistics/article517389.ece

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Shipping News and information / Forth Ports buys Tilbury power station site

« on: February 18, 2016, 12:52:56 PM »

Confirmation of the earlier hints in the national press:

http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/world/europe/Tilbury-expands-on-to-power-station-site

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Shipping News and information / The Times: Forth Ports to acquire Tilbury power station

« on: February 01, 2016, 06:05:49 PM »

Interesting if true. Full text is behind the Times paywall:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/industrials/article4679373.ece

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Shipping News and information / Tilbury wins new Caribbean/US container service

« on: January 07, 2016, 10:52:27 PM »

As reported in the trade press:

http://theloadstar.co.uk/tilburys-lct-secures-new-caribbean-service-with-streamlines/

http://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/new-freight-route-for-europe-from-caribbean-and-the-us-as-niche-reefer-container-service-commences-_6898

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Shipping News and information / SCA to move from Tilbury to Sheerness

« on: December 30, 2015, 12:18:45 PM »

SCA, one of the early customers of the Tilbury Dock extension in the late sixties and the tenant at 44 berth ever since then, is moving its business to Sheerness.

http://www.sca.com/en/logistics/Press/Press-releases/2015/SCA-Logistics-moves-to-Sheerness/

I wonder if the recent dispute and industrial action at 44 berth was a factor here.

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Shipping News and information / MacAndrews switch SE England calls to Tilbury from Thamesport

« on: December 11, 2015, 08:08:55 PM »

The result of what will have been a major tussle for the combined business of MacAndrews and OPDR now that both lines are under the ownership of French mega-operator CMA CGM:

http://www.londoncontainerterminal.com/index.php/macandrews-and-opdr-consolidate-their-calls-at-tilbury/

http://theloadstar.co.uk/blow-thamesport-opdr-macandrews-merge-uk-operations-tilbury/

What will Thamesport do now?

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Shipping News and information / MSC announces new London Gateway to Australia service

« on: August 02, 2015, 02:27:32 AM »

From MSC company website and as reported by the trade press:

https://www.msc.com/aus/notices/2015-july/australia-express-service

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/new-direct-connections-between-australia-and-north-europe/

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Shipping News and information / New Tilbury-Spain container service announced

« on: April 20, 2015, 03:59:16 PM »

A new Tilbury to Spain link supplementing the port's existing Iberian services operated by OPDR and WEC Lines:

https://forthports.co.uk/media/releases/2603/New+Spanish+container+service+for+Tilbury/

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Shipping News and information / New Tilbury-Zeebrugge container service announced

« on: August 01, 2014, 05:02:56 PM »

As reported in the trade press:

http://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/new-feeder-service-links-container-ports-across-north-sea-shipping-lanes_5702

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Shipping News and information / CMA-CGM N Europe - Mediterranean FEMEX service moves to Tilbury from Southampton

« on: June 30, 2014, 08:58:57 PM »

As reported on the CMA-CGM website:

https://www.cma-cgm.com/local/united-kingdom/news/62/femex-service-moving-to-tilbury

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Shipping News and information / Tilbury - Amsterdam container service expanded

« on: May 11, 2014, 04:31:23 PM »

As reported on the PLA website:

http://server2.pla.co.uk/SCS-Multiport-expands-its-CWT-service-at-Tilbury

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Shipping News and information / London Gateway wins transatlantic service

« on: April 30, 2014, 07:20:43 PM »

From the Hapag-Lloyd website:

http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/downloads/news/CustomerInfo_PA2_-_UK_Port.pdf

As reported by the Loadstar:

http://theloadstar.co.uk/london-gateway-new-service/