Topic: Hutchison Ports

Joint freeport bid from Felixstowe and Harwich

Two of the historically busiest ports in England have entered a joint bid for Freeport status under a UK government competition to identify up to ten locations around the country. Felixstowe, known primarily for intermodal...Read more

27-11-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK ex-minister Grayling advisor to Hutchison Ports

Former UK transport secretary Chris Grayling has been appointed as an advisor to Hutchison Ports. This is the operator of Felixstowe, which in turn is the biggest intermodal port in the UK. Despite a series...Read more

18-09-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

London Thamesport flushed to receive first train for Tideway East

A vast new tunnel is being built under London, and although it will carry no trains when completed, it will be rail freight that makes it happen. This is the answer to London’s sewerage problem,...Read more

20-08-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

New rail destination from the Port of Felixstowe

A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports, at the port of Felixstowe. The new connection from the UK’s largest container port, runs to Maritime Transport’s newly opened East Midlands Gateway. The new...Read more

10-01-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

BEST terminal Barcelona gears up as hub for cooled transport

Hutchison Ports BEST terminal in the Port of Barcelona has recently increased its storage and connection capacity for reefer containers. It now has up to 2,750 connection points, an increase of 70 per cent from...Read more

16-08-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Felixstowe first UK port to carry one million TEU by rail in a year

The Port of Felixstowe on England’s east coast has become the first port in the UK to handle more than one million TEUs by rail in a single year. The millionth unit was unloaded onto...Read more

20-12-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy