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Alongside our port and cruise partners, we have been eagerly awaiting news on the next steps to welcome the safe return of cruise. Since lock down, our support for cruise lines has continued, with passenger repatriation and stores loading and unloading at the Port of Southampton. It has been hard seeing these magnificent ships coming into the port without their passengers excited for the adventures that their cruise holiday has in store for them. We have continued to work hard to establish a...

Solent Stevedores welcomes an additional daily intermodal rail service from rail freight operator GB Railfreight at its Rail Terminal at the Port of Southampton. This fourth daily service from GBRf will operate from the Port of Southampton to East Midlands Gateway running five days a week. Following a significant partnership investment between ABP and Solent Stevedores last year, the terminal located close to international shipping lanes has increased capacity and efficiency turning around...

Solent Stevedores first opened the five-acre facility at London Gateway in 2016. The expansion will increase their site by 82% and will be fully operational by the end of 2020. The empty container yard, located on berth 7 of London Gateway Port, provides associated container services such as: empty container and reefer storage; maintenance and repair; and shunting. London Gateway’s deep-sea port handles the largest container vessels in the world and continues to open new trade routes to enable...

Every year The Parliamentary Review’s spring launch brings together the most creative and inspiring voices across business, industry, education and the public sector to share insight, encourage best practice and help organisations confront the challenges of an ever-changing political landscape. Co-chaired by Lord Blunkett and Lord Pickles, The Review features commentary from senior politicians & journalists. Success for businesses of any size does not always come easily, and this year's...

Solent Stevedores, an award winning Stevedore and Terminal Operator based at the Port of Southampton, UK, is currently making preparations for the arrival of P&O’s new flagship: M/V Iona. The much anticipated largest vessel ever to be purpose built for the UK market is set to arrive at the Port in May 2020 and commence 7 night itineraries sailing to the Norwegian Fjords. The logistical challenges behind servicing a vessel of this size and scale are highly complex; an average turnaround day...