Shipping Trade and Transport News 3rd November 2015

 

Port News

Southampton

DP World has taken full control of the container facilities at Southampton after acquiring the 49% stake owned by Associated British Ports. 
After ploughing huge investment into its new London Gateway development, observers questioned whether it could operate two ports that seemed to be in direct competition

Liverpool

Giant cranes arrive in Liverpool 

Five "megamax" quayside cranes arrived in a mist-blanketed River Mersey. The vessel was transporting  the first of eight giant cranes which were, built in China, the Liverpool's new $462-million dollar container terminal, known as Liverpool 2.