Port storage boosted by Maritime
MARITIME TRANSPORT has established a long-term agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to operate a six-acre loaded container storage facility at the Port of Ipswich.
Located off dock at West Bank Terminal, the depot will provide space for up to 2,500 TEU, increasing overall container storage capacity across its network by 12%.
The new facility will be fully operational from 1st May 2022, and will represent one of eight strategically-placed container terminals that Maritime operates, including its rail-connected terminals in Manchester, Mossend, Tamworth, Wakefield, Tilbury, and Castle Donnington, an offsite storage facility in Northampton, and a new storage yard currently under construction at the Port of Liverpool scheduled for completion in November 2022.
Two Kalmar reach stackers will be utilised onsite immediately to service container throughput. Both machines form part of an order for 12 new reach stackers which will be distributed across Maritime’s terminals throughout 2022. Two new SANY H9 reach stackers are scheduled to arrive at Maritime’s West Bank facility in July.
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