ABP injects £600k into South Wales ports
The UK’s Associated British Ports (ABP) is giving South Wales ports a boost in capacity and productivity with a £600,000 investment in modern cargo handling equipment.
The ports of Swansea, Port Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport now have a new ‘MultiDocker’ materials handler at their disposal. It can be transported by truck, has an outreach of 24m and a lifting capacity of up to 17 tonnes. The wheeled undercarriage also means it can be easily relocated between operational berths.
Matthew Kennerley, port director for South Wales, ABP, said: “The new MultiDocker will be used to handle anything from agribulks and biomass to recyclables, steel and forest products. This new equipment is fast, efficient, and mobile, and will increase our cargo handling capability and productivity across the South Wales region.”
ABP says it’s already significantly increased productivity in its current port location of Cardiff, where it was used for the first time to handle biomass.
“It is essential that we make efforts to continually improve efficiency in order to ensure our operations, and those of our customers, remain competitive and that our ports are able to continue to develop and grow,” added Mr Kennerley.
By Rachael Doyle
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