The Latest Breaking News from Port

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers, and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks

In the twilight hours of June 21 1948, a weathered five-deck troopship transporting 1,027 passengers moored off Gravesend on the south bank of the river Thames. That evening, immigration officials would begin carefully processing those aboard. The following afternoon, passengers would walk off the gangplank, finally stepping foot on British…

In another development to a dispute between the union representing West Coast dockworkers and the organization representing their employers, the two parties are pointing fingers and sending mixed signals about the extent of disruption caused to port operations, including at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.

Companies featuring in this week's deals round-up include Kinewell Energy, European Metals Recycling, Port of Tyne, Magnitude Biosciences, Kromek, LightOx and Maven Capital Partners

The company , which says the new contract anchors the business in the North East, has recently invested £1m at the site

The bank has made the commitment to aid the port's plans to help boost local and regional growth across the North East

Long queues have formed at the Port of Dover, Manchester Airport and Bristol Airport ahead of the long Bank Holiday weekend and May half term, with strike also ongoing at Heathrow Airport

The UK’s largest energy port reported profits of £3.3m in 2022

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Myanmar’s Deputy Prime Minister Admiral Tin Aung San jointly inaugurated the Sittwe Port in Myanmar, which will reduce the cost and time of transportation of goods between Kolkata and Agartala and Aizwal by 50%

The first humpback whale of the 2023 migration season was spotted in the Port's waters on May 1 - a whole month ahead of the season's official launch.

The industrial takeover of Freeport’s East End, a historically Black community, by Port Freeport oil and gas developers is almost complete.