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Able UK operates eight facilities in Tees Valley, of which four are
many with riverSide facilitieS on both SideS of
port and dock facilities on the River Tees. These facilities combine
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logistics with environmental services, marine fabrication and
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decommissioning of onshore and offshore structures.
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porTrack SEafrEighT At Bamletts Wharf, cargo handling services are provided by Portrack
The multi service provider A V Dawson Ltd, a family-owned concern,
Seafreight Ltd, which handles about 300,000 tonnes a year of bulk, bagged
celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013 with a £10 million investment
and palletised cargo. The wharf has a depth alongside of 3.5 m LAT, allowing
in improved infrastructure and additional equipment. The company
vessels up to 110 m in length and 5,000 dwt to berth.
operates intermodal rail terminals, 750 m of quay at Dawson’s Wharf, a road haulage fleet and warehousing. The Middlesbrough site also
The wharf is equipped with a Sumitomo 40 tonne mobile crawler
includes the North Sea Supply Base, with three large fabrication
crane, fork-lift trucks, Bobcats and a weighbridge. The wharf handles
halls, a key facility by for the offshore industry.
exports of bagged fertilisers – and some imported raw materials – for Terra Nitrogen.
The A V Dawson Group of companies also includes Millserve Steel Processors Teesside, Tees Valley Coatings, Tees Valley Trailers,
Portrack also provides contract labour for Teesport and industrial
Dinsdale Risk Management, the shipping agent Cockfield, Knight
clients. It is used especially by Teesport to handle steel products,
and Co Ltd and Tees Riverside Intermodal Park (TRIP), all owned
new vehicles and other items. Portrack employs 16 multi-skilled
companies and all complementary to its maritime activities.
stevedores plus 14 trained drivers for discharging vehicles.
In 2012 the group handled more than 150 vessels and 410,000
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tonnes of cargo across its quays including steel, loose and bagged bulks, heavy lift items, project cargo, palletised goods and
LV Shipping is one of the fastest growing multimodal transport and
containers.
logistics companies in Tees Valley. At Teesport Commerce Park, the company operates a deepwater berth and a road haulage depot. Its
The North Sea Supply Base quay was expanded by 150 m in 2013
core business is road haulage and distribution using its own fleet of
and deepened to 8.5 m to handle the new generation of offshore
trucks and trailers.
support vessels. Dawson now offers 750 m of continuous quay. The nine acre site also includes 130,000 sq ft of warehousing with Also in 2013, work was completed on TRIP, a 54,000 sq m
overhead cranes of up to 60 tonnes capacity and fork-lift trucks
purpose-built intermodal rail terminal just behind North Sea
of up to 25 tonnes, specialising in container loading. LV Shipping
Supply Base, which complements its existing Ayrton International
is at the forefront in providing complex transport services. The
Railhead. The terminal has storage for 1,200 loaded containers
company has extensive experience in large-scale project shipping
and also has AFSO accreditation to handle goods through the
and management involving the whole shipping and transport chain,
Channel Tunnel.
from vessel charter through to installation.
The new TRIP facility offers a range of container services including
LV shipping also has in-depth knowledge, understanding and
loaded and empty container storage, vanning and devanning
experience in ship chartering and ship agency. LV is the ideal partner
services, packing, bonded warehousing and ACEP inspections. It has
for those seeking to charter vessels and provide comprehensive
750 m of rail sidings for trains carrying up to 80 containers.
service and support, delivered by qualified Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers personnel.
Driven by the desire to expand its services into the energy sector, Dawson has not only provided better facilities for the offshore wind
LV shipping is able to offer comprehensive shipping and
and oil industry but has also invested in a waste-to-energy plant,
engineering packages incorporating vessel chartering, precision
next to the TRIP terminal.
lifting and a sea fastening package comprising design supply and fabrication, lift engineering and installation.
As well as handling large volumes of scrap metal for export, Dawson has facilities for dealing with major imports of biomass materials including an 82,000 sq ft warehouse and a large-capacity grab crane.
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