Story from the Portsmouth News, October 10th 2020 More than 150 people have lined the shoreline in Portsmouth to show plans for a massive electricity infrastructure project in the area will be met with stiff resistance. Aquind aims that undersea cables will run ashore in Eastney as part of a £1.2bn project connecting the electricity … Continue reading Protesters line shoreline in Portsmouth to oppose Aquind cable plans
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Marchwood
The MOD has issued the following statement: "The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has today announced that Solent Gateway Limited has been chosen as the preferred bidder to manage and develop the commercial potential of the Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre, one of the UK’s military ports. The 91-hectare port facility near Southampton provides the MOD with … Continue reading Marchwood
A change to the Southampton skyline
The container cranes on what used to be 201/2 berth at Southampton Container terminal are over 400 ft high. They are visible from many parts of Southampton. Absolutely vital to the maintenance of the port as a major player on the international stage, but one is bound to wonder where the race for size will … Continue reading A change to the Southampton skyline
MBM’s best bits from the 2014 London Boat Show
Click here to view the Motor Boats Monthly selected pictures from London Boat Show. Some interesting curiosities!
Southampton rated number one UK port
A report in the Daily Echo shows Southampton to be the UK number on port in a number of categories, including car trade, cruise ships, and container efficiency
£47 Billion – Annual value of UK Marine economy
Retweeted The MMO (@The_MMO): The UK marine economy is currently worth more than £47 billion annually ( http://t.co/jAS5GJndI6 ) Retweeted The MMO (@The_MMO): Lots of other statistics on English coastal communities are in our socio-economic study http://t.co/idDdCxFRXA
Solent Forum – more than a talking shop
We met with Mike Clark, the chairman of Solent Forum for well over a decade to find out how he sees the role of the Forum developing over the next decade. The Solent Forum is a Coastal Partnership, formed in 1992, set-up as a neutral body to provide a platform toto enable the statutory members … Continue reading Solent Forum – more than a talking shop
Understanding ABP
Posted on 09 Mar 2013 Inevitably, the Port of Southampton has a massive influence on the way the Solent works. So SPS were delighted to take the opportunity of a conversation with Doug Morrison, the Port Director, Ray Blair ,the deputy Harbourmaster, and Sue Simmonite, the Environment manager. We ranged over several topics, and what … Continue reading Understanding ABP