Port of Workington to become a logistics gateway to Europe

The Port of Workington in Cumbria is working with rail freight operator Direct Rail Services (DRS) and supply chain specialist TDG to open up a new containerised end-to-end logistics option at the North West Port.
 

This collaboration will develop the port into a significant container and logistics hub for the UK’s North West region.

One of the particular strengths of the port is its integral part in a new container service route that will include Rotterdam, Belfast/Dublin and Workington, details of which are currently being finalised.

Last November, the Port of Workington secured expansion investment of £4 million from Nuclear Management Partners, alongside £1.7 million from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority via the Britain’s Energy Coast initiative.

This is in addition to the £4 million being spent on repairing the port’s infrastructure that was damaged in the floods of November 2009.

The port has already installed a new harbour mobile crane to enable it to handle large shipping containers from all over Europe, and continues to improve its infrastructure.

"This collaboration will make it far easier for our customers to access all transportation modes around the port," says Colin Sharpe, Business Development manager at Port of Workington.  "They will just have a single point of contact, whether they need rail, road or sea transport. We’re taking port-centric logistics very seriously indeed."

David Barron, International Services director at TDG, points out that the company already has a track record in providing forwarding/facilitation to a seamless flow throughout the supply chain at the Ports of Teesside, Tilbury, Dagenham, Felixstowe and Bilbao.