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THE HUMBER

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• PORTS • MARINE SERVICES • OFFSHORE WIND • ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE • CONSTRUCTION • WORLD CLASS TRAINING

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Celebrating the strategic role that our region plays serving the UK and international markets.

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‘We aren’t just about fishing and tourism anymore’ says councillor Peter Wheatley

Ports all set for a new era as green becomes the new black ...

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HE Humber’s emergence as the UK’s Energy Estuary is a branding masterclass covering a job done well for more than 100 years.

And while the hundreds of wind turbines emerging in the southern North Sea have brought new jobs, new industry and new-found optimism to northern Lincolnshire, they are also a key part of a renewable energy mix that has inflicted incredible challenges on one of the oldest operations on the South Bank.

The ports industry, the economic driver of the region, has had to react to a dramatic shift in cargo, as coal – the king for decades, first exported then imported – has been dethroned by a new, clean energy. One that relies on getting people out to these offshore installations and port-centric operations and logistics.

Now it is all about quay space, rather than counting the tonnes of what goes over it.

Yet that is just one section of a dynamic industry that touches every part of the economy, from the raw materials that make steel to the raw ingredients to the nation’s fish and chip shops; to the cars we drive daily and how we fill them up.

It was so very encouraging to hear of growth in container and bulk markets as we met with Mark Frith, the new port manager for Grimsby and Immingham, and of the strategies being pulled together to ensure that near-reliance on the black stuff doesn’t cast a shadow over the bright future we are so enthused about.

With state-of-the-art training emerging with Modal at Immingham, and big decisions looming that could involve Able Marine Energy Park and Triton Knoll offshore wind farm on a local level, there is also the strategic Northern Powerhouse push and, with Transport for the North, an entire infrastructure we feed so much into under scrutiny.

All of this, quite rightly, involves key representation from this area.

Certainly, with a Europe-facing trading corridor, the focus on what lies beyond our shores is not going to diminish any time soon.

Then there is the domestic golden triangle of 40 million consumers within four hours remains as critical as it ever has been. I trust you enjoy this latest addition to our business portfolio.

David Laister Business Editor

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THE past few years have seen significant changes, not only in our industrial landscape, but in our thoughts on developments at our ports, our partnerships and our connections.

From being the largest fishing port in the UK, we now have the largest port complex by the amount of cargo going through it in the UK. The growth of the renewables industry on the Port of Grimsby has been radical – the new companies on the block are multi-national energy companies and their supporting supply chain companies. For every wind farm that’s given the go-ahead, the turbines need to be constructed, shipped out, and long term operation and maintenance contracts put in place. And our ports are at the heart of that.

We aren’t just about fishing and tourism anymore.

The new major industries are based in the renewables sector and trade through our ports as well as our traditional sectors. The supply chains that support the new industries are as much a part of the jigsaw as the major companies – the logistics companies, the HGV drivers, the sandwich shop traders, the safety gear manufacturers – you’re all important.

We’re developing the infrastructure to support growth.

We’re developing thriving, successful businesses, supported by a skilled, productive workforce.

By working together, we can achieve anything.

Cllr Peter Wheatley Portfolio holder for Regeneration, Skills and Housing at North East Lincolnshire Council Local authority representative on Humber Local Enterprise Partnership

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RIMSBY and Immingham’s new port manager has told how a focus on customer service is helping the dual port complex deliver growth in new areas as it recovers from the dramatic drop-off in coal.

Mark Frith has arrived from an international career with DHL, via a two-year stint in Port of Hull, to take the helm of the jewel in Associated British Ports’ crown.

Now, having got to grips with the estate and all it offers, he is setting a course based on strong principles engrained in him through his previous employer, while working for a business that makes a huge difference.

“In terms of business, we are really excited about Immingham,” Mr Frith said. “ I think by enhancing the customer service side it will allow us to bring in additional cargo.

“We have seen this in two areas in particular, containers and in the bulk business.

“In containers, A2B has sent an additional service and others are asking if we can fit them in. Service has improved and changed dramatically, and we are seen as a port that is reliable.

“There are two distinct types of container business, deep sea and short sea, and it is the short sea container market we are capitalising on. The short sea market is improving, we have the additional service and a lot more containers. We are trying to be as amenable as we can so we can be successful in Europe. A2B is the biggest customer for containers, and we are making sure we understand the business as if they are successful, we will be. We are looking at the model in Europe and Scandinavia.”

To aid this process ABP is ensuring it isn’t just the commercial team, those winning the business, that deal with the client.

“Some operations managers are getting in front of the customers, owning the relationship, and it is not just being seen as a sales team role,” Mr Frith said. “They take ownership themselves and are gaining customer confidence.

“We are instilling that in container and bulk.

It is part of that reliability, that they can send ships and cargo confidently. “We are getting in front of customers and having a conversation to say exactly what we can do.

“Containers and bulk, they are Immingham’s two success stories and I don’t see that changing.”

There was a wave of caution before Mr Frith crossed the Humber, but the ripple of concern has calmed sufficiently in an in industry often used as a barometer for the economic outlook.

“There was the initial worry with Brexit, but from conversations I have had with customers, that has died down, and it is a case of business as usual,” he said. “Confidence is high on the port in terms of what we want to achieve. It is all about understanding the customer’s business and working with the customer.”

For an example of that, we need look no further than the £130 million Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal, built to feed the change in raw material at the UK’s largest power station. It is a vast addition of silos and

Sim city of the seas now ready to support sector SHIP-SHAPE and ready to play a key role!

The first phase of the £7 million Modal Training complex has been unveiled as it looks to sail into the skills shortage for the area’s biggest economic opportunities.

A world-class marine simulator training facility, equipped with state-of-the-art marine simulators from Kongsberg Maritime – the global leader in marine training technology – is about to open at the Immingham complex.

It is the first independent training organisation in the UK to offer such a comprehensive a range of integrated simulators – allowing individual training or scenarios involving up to 40 people.

Covering bridge, engine and control room, high voltage, dynamic positioning, radar and vessel traffic service simulators, using K-Sim full picture technology, they will allow training to be provided on all vessel types from offshore crew transfer catamarans to tugs and tankers, deep sea vessels and cruise liners.

Marine Control Centre GOING PLACES: Mark Frith, appointed by Associated British Ports to port manager Grimsby and Immingham automated conveyors, linking up state-of-the-art cranes with rail loading facilities. While Drax is the end recipient, the loss of use of the black stuff isn’t limited to that conversion, as other power stations in the wider region have been mothballed.

“We won’t find that X million tonnes of cargo needed to replace what was coal,” Mr Frith said. “Energy policy has dictated that, but we will probably be the last man standing for coal.

We are looking at different types of cargoes that can replace what coal once was. We do have a business strategy for the next five years, looking at specific cargo, specific customers and trade lanes.”

Immingham’s development as a serious port was chiefly to support the roll-out of the industrial revolution further afield, as coal was exported to power economies elsewhere.

Now a green energy push is transforming the area, and Grimsby is established as an operations and maintenance cluster.

“Operations look really impressive in Grimsby,” Mr Frith said. “The whole concept of the Humber being the Energy Estuary helps, and it helps from a Northern Powerhouse standpoint and also repositions the area as well. The investment by ABP and Siemens,

what Centrica, Dong Energy and others are doing in Grimsby can only be beneficial to the Humber Estuary.

“It does attract a lot of attention, and the media coverage given to the Humber has been particularly good. It has inspired a lot of companies to look at the Humber as a destination. We are geographically facing the right way!”

There has been a focus on making the port investor-ready of late, with old buildings no longer fit for purpose razed to the ground, underlining the development opportunities that exist around the port.

“Grimsby is going to feature quite heavily in our five-year plan,” Mr Frith said.

Dong Energy’s expansion on the Royal Dock and the Marine Control Centre emerging there are major investments happening now, and while the port management team now sits in Immingham – a practical step considering size – there is a clear focus on both.

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WORK is progressing well on a state-of-the-art £5 million Humber Marine Control Centre at Port of Grimsby.

The new facility, which will be arranged over four floors, will replace Associated British Ports’ existing Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) centre at Spurn Point, which has become increasingly difficult to access as the peninsula deteriorates.

Northern Lincolnshire-based construction and civil engineering firm Britcon is delivering the project, located by Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough offshore wind base, looking out to the tidal basin, Grimsby River Terminal and entrances to both Royal Dock and Port of Grimsby East. It will be handed over later this summer.

BMW import facility A new £25 million import centre for BMW is under construction at North Killingholme.

The 6,000 sq m facility is being developed by Clugston Construction at the Able Humber Port.

Once complete it will create around 100 jobs, with several thousand vehicles passing through annually to be prepared, cleaned and inspected, before being taken to dealerships throughout the country.

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ABP’s Humber ports major role in gateway to Europe and beyond

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BP is the UK’s largest port operating company managing 21 ports around Britain and handling almost 100 million tonnes of cargo every year.

vehicles in 2016, handling and distributing cars all across the UK from the continent.

ABP in the Humber also plays a significant role in container shipping, a sector with large potential for As an island nation, our ports are growth. It also handles around a the gateway to Britain’s trade and quarter of the UK’s imports and play an absolutely vital role in the exports of both steel and forest local, regional and national products. economies.

The ports on the Humber are ABP’s ports include four ports on fundamentally important to the the Humber estuary: Goole, Grimsby, North’s economy and to the success of Hull and Immingham. the Northern Powerhouse. The The Humber is the UK’s busiest Northern Powerhouse presents a trading estuary, with around 30,000 unique opportunity for the region and vessel movements every year. ABP’s one which ABP believes must be ports are a key part of this trade, taken. handling in excess of £75 billion As the North’s leading gateway to worth of goods every year. Our ports Europe and beyond, ABP’s Humber support local industry and ports have a major role to play. Ports manufacturing and provide on the Humber offer northern businesses in the North, the Midlands industry and manufacturers and beyond with essential access to unparalleled access to international international markets. markets, supporting growth in trade and exports.

Together with our customers, our ports in the Humber support 23,000 As a port region, the Humber is also jobs in the region and contribute primed to meet the economic agenda £2.2 billion to the UK economy every laid out by Transport for the North: year, including £1.5 billion to the focussing on offshore and renewable Humber regional economy. energy and advanced manufacturing.

The range of sectors supported by Indeed, ABP’s ports on the Humber offer ideal locations to attract further ABP Humber is considerable. In terms of energy, we have an enormous investment in new manufacturing thanks to areas of development land role to play. Whether it is handling with excellent marine, road and rail coal or biomass bound for power access. stations, supporting oil refineries or facilitating huge growth in the Building a strong northern economy offshore wind elements of renewable is now more important than ever energy, ABP Humber is heavily following the UK’s decision to leave involved in them all. the European Union.

In terms of the automotive sector, Brexit presents a number of opportunities, as well as challenges, ABP handled more than 840,000

Grimsby GRIMSBY has a long and proud history as a port, and recent investment by ABP is helping to secure a bright future for the port as well.

The Port of Grimsby contributes £465 million to the regional economy and around 7,000 local jobs are connected to the work of the port.

Grimsby is now home to global energy firms Dong and Centrica, and is the UK’s number one centre for supporting offshore wind maintenance and operations.

The Port’s continued renaissance has been supported by a programme of major investment.

and ABP is focussed on making sure that the Humber, and the North more generally, benefits from those opportunities. That’s why we will continue to invest in new port facilities and infrastructure on behalf of our customers, helping their businesses to grow.

For many of our customers, it is very much business as usual, with cargo to move and ships to operate, not to mention a world class wind

The £25 million Grimsby River Terminal massively enhanced the port’s car handling capability and international connectivity, making Grimsby one of the UK’s premiere import ter minals.

ABP is committed to working with customers to ensure that success can continue, delivering

turbine manufacturing facility to be commissioned.

The Government’s industrial strategy will also have a critical role to play in the future Northern Powerhouse.

Promoting trade and increasing exports must be a central objective of that Strategy.

Further, a transformative strategy will depend on working with government to make sure that policy

investment that will enable the port to continue to grow and thrive in the years ahead.

In addition to the energy and automotive sectors, Grimsby handles an extensive range of general cargo including Agribulks, Minerals and Ores, Iron and Steel products, and Frozen Fish.

across a wide range of areas – from education to transport – is aligned to achieving that objective. The Northern Powerhouse can take the lead in helping to shape this approach.

To understand how the ports on the Humber can help to seize those opportunities, it is helpful to know more about what those ports do now and the potential each of them has for the future.

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THE Humber is home to the Port of Immingham, one of the best kept secrets in the UK economy.

Immingham is the UK’s largest port by tonnage (and the fourth largest in Europe) and a vital part of the energy supply chain. The port contributes £460 million to the local economy and around 7,000 local jobs are connected to the work of the port.

Immingham has 24/7 access and deep water berths for lightened Capesize vessels. Roughly 10% of all of the UK’s seaborne trade is managed at Immingham and to give a greater sense of the scale of the activities at the port around a quarter of all of the UK’s rail freight tonnage comes from this one port.

In 2015 Immingham handled more than 8.4 million tonnes of coal to supply to power stations. ABP has also recently invested £130 million to create what is now the largest terminal dedicated to handling biomass for power stations in the country, as we take a lead in managing the transition from coal to biomass.

With eight large silos to store biomass, two continuous ship unloaders and new dedicated rail load out facilities the opportunities to support power stations at Immingham really are state-of-the art.

To underline the importance of the role Immingham plays in the energy sector, it is believed that the equivalent of one in every ten homes in the UK is powered thanks to energy sources that come through the Port of Immingham.

In addition to energy, Immingham handles an extensive range of general cargo and is the UK’s largest dry bulk handling port.

In 2016 the shipping container terminal in Immingham handled 155,000 container units with an incredibly diverse range of products.

The dedicated in-dock container terminal, which was built specifically to handle containers brought into Immingham, manages around 15 vessels per week from various locations including Holland, Belgium, the Baltic, Scandinavia, and Iceland.

The vessels bring on average 300 containers per call and export on average 250 containers to various locations around the world.

Immingham Container Terminal is also a regional centre for deep-sea container imports,

Immingham enabling customers to tranship deep-sea containers direct to Immingham on regular short-sea feeder vessels.

The facility operates on a 24/7 basis and boasts three ship to shore cranes and four rubber-tyred gantry cranes supported by seven reach-stackers. This enables vessels conducting short sea shipments to be

out approximately 1,600 containers to other locations.

Last year the container terminal imported more than 79,000 containers and exported 77,000. We expect that number to only increase over the course of this year, which underlines how significant for general UK trade Immingham is.

THE Port of Hull is one of the biggest ports in the UK in its own right and it contributes £538 million to the local economy.

Around 8,000 local jobs are connected to the work of the port.

In Hull, ABP are at the forefront of the renewable energy sector.

The Green Port Hull project with Siemens is transforming existing port infrastructure into a world class advanced manufacturing facility, securing the Humber’s role as the nation’s energy estuary.

This £310 million investment (of which £150 million was invested by ABP) by both ABP and Siemens is acting as a catalyst for economic growth and development in the region.

The project involved the regeneration of Alexandra Dock in Hull in order to establish an offshore wind turbine manufacturing and assembly facility for Siemens.

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GOOLE is the UK’s most inland port and a major logistics centre connected by sea, road, rail and barge.

The Port of Goole contributes £67 million to the regional economy and 1,000 local jobs are connected to the work of the port.

Located strategically 2.5km from national motorway network and 80km from the open sea, Goole is the fourth largest UK port for steel products.

Like Hull and Immingham, Goole handles a diverse range of cargoes including dry bulks, liquid bulks and timber and forest products.

discharged, loaded and then sailing all within a matter of hours.

Significant volumes of deep sea imports are from the far east including various processed fish products.

On average the Immingham container terminal brings in roughly 1800 containers into Immingham on a weekly basis and ships

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This will be complemented by a rotor blade manufacturing site near Paull to the east of the port estate.

The wider Green Port Hull development is set to attract further investment and create even more employment opportunities in the area via supply chain firms and allied businesses.

Hull is the fourth largest UK port for international sea passengers with nearly a million passengers a year travelling with P & O. Like Immingham, Hull handles an extensive range of general cargo including dry and liquid bulks, steel and Hull is one of the leading ports for handling timber forest products.

Hull has a dedicated container terminal stretching more than 30 acres. The terminal has benefited from more than £15 million of recent investment by ABP which included two new Liebherr ship to shore cranes.

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ME Power Group Ltd are far from new to the business, with 2016 marking their 20th Anniversary as working with MAN, cementing their place as the longest serving MAN Marine dealer in the UK.

However 2016 also saw the opening of their new base of operations on the North Moss industrial site in Stallingborough.

The site was specifically set up to work with North Sea Services in support of EON’s fleet of vessels servicing the Humber Gateway wind farm, who had been struggling to get the level of customer service and standard of work that PME offered in the local area.

PME Power Group have now teamed up with Cummins ONAN, a leading supplier of marine engine generators and an integral piece that almost all vessels in the fleet will operate. ● Cummins Inc and Cummins Power Generation Cummins Onan is a world leader in the design and manufacturing of marine generator sets. All major components – engine, alternator, transfer switches and control systems – are designed specified and

COMPLIMENTS OF THE MANAGER: ABP staff enjoy a free lunch after a catering van was laid on.

Praise for terminals’ successes

approved by Cummins, a name which is synonymous with performance and reliability.

Cummins Power Generations, a subsidiary of Cummins Inc, is dedicated to increasing the availability and reliability of electric power anywhere in the world, with Cummins ONAN leading the way by offering the most innovative marine generator sets on the market.

Cummins spokesperson, Peter McCullar explains why they approached PME Group to partner up as their East Coast dealer for the sales and aftermarket of Cummins Onan marine diesel generator sets.

“PME Power Systems has renowned experience in the marine industry for new

projects, new builds and renovations, with proven capabilities in the marine industry in both commercial and recreational markets,” he said.

Ben Chalk, operations director at PME Group, said: “We are delighted that Cummins ONAN have chosen our Grimsby branch to showcase ONAN generators. As the official dealer in the North East we are looking forward to offering increased support to our customers.”

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Key client Yara UK has voted Port of Immingham the best in Britain when it comes to ABP’s facilities.

The fertiliser specialist operates across nine sites in the UK, with the Humber operation coming top of the list.

It was a huge boost for the bulks business, with improved customer service acknowledged, underpinning a dedication to attract more business. And it follows the addition of a new vessel to the expanding container service in the port.

Staff at both Immingham Bulk Park (IBP) and Immingham Container Terminal (ICT) were rewarded with a free hospitality van for the day.

Mark Frith, Grimsby and Immingham port manager, said: “I am extremely proud of the terminal workers in Immingham, they have worked exceptionally hard and I want their efforts to be recognised. The catering van is just a small token of my gratitude.”

Improvements include advanced electronic data collection, better IT infrastructure and setting key performance indicators.

IBP is an upper tier COMAH site, handling nitrogen based mineral fertilisers and industrial products for Yara. More than 200,000 tonnes pass through the port estate annually.

Yara UK undertakes an annual review of the sites, which include ports and warehousing, allowing it to evaluate and benchmark it’s service providers against a number of criteria including their competitiveness, cost saving initiatives, shrinkage, provision of facilities, quality systems and site appearance.

Simon Barley, operations manager for Yara UK, told how improvements to service had been made following top level meetings between ABP and key clients, with comments cascaded down.

“There has been a change management project throughout the organisation and this is the result,” he said. “There is close working at all levels, from management to operators, to people on the ground. There is good communication and they are focused nowadays on what the customer wants.”

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WELCOME: Port manager for Grimsby and Immingham, Mark Frith and commercial manager, Chris Vause welcomes chief officer of the MS Vanquish into the Immingham Container Terminal (image courtesy of David Lee Photography Ltd / ABP

‘I really like the community spirit’ ■ Continued from page one he jokes.

From York, he went to university in Leeds then immediately joined DHL in Bahrain. “It was aircraft, airports and containers. The principles of that are no different to what happens in a sea port,” he said.

He spent six years in the Persian Gulf, before posts in Las Vegas, California, Miami and Barbados, ending up managing western Canada operations, where he envisaged himself retiring.

Having been approached by a Humber-based recruitment agency about the Hull role in 2014, he researched the company and the area, coming over with his wife.

Within hours of touching down back in Canada, his mind was made up and the offer came in.

“I had learned about the

company, what it did for the economy, I knew I would be part of something that was more than just a job,” Mr Frith said. “DHL provided a service, as does ABP, and it helps the economy. Without the port sector the economy behind the quay wall starts to suffer. It is more than just a job for me, and it was a big reason for me to return.”

Safety is at the fore too.

“We are the biggest port in the UK we have embraced the Associated British Ports Beyond Zero campaign, which rightly says that everyone can and should go home in a better state than they arrived.

“Before I would have questioned how that was possible in such a heavy industrial setting, with wagons and cranes, but I genuinely believe it can be achieved if the mindset is

there.”

A team of 500 work on the South Bank, and there are 2,500 wagon movements daily, with 53 million tonnes handled in 2016. “We are looking at Immingham, the flow of goods, of traffic, and how it can be as smooth as possible,” said Mr Frith, who wants to ensure the port is at the centre of the community too.

“I really like the community spirit the town has, I have been blown away by it,” he said. “I am building a solid relationship with the Mayor of Immingham, Stewart Swinburn, the local authority and other organisations.

“There is a lot we can do to support the area, being the organisation we are. We want to be completely open to education, to the community, and we want to support the community too.”

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nce the largest fishing port in the UK, the ports of Grimsby and Immingham have undergone a major transformation in the last 30 years.

Immingham port has become the mainstay of bulks, container and commercial traffic. Meanwhile, Grimsby has transformed itself to becoming at the heart of offshore wind in supporting construction and the longer term operations and maintenance of the offshore wind farms.

The port is now the UK’s largest port complex by tonnage, handling around 12% (62.2 million tonnes) of the UK’s cargo.

Benefiting from a prime deep-water location on the Humber Estuary, one of Europe’s busiest trade routes, it plays a central role in the commercial life of the UK and is poised to seize new opportunities that will shape our future.

Our strategic road network allows goods to be delivered to 75% of the UK’s population within a four hour driving time. The ports also account for over 25% of UK rail freight, connecting to the major energy and manufacturing providers in the North of England.

Investment in the port at Immingham has recently included a £130m renewables fuel terminal, focussed on the import of biomass for power stations that are investing in renewable energy generation.

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The Port of Grimsby’s origins are rooted in the export of coal and the fishing industry. Today, the Port is focused on car import/export activity, handling over 400,000 vehicles per annum.

The ports and logistics sector continues to be one of North East Lincolnshire’s largest employers, with over 7,400 people employed in the sector or its supply chains across the Humber.

But the new focus for Grimsby is the offshore wind sector.

With major companies like DONG Energy, Siemens, Centrica, E.ON, MHI Vestas and CWind choosing to base themselves in Grimsby, the sector and the supporting supply chain is transforming the look of the port.

The area is well suited to the ‘just-in-time’ culture of modern industry, by being able to provide high quality, well developed and easily accessible storage and distribution services.

ENERGY DONG Energy has been making some massive investments in the Southern North Sea and has recently chosen the Port of Grimsby to be the hub facility for all of these projects, creating the largest operations and maintenance facility in the UK.

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The port is operated by Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest and leading ports group. The port has seen major investments in recent years and now has specialist terminals capable of handling large vessels up to 366 metres in length. Immingham has direct routes to Europe, North and South America, Africa, Australia, the Middle East and the Far East.

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boat hoist on the quay to facilitate the maintenance of the many boats that service the offshore windfarms.

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GREAT OPPORTUNITIES

ABP recently invested over £25m in new river berthing facilities to facilitate access by the largest car carriers.

The Round 2 Westermost Rough wind farm commissioned in 2015 has been operational for over a year now as well as the Race Bank wind farm being constructed right now from the Port of Grimsby.

Hornsea Project 1 is the first of the vast Round 3 wind farms. At 1200MW of generating capacity, this is around three times the size of any other project before and is challenging being that distance further from shore. This project presents a large step change for the offshore wind sector in the UK. The Race Bank scheme off the Lincolnshire Coast will provide power for almost 400,000 homes!

£5m has been invested in new lock gates at the Royal Dock to facilitate 24 hour operations, and Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises have built a new

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Grimsby is playing a major role in these projects, bringing long term sustainable business to the town and employing local people where it can.

area also benefits from European Union Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for our traditional smoked haddock and cod.

The Council is actively supporting the growth of this sector in a variety of ways. We have been successful in obtaining funding to provide direct infrastructure improvements for the sector. With our access to funding and our strong ‘Economy and Growth’ team and partners we continue to support local businesses with their aspirations to provide services to this sector and we have also significantly invested staff resources and funding into the Grimsby Renewables Partnership.

The sector is underpinned by a cluster of supply-chain services that include some of the UK’s and Europe’s leading businesses involved with cold storage, packaging, upskilling, innovation and research, engineering and logistics.

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TRAINING AND SUPPORT

Food processing in North East Lincolnshire has long been associated with seafood and the fishing industry having once been home to one of the world’s largest trawler fleets.

New and high level jobs are being created in North East Lincolnshire to support the energy-related activities at our ports.

The industry has now re-invented itself as a multi-billion pound food and seafood processing cluster, centred on Grimsby.

The fantastic £12 million CATCH facility serves the training and competency assurance needs of the process, engineering, energy and renewable sectors. It offers industry authentic training and assessment solutions for the process, energy, engineering and renewables sectors without the risks associated with processing hazardous materials.

Four out of five UK households consume seafood at least once a month and total purchases of seafood in the UK were worth £5.6bn in 2011.

All major retailers and food-service companies turn to Grimsby for their supply of seafood. North East Lincolnshire remains the primary UK centre for food and seafood processing, currently accounting for over 70% of all seafood processed in the UK and as a major centre for chilled meal production.

The sector is a still major employer in North East Lincolnshire, with over 500 companies employing over 4,700 people across the supply chain and including worldclass businesses.

Seafood Grimsby and Humber, which supports the sector, is focused on issues including sector competitiveness, exports, inbound raw material supply, innovation, marketing, trade and skills.

Our schools and colleges have been responding to the demands of our industries where we see focus on STEM subjects as pathways into disciplines such as engineering.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

The South Humber Industrial Investment Programme (SHIIP), will bring forward a number of sites in the A180 Corridor to support growth. Enterprise Zone status has been secured for key sites at Stallingborough and Immingham with potential for logistics use.

Our priorities for investment include: • Improving vessel access to the Port of Grimsby East • increasing the capacity for safe berthing by crew transfer vessels/workboats at Port of Grimsby East and the Royal Dock • providing high quality accommodation for supply chain businesses alongside wider business support • enhancing the provision of training facilities to meet growing demand for both technical and health and safety- related training.

We also work with our partners such as the HumberLEP and Greater Lincolnshire LEP on numerous initiatives to ensure we create the place and skills required for significant growth in our area.

It will also be vital to engage young people with the industry; raise their aspirations and awareness about the wide range of careers available and ensure they have the skills to compete for jobs in the sector.

The future economic health of our area depends on investment – investment from companies, and investment in our young people and our area to foster the right conditions for growth.

There are a number of key developments and priorities across North East Lincolnshire to support the development of activities at the ports.

In addition, North East Lincolnshire has a thriving base of seafood SMEs, some of which have recently undertaken large scale investments to meet growing demand. The

For future development opportunities please call the Economic Development Team on T: 01472 325967

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A range of solutions for your firm LEADING forklift truck and warehouse equipment manufacturer, Linde Material Handling, has expanded into the wider Humber region growing its market position in the Grimsby area.

Linde Castle, based in Fotherby Street, offers new, used forklift and warehouse trucks, and is a leading provider of intralogistics services and products.

With more than 60 experienced factory-trained service engineers in the area, Linde offers efficient support to businesses from a variety of industries – including port specific solutions.

As a global company, in the

UK Linde has a national network with 23 regional customer support centres developed to provide long term support and expertise on a local basis.

Company managing director, Ian Dolman, believes the diverse, innovative product range and support network sets them apart from competitors.

He said: “We have thousands of customers across the region; Linde Castle covers 11 key post codes in the north, from Scotland and Lincolnshire to Yorkshire and Cumbria.

“Whether you’re interested in new, used or rental trucks, to manage peak demands, we have a range of solutions on offer.

We work closely with each customer to tailor our products and services to understand their logistic needs.

“Our support network is one of the largest, which means we can respond to all our customers efficiently and effectively.”

Working specifically in the shipping and cargo industry at the ports, we have products for all needs including pallet stackers for storage, order pickers and heavy transportation trucks.

For more details on how Linde Castle Ltd can help your business, please contact Simon Wiseman, on 01325 311526 or visit www.linde-castle.co.uk

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in a joint venture of Innogy and Statkraft. This offers further opportunities to grow the vital supply chain that has arrived, some port-centric some not so, from high volt electrical technicians to catering and cleaning.

The vision set out for the Humber is So far, all those developed off Yorkshire and becoming an ever-growing reality as the green Lincolnshire have come to Grimsby for revolution plays out on our doorstep. operations and maintenance. Having Race Bank, Hornsea and potentially Triton revitalised Port of Grimsby East, with Knoll look set to be added to the list of wind improvements and new services continuing to farms controlled and serviced from Grimsby, be added, the operational bases are now while vital engineering and construction widening to take in Grimsby’s Royal Dock, too, duties are undertaken from the port and wider with Westermost Rough the first. That Humber. physical infrastructure is now stretching to We’re rapidly approaching the jump from Humberside Airport as well, with the same Round Two to Round Three and the scale is farm also the first to have a designated clear. helicopter.

Nearly a decade ago now, Lynn and Inner As the technology gets larger, and more Dowsing’s arrival in Round One saw 54 efficient, the way they are accessed is turbines emerge off the Lincolnshire coast, changing. Bigger vessels are being built, air installed with a nameplate capacity of 194MW. support will increase, and a shift towards an Next month, Triton Knoll and Hornsea oil and gas offshore work pattern will be Project Two are likely to be in the bidding for established. This will see teams stationed in Government support for a combined 2,700MW. the field during planned maintenance projects, as what is now a maximum 90-minute sail to Winding back, and the farms becomes ever longer.

Lincs, commissioned in 2013, and A potential island development in the Dogger Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway, fully powered in 2015, ramped that early figure up to Bank shallows has even been mooted, something that would require strong support 893MW, with hundreds of jobs created. from existing sea ports, with the Humber as With 237 turbines already spinning in the southern North Sea, operated and maintained well poised as its European-backing cousins so serve. from Grimsby, Race Bank – with Hull blades, Evolving from infancy to established, the will add a further 91, providing 573MW, with Triton Knoll to dwarf it again. It is looking at a industry is delivering jobs and investment at a rate not seen for decades. maximum 288 installations for the 900MW it will produce. Moving that figure dramatically up once again, and Hornsea Project One, in early stage onshore construction, will feature 174 turbines delivering a world record 1,200MW. In all, that will be more than 3.5GW being closed in on by the turn of the decade.

While only Race Bank has been in construction over the past year – with the second offshore substation installed last weekend – the sector has regularly been in the news as deals have been done. Centrica, the developer behind the first three farms, has successfully completed its divestments to leave the industry, with the turbine manufacturer Siemens taking over Lynn and Inner Dowsing this weekend and Dong Energy, the company behind Westermost Rough, Race Bank and Hornsea, taking over operations and maintenance of Lincs. The Government’s Green Investment Bank and various private fund managers have bought in, with the appetite for backing big delighting the industry, and instilling confidence.

With E.on 100 per cent behind Humber Gateway, which was reportedly performing better than forecast in the first full year, Triton Knoll will bring a new operator to the region

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Hoisting Port of Grimsby to a higher level in offshore support A

£1.85 million investment to create a new service for vessels using the first port on the Humber has been officially unveiled this week.

With a 200 tonne boat hoist as the centrepiece of the offer, Grimsby Shipyard Services was launched by Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises Ltd. A major overhaul of the old slipways has seen buildings demolished and old infrastructure removed, creating space for several work boats to be maintained, repaired or inspected at once.

It comes as between 25 and 35 vessels are anticipated in Port of Grimsby East as the summer schedule of offshore wind operations, maintenance and construction ramps up.

The investment was aided by grant-funding from North East Lincolnshire Council.

Chief executive of GFDE, and director of the wholly-owned subsidiary, Martyn Boyers, said: “This is a really big important new venture, not just for us as the owner, but for Grimsby and the community around the dock.

“The support of the council was significant, so too the efforts of many people behind the scenes.”

The hoist will make the operation far more efficient, with the previous situation of only single vessel space likely to lead to longer downtime, which in both fishing and wind, incurs massive cost.

Rob Walsh, chief executive of North East Lincolnshire Council, described it as an “excellent example of a public and private sector partnership”.

Next week the port will play host the launch of the latest offshore wind vessel, CWind Phantom.

PROUD MOMENT: Martyn Boyers, flanked by Pete Brewster, left, operations manager for Grimsby Shipyard Services, and Charles Marr, chairman of Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises Ltd, at the offical launch.

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Brianplant, which provides a vast range of services, including plant hire, haulage and aggregates supply, operates from a number of strategic locations in the Lincolnshire area.

The firm was established in 1984 by Brian Thornley and is run today by his son Clive, supported by other family members and key staff. Many have been in the business for many years.

The company operates a diverse fleet of plant and lorries, which enable the company to provide a range of

services from disposal of material from skips and construction sites, through to the processing and recycling of these materials to supply recycled soils and aggregates for re-use.

Clive Thornley, managing director of Brianplant, said: “Brianplant is a friendly company with a positive outlook offering our customers cost effective solutions to a diverse range of activities. We have an excellent reputation in servicing these activities, in a safe manner, to a high quality standard, complying with Environmental legislations and on time.

“We are ably supported by our staff who are our front of

house and who offer a cheerful, professional and safe outlook to our customers.

They are trained to a high standard which is a continuous process ensuring they are up to date with emerging legislation and standards.”

He added: “We believe that we offer our customers a cost effective and safe solution carried out to a high standard and on time. Many of our customers have been with us for a long time but we always strive to ensure that their needs are met and work hard to retain their custom in the future.”

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New £7 million centre to address skills shortages I

n response to Government reports that have highlighted the shortage of specialist skills required by the ports, energy and logistics sectors; The Grimsby Institute Group, with support from a £2 million Local Growth Deal grant through the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, have invested in Modal Training; a state-of-the-art, industry-led training facility that has been built just a stone’s throw from the Port of Immingham.

the UK to access the training they need to progress their careers.

The first training to be available utilises some of the centre’s cutting edge marine and crane simulators and warehousing facilities, with further maritime and road training due to come online through the rest of the year.

“A lot of the training that will be available here at Modal hasn’t existed in the region before and it has been rewarding to see the excitement and interest from the companies that have been to visit us.

“We have worked closely with leading businesses to create a training centre that offers the facilities and training they need for their staff. The feedback we have had so far has been fantastic, with those that grew up in the area particularly proud to see such state-of-the-art equipment on their doorstep.

The centre will contribute to developing the skilled workforce that the Humber needs to stay central to the trading success and energy security of the UK; ensuring local jobs for local people across the ports, energy and logistics sectors.

“It doesn’t stop here, we still have the drive and scope to develop the

Much of the training that is offered and will soon be accessible through Modal Training is not currently available in the region, and so companies and individuals have had to travel significant distances both within and beyond

facilties further, and welcome input from industry to shape that future.”

Ella Brown, Business Development Manager at Modal Training

Inspiring the next generation “Having previously developed the Humber Employability Charter and managed the Skills Pledge for the Humber LEP, I’m a true advocate for linking education with the world of work.

What we’ve developed here at Modal is a state-of-the-art learning facility that replicates real working environments in the ports, renewables and logistics sectors so it makes a lot of sense to show those still in education what is possible in terms of careers.”

I’m sure though that opening up learning opportunities to the students will only be part of the story and look forward to working with the team at Oasis Academy Wintringham.”

Ann Newlove, Business Manager at Modal Training

Informing the next generation about the careers that are available in ports, energy and logistics through educational links and careers guidance is something that Modal Training is already taking an active role in.

Ann Newlove, the new Business Manager at Modal Training, said: “Even though we haven’t officially opened yet, we have already welcomed a small group of school students from Hull and have further visits planned with both North and South bank schools throughout the summer.

“By opening up our doors to young people we hope to increase their awareness of the careers available, raise their aspirations and enthuse them about the opportunities across the ports, energy and logistics sectors.”

The first group of secondary school students came from Malet Lambert school in Hull.

The year 9 pupils, who have all shown a special interest in engineering, came to visit Modal Training as part of National Careers Week earlier this month.

Feedback from the event was extremely positive, George, aged 13 said: “Today was great, I enjoyed the simulations.

It opened my eyes to new opportunities, thanks for the experience.”

As well as visits and tours, the team at Modal Training are developing deeper connections with Grimsby and Immingham based schools.

Oasis Academy Wintringham has been partnered with Modal Training’s Ann Newlove as their new Enterprise Advisor.

Sally Lumby, Employability Advisor at Oasis Academy Wintringham said: “We are delighted to be the first school on the South Bank to be working with Modal Training as part of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership. Ann Newlove’s role as our Enterprise Advisor will be invaluable to our Academy and students. The level of support and involvement with business will open up a whole new world of opportunity for our students.”

A connection has also been made with Immingham based Canon Peter Hall Primary School in Immingham, where Modal Training will help support the school’s existing employment programme, which aims to raise the children’s aspirations and show them how different subjects and life skills relate to the world of work.

Modal Training could also be found on the north bank recently demonstrating one of their desktop crane simulators on the ABP stand at the Women into Manufacturing and Engineering event in Hull.

The event, organised by Green Port Hull and supported by other regional employers including Siemens, Centrica, British Steel,

Spencer Group and the Grimsby Renewables Partnership, gave visitors the chance to talk to female employees about their experience, discover the qualifications needed for different job roles, as well as details on current vacancies. The event was very well attended, and there are plans to repeat it on the South Bank, where Modal Training hopes to play a key role.

Louise Knowles, Port Operative for ABP, getting to grips with the Modal Training desktop crane simulator at the recent Women into Manufacturing and Engineering event in Hull.

The skills story In the UK, 2.2 million people, around 8% of the workforce, are employed in logistics.

It’s an industry worth over £90 billion per year and growing.

It is estimated that an addition 1.2 million new jobs will be required by 2022.

Just 9% of the current logistics workforce is aged under 25, with half aged over 45.

Less than a quarter of the current workforce is female.

The sector is currently finding it hard to attract the new entrants it requires – the most commonly cited reason is lack of awareness of the opportunities available.

The annual intake of UK officer trainees needs to double to close the anticipated shortfall in qualified British seafarers over the next seven years.

(Figures from The UK Commission for Employment and Skills report on Understanding skills and performance challenges in the logistics sector, October 2014; The Department for Transport: Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy: building sustainable skills and The UK Seafarer Projections Report commissioned by the Department for Transport and undertaken by Oxford Economics, November 2016.)

Training for port side operations to benefit from new crane simulators In addition to the centre’s marine simulators, Modal Training has also invested in a range of high tech crane simulators from Norwegian based OSC. This includes two full mission crane simulators, which as well as providing ship-to-shore, gantry crane and rig crane options can also be configured for offshore crane operations.

The full mission crane simulators include authentic crane chairs built inside 4m diameter spheres and use 7 professional grade projectors to create a 270 degree seamless image. The centre also has 6 desktop based crane simulators. These facilities are currently for hire by companies wishing to carry out their own training.

Benefits of Simulator Training Functional skills, problem solving ability and the communication and interpersonal skills required for complex team tasks can all be improved through simulator based training.

Not only does it assist learners, but companies benefit through reduced risks to people and property as well as the decreased productivity and increased running costs that arise when machinery needs to be taken out of operation for training to take place.

Of particular interest to the offshore wind sector will be Modal Training’s extensive range of marine simulators. These include a KONGSBERG full mission K-Sim Class A Offshore Vessel Simulator and full mission K-Sim Engine simulator including High Voltage functionality.

As well as providing the opportunity to acquire basic skills and learn standard operating procedures in an efficient, convenient and cost effective way, Modal Training instructors are able to programme the marine simulators with bespoke exercises that test individual responses and team work.

Each part of the simulator system can be operated independently, or connected to allow companies to train crews in a range of specific emergency scenarios or broader bridge resource management. CCTV play back is also available to further enhance the learning experience.

Real life incidents, including a full range of environmental factors, can be recreated for companies looking to carry our accident investigation or incident management.

The facilities are already available to hire for companies wishing to carry out training to their own standards.

A number of awareness and unaccredited courses are also available, which will be joined by an expanding range of accredited and approved training very shortly.

In addition to its maritime and offshore provision, Modal Training offers courses

or specialist training facilities for the ports, road, crane and logistics sectors.

For further information, visit www.modaltraining.co.uk

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