Humber ports operator prepares for grain imports to plug UK shortfall

Preparations are under way across Humber ports ahead of the arrival of grain imports to plug gaps left by wet weather's impact on the UK harvest.

Hull and Immingham operator Associated British Ports (ABP) says it is working with several major agri bulk players that handle agricultural commodities in readiness for overseas shipments coming to the river. The company says it has forged long term relationships with the likes of Frontier, Viterra, and Cefetra and will put to use well invested facilities which boast storage and handling capabilities thanks to spending in recent years.

The two ports are said to have seen as much as £30m invested in recent years, with Immingham having standard storage assets converted into specialist grain import and export facilities, and a 38,000-tonne shed for storing grain and soya built at Humber International Terminal. Two large break bulk sheds have also been converted to enable import handling in both Hull and Immingham.

Source: Business Live