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Port Of Dover Receives First Reefer Breakbulk Call to the UK in Almost 20 Years as Weekly Melon Call Commences
The Port of Dover’s cargo terminal has now received the first reefer breakbulk call to the UK in almost 20 years. Greensea NV’s Green Honduras called to the Port in September with the first of many shipments of melons to the UK market via Dover. The Port of Dover, Seaholm Logistics Ltd and Greensea NV have agreed a weekly vessel call to the Port, delivering in excess of 1,000 pallets of melons each week for the duration of the 2022/23 melon season.
Dover’s Cargo Business Helps Build for the Future as a Major Construction Hub for the South East
The Port of Dover’s Eastern Docks has famously handled significant unitised freight for the construction industry over many years, but the Port is now handling a range of bulk and general cargo vessel via its cargo business; solidifying the Port as a major hub for the South East construction sector. Dover’s cargo terminal facilitates a booming trade in building materials, which has now been strengthened by an agreement between the Port and DC Aggregates.