PORT OF IPSWICH TIMBER RECORD FELLED FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Ipswich has reported a record-breaking year for handling timber imports. More than 335,000 cu m of timber passed across the port’s quays during 2004, an increase of nearly 12 per cent on the previous year’s volumes.
This is the second successive year in which the port’s timber-handling volumes have achieved record levels.The significant leap in timber imports from Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Finland to the port has reflected the strong level of sales seen throughout much of the UK forest-products industry during 2004.
Rob Smith, Port Manager for ABP’s East Anglia Ports, welcomed news of the new record.
“Timber is an important trade for the Port of Ipswich, and I’m delighted with the growth of this sector of our business,” said Mr Smith.
“We count among our customers several major timber importers, with whom we have successfully built up long-term business relationships. This, in addition to the extensive timber storage and processing facilities we offer at the port, means that we are well placed to see an increase in the volumes of timber imports for the foreseeable future.”
ABP’s Port of Ipswich has a long history of handling timber cargoes from Scandinavia and the Baltic states, and has developed a number of facilities to support the trade. These include extensive hardstanding and warehousing to provide storage space for a wide range of forest products, and a state-of-the-art timber-treatment centre, offering chromium- and arsenic-free wood-preservative treatments.
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