SILLOTH SMASHES CARGO RECORD
The Port of Silloth has set a new record for tonnage handled in a single shipment, with the arrival from Holland of m.v. Arklow River. The Irish-registered vessel delivered over 4,150 tonnes of agribulks to Silloth’s New Dock on behalf of port customers, Carrs Fertilisers Ltd. The load was discharged by the port’s resident stevedores, D.A.Harrison, in under 18 hours.
The shipment is the first in the port’s history to exceed 4,000 tonnes, but is merely the latest in an ongoing trend of increased shipment volumes to pass through Silloth, with new records being set five times in as many years. 2007 saw the port handling over 100,000 tonnes of agribulks, eclipsing all previous records.
Paul Jervis, ABP Port Manager, North-West Ports, commented: “This shipment highlights Silloth’s ability to deliver large quantities of bulk materials to serve the agricultural community, both in Cumbria and further afield. A vessel of this size is relatively large for the port, but certainly not exceptional, and was managed comfortably with careful planning from Silloth’s operational staff.”
Agribulk products have been imported through Silloth ever since the docks were built in 1859, with products originating in Europe, the Baltic States and North Africa.
The Port of Silloth is owned and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP), Britain’s largest ports operator. ABP owns 21 ports around the country, including three other ports in the North-West: Barrow, Fleetwood and Garston.
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