Appointments
Director named to oversee terminal project
TEESPORT owner PD Ports yesterday
appointed the man to
oversee the development of the
venue's new £300m container terminal.
Frans Calje becomes the key
projects director at the Middlesbrough
port, and will lead all project
teams involved in the Northern
Gateway Container Terminal
(NGCT). The deep-sea terminal
will allow direct imports from
the Far East and will create up
to 5,500 jobs in the region.
Dutch-born Mr Calje will be
charged with overseeing the
planning, construction and commercial
aspects of the NGCT,
which is expected to be completed
by 2011.
The announcement comes as
the latest boost for Teesport, only
days after PD Ports confirmed
that Tesco will become the
tenant of a new £50m import centre
at the venue, creating 800
jobs.
Mr Calje brings considerable
experience in the development
of creating multi-million
pound container terminals
throughout Europe and in
the US, gained during his extensive
career within APM Terminals.
David Robinson, chief executive
of PD Ports, said: "Today's
announcement of Frans' appointment
follows our recent
news that PD Ports and Tesco
will be bringing 800 new jobs
to the UK, through the development
of a state-of-the-art import
centre in the North-East of England.
"With this Tesco move, alongside
the existing highly successful
Asda Walmart import centre
which opened at Teesport in
spring 2006, we can see real
momentum gathering behind
our dream to create a major container
handling portcentric logistics
hub serving the North of
England and Scotland based here
in Teesport."
8:55am Thursday 8th May 2008
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