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The owner of the North-East's largest port campaigned for the Government to help finance an investment of £300m that will create up to 7,000 jobs and transform the fortunes of the region. The Northern Echo backed the campaign.

Putting the tea in Teesside

RAISING A CUP: David Robinson, left, chief executive of PD Ports, toasts the ten-year deal with Andy Brown, managing director of Taylors of Harrogate

10:53am Wednesday 6th October 2010

A NORTH-EAST firm renowned for its beverages has struck a tenyear deal that will see tea imported through Teesport.

£1m pledged to link rail line with port

9:27am Thursday 1st April 2010

LONG-STANDING plans to link Teesport with the East Coast Main Line took a significant step forward yesterday, after a commitment was made to develop the line by 2014.

Ports strategy ‘will damage the North’

9:45am Thursday 14th January 2010

A CONTROVERSIAL planning shake-up will hit hopes of expanding northern ports such as Teesport, MPs were warned yesterday.

Jobs bonanza as £50m Tesco port site unveiled

7:55am Saturday 3rd May 2008

SUPERMARKET chain Tesco will take on the £50m import centre that will create at least 800 jobs on Teesside it was confirmed yesterday.

Expansion promises economic rebirth

8:25am Friday 22nd February 2008

Teesport’s expansion marks the end of a three-year fight to bring thousands of jobs to the region. Business Editor Julia Breen reports

Go-ahead for port will bring 5,500 jobs

5:02am Friday 22nd February 2008

MORE than 5,500 jobs are on their way to the North-East after the Government approved plans for a £300m investment to transform the economic fortunes of the region.

MP hits out as port grants announced

9:13am Tuesday 30th October 2007

AN MP hit out last night after the Government handed out £132m for rail improvements at ports, without a penny for Teesport.

£300m port scheme a priority, says minister

10:46am Saturday 28th July 2007

THE new minister for the North-East, Nick Brown, has backed plans to build a £300m deep-sea container terminal on Teesside.

PD Ports welcomes planning proposals

10:37am Wednesday 25th July 2007

TEESPORT owner PD Ports yesterday welcomed a Government report recommending that an improved and faster planning process for port development should be implemented.

Report cites 'support for Teesport terminal'

8:26am Friday 20th July 2007

A GOVERNMENT report yesterday appeared to lend support to plans to create a £300m container terminal at Teesport.

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