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GERMAN SPEAKERS NEEDED TO SUPPORT NORTH EAST CRUISE TOURISM

20th March 2018

Port of Tyne, is looking for people who are fluent in German, including German nationals living in the north east, to take a series of free workshops so they can help guide cruise passengers on day trips around the region when they are in North East England.

MONSTERS! THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE CUDDLY, ARRIVE AT THE WORD

15th March 2018

Monsters! The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly is the latest large-scale exhibition in the Port of Tyne Exhibition Space at The Word, National Centre for the Written Word.

PORT OF TYNE BATTLES THE BEAST FROM THE EAST

1st March 2018

The Beast from the East hasn’t stopped Port of Tyne, despite freezing conditions the Port remained open and container operations, rail services, car handling, marine and passenger operations are continuing.

GOLD STANDARD FOR PORT OF TYNE

8th February 2018

Port of Tyne in North East England has retained its Gold Investors in People standard, putting the Port within the top 2% of IIP accredited organisations.

Durham County Cricket Club announce their 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup Shirt

24th November 2017

Durham's Mark Wood and Chris Rushworth both star in the launch video and promotional materialfor the club's new Port of Tyne sponsored Royal London One-Day Cup shirts, which are available to buy now.

Port of Tyne picks up a prestigious RoSPA Award for the fourth year in succession

15th November 2017

Port of Tyne is a winner at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2017

Super Shipment for Port of Tyne

27th October 2017

Docking at the Port of Tyne, the bulk cargo vessel St Dimitrios has sailed straight in to the record books for discharging the biggest cargo of wood-pellets ever handled at the Port.

Victor Products relocate to Port of Tyne

16th October 2017

Victor Products Limited, a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation, has relocated its North East manufacturing facility to the Port of Tyne at Tyne Dock, South Shields. The move will enable the business to increase efficiency, get goods to market more quickly and provide expansion opportunities.

Historic Lifeboat Returns to South Shields

26th September 2017

The historic Tyneside lifeboat Bedford has returned back home to South Shields, after business leaders back a bid to safeguard its return.

Port of Tyne introduces welfare fund to support merchant shipping

11th September 2017

A new fund has been launched to help ships' crew members who may need welfare support while visiting the Port of Tyne.

Norwegian Cruise Line Visits Port of Tyne

1st September 2017

The 294 metre-long cruise ship Norwegian Jade made its inaugural call at the Port of Tyne today (Friday, 1 September) marking the first call of Norwegian Cruise Line - bringing with her 2,400 passengers and over 1,000 crew to explore North East England.

Super structures prepare to set sail

16th August 2017

Huge structures that have been looming over the River Tyne during their construction are one by one setting sail.

Port of Tyne paintings go on loan

8th August 2017

Paintings from the Port of Tyne collection are to be part of a new exhibition at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre in North Shields.

New homeport in North East for Thomson Cruises TUI Discovery

3rd August 2017

Thomson Cruises has announced that its award-winning ship TUI Discovery, which joined the fleet in summer 2016, will be based in the UK for the first time, moving to new homeport Port of Tyne near Newcastle from May 2018.

SMD expands servicing operations at the Port of Tyne

1st August 2017

Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) is relocating its servicing operations to the Port of Tyne's Tyne Dock estate in South Shields.

Two business leaders come on board at Port of Tyne

24th July 2017

One of the UK's major ports has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board.

Port of Tyne gives support to Best of South Tyneside Awards

21st July 2017

As part of this year's Best of South Tyneside Awards in partnership with the Shields Gazette, the hunt is on to discover the young stars of South Tyneside through the Young Performer Award.

New business for the Port of Tyne

21st July 2017

Oxbow, international leaders in the supply of energy products are now bringing petroleum coke through the Port of Tyne with the first shipment of 50,000 tonnes arriving at the Port in July.

Port of Tyne appoints new chair

18th July 2017

The Port of Tyne in North East England has appointed Lucy Armstrong as its new chair.

Disney Magic returns to Port of Tyne

12th July 2017

The Disney Magic will return to the Port of Tyne, near Newcastle in North East England, on Wednesday, 19 July.