SupplyChain Magazine September 2014 | Page 33

CARGO SCANNING

PORT OF FELIXSTOWE STATISTICS

Country : United Kingdom Location : Felixstowe , Suffolk , England , UK
efficient supply chain .
“ We achieve an average of under two days for examination whether X-ray , 70 Shed or cold store , which is amazing considering we have ships coming in and unloading 2,000 boxes at a time .”
Felixstowe is also approved for the import of both refrigerated and ambient-stable products of animal origin both for human consumption and not for human consumption .
Mike Gillespie , Operations Manager at New Zealand Farmers , said : “ As a major importer of chilled New Zealand
Coordinates : 51.9529 ° N 1.3095 ° E Founded : 1875
Operated by : Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company
Owned by : Hutchison Port Holdings Type of harbor : Container port Size : 3,383 ha ( 8,360 acres ) Available berths : 9 Employees : 2,500 ( 2014 ) Chief Executive Officer : Clemence Cheng Vessel arrivals : 3,000 sea ships
Annual container volume : Steady 3,7 million TEU
Website : www . portoffelixstowe . co . uk
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