King's Lynn (Port)

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Port of King’s Lynn completes second heavy lift operation for Centrica plant

The Port of King’s Lynn has successfully welcomed a 300 tonne gas turbine, one of the heaviest cargoes to be handled as part of the project to breathe new life intorepower Centrica’s power station in Norfolk. The new Siemens gas turbine arrived at the Port of King’s Lynn Arriving aboard the general cargo vessel MV Eastern Vanquish. Due to the port’s close proximity to the power station site it will enable a natural flow of goods from incoming vessels to their ultimate destination, minimising the distance travelled by cargo and reducing transport costs.

Seafarers’ centre opens at King’s Lynn port

Seafarers arriving at Associated British Port’s (ABP) Port of King’s Lynn in East Anglia now have a place to call their own with the launch of a seafarers’ centre at the port on November 17. Initiated by seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) and largely funded by the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB)