词条 | Forth Ports |
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| name = Forth Ports Ltd. | logo = Forthportslogo.PNG | type = Privately held company | foundation = 1967 | location = {{nowrap|Edinburgh, Scotland, UK}} | key_people = Christopher Collins, Chairman Charles Hammond, CEO | industry = Port management | products = | revenue = £181.9 million (2010)[1] | operating_income = £49.8 million (2010)[1] | net_income = £45.1 million (2010)[1] | num_employees = | owner = Arcus European Infrastructure Fund | subsid = | homepage = www.forthports.co.uk | slogan = | footnotes = }} Forth Ports Limited is one of the largest port operators in the United Kingdom. It is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, which is situated on the Firth of Forth. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, the company was acquired by a private equity investment fund managed by Arcus Infrastructure Partners in June 2011. HistoryThe company was established in 1967 as the Forth Ports Authority.[2] It became responsible for pilotage on the Firth of Forth in 1988.[2] It was privatised and first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1992. In 1995 it acquired the Port of Dundee on the River Tay and the Port of Tilbury on the River Thames.[2] In 2007 it bought the Nordic Group, who manage terminal operations at Chatham.[3] In March 2011, Forth Ports agreed to a £751 million takeover by the Arcus European Infrastructure Fund.[4] The deal was completed in June 2011.[5] OperationsForth Ports operates 5 ports on the Firth of Forth and 2 ports elsewhere:[6] Ports on the Firth of Forth
Other ports
PropertyForth Ports' property business owns {{convert|400|acre|km2}} of land which are available for development and which form the major part of Edinburgh's waterfront. See also
References1. ^1 2 Annual Report 2010 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601030333/http://www.forthports.co.uk/ports/uploads/annualreports/ForthPorts_AnnualReport2010.pdf |date=1 June 2011 }} 2. ^1 2 Forth Ports History 3. ^Forth Ports to expand Nordic 4. ^Forth Ports agrees £751 million takeover retrieved 2/4/11 5. ^{{cite news|last=Fraser|first=Douglas|title=Port assets go forth|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13646337|accessdate=8 June 2011|date=3 June 2011|publisher=BBC News}} 6. ^Forth Ports 'About us' External links
8 : Transport operators of Scotland|Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange|Port operating companies|Companies based in Edinburgh|Companies established in 1967|1967 establishments in Scotland|Firth of Forth|Transport in Dundee |
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