This is an 'incredible time' to be joining ABP Humber says new boss Andrew Dawes ahead of autumn start

Andrew Dawes - set to take the helm on October 1

CONGRATULATIONS  to Andrew Dawes who will take over as regional director for ABP's Humber  ports in autumn.

Mr Dawes, who  will succeed Simon Bird when he leaves the company in October, has extensive global experience of the ports  industry.

Says he: "This is an incredible time to be joining ABP Humber as it launches its next five-year business strategy is launched. 

"The Humber region  has some really exciting projects and growth opportunities with its twin missions to Keeping Britain Trading and to Enable the UK's Energy Transition.

"I very much look forward to meeting and working with my Humber colleagues, customers and wider stakeholders and to bringing my family to live in this fantastic region."

Mr Dawes will answer to ABP's chief executive, Henrik Pedersen, who says: "We are delighted that someone with Andrew’s breadth and depth of port sector experience has chosen to join us.

"I am sure he will build on the strong foundations laid down by Simon Bird during his tenure as regional director."

ABP operates four ports on the Humber Estuary - Immingham, Grimsby, Hull and Goole.

Between them, they handle  £80-billion worth of trade, generating £6.6b-billion of value to the UK economy.

ABP Humber is also a central player in the region’s growing role as a green energy leader.

It is involved with offshore wind (both manufacturing and operations) and boasts  a pipeline of major projects for green hydrogen and carbon capture/storage such as the proposed Immingham Green Energy Terminal which is currently going through the planning process.

Formerly a wholly British company, ABP is now thought to be owned by a consortium consisting of Borealis Infrastructure, Anchorage Ports LLP, Cheyne Walk Investment Pte. Ltd and the Kuwait Investment Authority.