Five million tonnes of SSI steel exported through PD Ports owned Teesport

Five millionth tonne was loaded on to the Double Prestige earlier this month as part of a 68,000 tonne shipment SSI in Thailand

SSI UK has celebrated another major milestone having exported five million tonnes of steel slab through PD Ports owned Teesport.

The five millionth tonne was loaded on to the Double Prestige earlier this month as part of a 68,000 tonne shipment SSI in Thailand.

Jerry Hopkinson, PD Ports’ managing director – bulks and port services, said: ““We are delighted to see SSI UK reach this significant milestone.

“Since the blast furnace reopened the relationship between PD Ports and SSI UK has grown stronger which enables milestones like this to be achieved.

“We will continue to support SSI UK and deliver an outstanding and first class performance.”

SSI hit the five million production mark at its Redcar site last month.Steelmaking at the Teesside site was restarted in April 2012.

Cornelius Louwrens, UK business director and chief operating officer for SSI UK, added: “Although this period has been a difficult one for steelmaking businesses, we have been able to celebrate a lot of operational successes. These have only been made possible by the continued support from our parent company and the many stakeholders involved, including our employees.

“All of our output has been exported via Teesport, with a value of around $2.7bn.

“Working closely with PD Ports has been an outstanding success.”