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PD Ports PD Ports has won government approval to build a £300m deep-sea container terminal at Teesport by 2011, which could lead to the creation of up to 5,500 jobs. 25-Feb-2008 PD Ports has unveiled plans to develop a £50m regional import centre at Tees Dock in Redcar, with the creation of more than 800 jobs. 20-Nov-2007 PD Ports has sold H&L Garages, its Mercedes Benz truck dealership with 300 staff at branches in Killingholme, York, Boston, Grantham, Lincoln and Hull, to a management team. 04-Oct-2006 PD Ports has submitted plans to Redcar & Cleveland Council for the development of a £300m deep sea container terminal on Teesside, which could lead to the creation of up to 7,000 jobs. 28-Apr-2006 PD Ports, the operator of Teesport and the port of Hartlepool, has accepted a £246m takeover offer from Endeavour Ports of Australia. 01-Dec-2005 PD Ports, the operator of Teesport and the port of Hartlepool, is said to have received a preliminary takeover approach from the Australian Infrastructure Fund. 20-Oct-2005 Redcar Council has approved plans from PD Ports and Gazeley to set up a £20m import and distribution centre at Teesport. 01-Jul-2005 PD Ports is seeking government support for its plan to build a £250m deep-sea container terminal on the south bank of the Tees, in order to relieve the congestion at ports in the south. 17-May-2005 PD Ports has announced that up to 450 jobs will be created at Teesport with the development of a £30m import and distribution centre for an unnamed international retailer. 04-Mar-2005 PD Ports is in discussions with a "major international retailer" about plans to build an import centre at the Tees Dock estate. 16-Nov-2004 PD Ports has announced that international shipping group K Line is establishing a base at Teesport, which will involve ships docking there weekly. 18-Aug-2004 PD Ports, the owner of deep-water ports including Tees and Hartlepool, is expected to be acquired by Collins Stewart for up to £500m. 05-Jul-2004 PD Ports is planning to redevelop Hartlepool's North Dock at a cost of £500m, including a new cruise terminal, 3,500 homes and leisure facilities. 07-Jun-2004 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008