{"id":2163,"date":"2025-11-11T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/coastlink\/2025\/11\/11\/tba-group-and-pd-ports-sponsor-coastlink-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:45:00","slug":"tba-group-and-pd-ports-sponsor-coastlink-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/2025\/11\/11\/tba-group-and-pd-ports-sponsor-coastlink-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"TBA Group and PD Ports sponsor Coastlink 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both are shaping the smarter, cleaner and more connected future of European short sea shipping.<\/p>\n<p>TBA Group are redefining how ports and terminals operate. Their award-winning <em>CommTrac<\/em> system is transforming bulk and general cargo handling at more than 40 sites worldwide \u2014 connecting people, assets and data in real time to deliver efficiency, safety and insight. With a heritage stretching back to 1976 and part of the Konecranes Group, TBA blends experience with innovation to power the next generation of intelligent terminal operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Hicks, Managing Director, TBA Doncaster<\/strong> will be presenting on \u2018Finding the Data Capture Sweet Spot\u2019 during our AI, Digitalisation and Value Creation From Data session. Don\u2019t miss the chance to hear about balancing the efforts of real-time data collection with the operational efficiencies and business improvements in delivers.<\/p>\n<p>As Lanyard Sponsor, PD Ports brings the strength of one of the UK\u2019s leading port groups. From Teesport to the Thames, its network keeps trade flowing and supply chains resilient. Recently crowned <em>Business of the Year<\/em> and <em>Green Innovation<\/em> winner at the Northeast Chamber of Commerce Awards, PD Ports is setting the standard for sustainable port operations \u2014 proving that commercial success and environmental responsibility go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Lowes, Commercial Manager, PD Ports Humber Region<\/strong> will be joining the Port-Centric Logistics &amp; Inland Waterway Distribution panel.<\/p>\n<p>Together, <strong>TBA Group<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>PD Ports<\/strong> embody what Coastlink is all about: collaboration, innovation, and a shared drive to deliver a greener, more efficient future for maritime logistics.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in sponsoring Coastlink 2026, taking place on 6-7 May? Get in touch with our team at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"mailto:sales@coastlink.co.uk\" href=\"mailto:sales@coastlink.co.uk\">sales@coastlink.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re welcoming\u00a0TBA Group\u00a0as\u00a0Silver Sponsor\u00a0and\u00a0PD Ports\u00a0as\u00a0Lanyard Sponsor\u00a0for this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,7],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-2163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coastlink","category-news-coastlink"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2163"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/coastlink\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=2163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}