ASSOCIATED British Ports (ABP), owner and operator of Southampton docks, is reporting a buoyant first half of 2004 with both turnover and underlying operating profit set to increase.
Still stung by the government's refusal to allow the proposed controversial development at Dibden Bay on Southampton Water, ABP, highlighting increased traffic at Southampton Container Terminals, claims that this decision will have "no significant short-term impact'' on its UK ports business.
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