PD Ports reached a milestone with Teesport handling over 100,000 containers in a year.

PD Ports' ports operations reached a milestone in November with Teesport handling over 100,000 containers in a year.

This is the highest volume of containers ever recorded at Teesport in any calendar year.

"We are delighted that in these difficult economic times our efforts have clearly out-performed the market. We expect to reach this benchmark earlier each year as we move forward," says PD Ports managing director Frans Calje.

PD Ports Ltd was bought by Canadian-based global asset manager Brookfield in November 2009. It employs over 1,140 people at key ports and logistics centres in the UK and has an annual turnover exceeding GBP120 million (USD191.7 million).