Hams Hall is one of the UK’s busiest inland freight terminals and Craig Barbour, general manager landside for ABP, said: “Chris has a real passion for bringing people and teams together to deliver safe and efficient operations for customers, and I very much look forward to working with him as we further develop our offerings at Hams Hall.”

Mr Durrant has worked at the port of Felixstowe since 2007, as senior manager planning for intermodal operations since 2015. He left the Hutchison-owned facility last year for food distribution firm Suffolk Produce, serving as operations manager.