Tea was first discovered by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BC. Tea is also native to Assam region, India. Later on, following Portuguese princess Catherine’s introduction of tea to England in 1660 AD, Brits also started loving this refreshing, stimulating, calming and healthy beverage. Eventually tea became the national beverage in England. There after reputed tea brands like Yorkshire Tea, Twinings, Ahmad Tea, PG Tips, Clipper Tea, Tea Pigs, Typhoo etc emerged with the aim of providing a good cup of tea to Brits. Tetley is also one of them. By the way, as The Shields Gazette had reported, Port of Tyne wins contract with Tetley to import and export brews across the world to move thousands of tons of raw tea as well as its finished product each year.

World’s second largest tea brand, Tetley has outsourced all its inbound tea production and finished goods export logistics to the Port of Tyne for international markets including Canada, USA , Asia and Europe, as well as the UK.

In addition to saving cash by taking trucks off the roads by using the coastal feeder service to South Shields instead, Tetley said it was reduced its carbon footprint, saving more than 730,000 road miles a year and, based on fuel consumption of 8.8 mpg, prevents emitting 987,840 kg of CO2 from the atmosphere.

As one of the UK’s leading deep-water ports, the Port of Tyne started cooperating with Tetley in 2003 and the scope of its services has grown each year.

Shipping now accounts for 90% of Tetley’s inbound and outbound transportation and says outsourcing to the port has helped it realise many commercial and environmental sustainability benefits.

This includes the ability to ship larger, heavier container loads closer to the point of consumption and increase the amount of tea shipped per container by 10% through using slip sheets.

David Cook Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and group logistics manager at Tetley, added: “When it comes to working with the Port of Tyne logistics team, what continues to impress us is their eternal commitment to service improvement and excellence.

“The Covid pandemic provides a perfect example and during this extreme period, they immediately rose to all challenges presented and ensured our global supply chain was not only resilient, but could scale to cope with extra product demand.”

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References

1. Main Source: https://www.shieldsgazette.com/business/tea-from-the-tyne-port-of-tyne-wins-contract-with-tetley-to-import-and-export-brews-across-the-world-3226352
2. Company Website: https://www.tetley.co.uk/