Ray Facey, commercial manager at Associated British Ports' (ABP) Port of Southampton, has been promoted to sales and marketing manager following the retirement of Patrick Bowyer after 40 years at the port.

Over the past 15 years, Bowyer played a vital part in helping to establish Southampton as one of the main UK ports. He joined ABP's predecessor company – the British Transport Docks Board – in 1959, and subsequently progressed through the clerical and management structure at the port.

Bruce Dawes, a former managing director of Southampton Container Terminals, will join ABP's sales and marketing team in Southampton as commercial manager.