Posted on February 15, 2018
Work will soon begin on the latest phase of at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe which will include the reclamation of 3.2 hectares of seabed.
During the project, approximately 13 hectares of new paved container yard will be constructed directly behind Berth 9 at the UK’s largest container port.
“Berths 8&9 were the first berths in the UK built to accommodate the latest class of ultra-large container vessels,” said Clemence Cheng, CEO of the Port of Felixstowe and executive director, Hutchison Ports.
“The creation of additional container storage will allow us to optimise container handling operations between the berth and its supporting yard and further enhance the service we offer to our customers.”
Boosting efficiency
The work will further enhance Felixstowe’s ability to handle the world’s largest container ships. Felixstowe was the first in the UK to handle the latest class of 18,000+ teu ships and in 2017 welcomed 166 calls by the largest class of mega-ships.
Completion of the new container yard, which will comprise ten container storage blocks and allow 6-high stacking, is scheduled for early 2019.
The yard will add 18,000 teu of storage capacity to the 130,000 teu already available at the UK’s largest container port.
Also on the green front, Hutchison Ports is continuing to invest in rail facilities and a new benchmark was set in 2017 when Felixstowe became the first port in the UK to handle more than 1 million teu by rail in a single year.
Source: Green Port
