Container yard expansion continues at the Port of Felixstowe

The U.K. port has awarded the latest contract for the desgin and construction of a container yard which will add 18,000 TEUs of stacking capacity, the port announced.

   The construction contract for the next expansion phase at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has been awarded to VolkerFitzpatrick Limited, the port said in a statement.
   The contract allows for the design and construction of 13 hectares of paved container yard behind Berth 9 as well as the reclamation of 3.2 hectares of seabed behind the existing finger pier, said the 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, executive director of Hutchison Ports. “The creation of additional container storage will allow us to optimize container handling operations between the berth and its supporting yard and further enhance the service we offer to our customers.”
   Further expansion of the container yard is slated for early 2019 and will comprise ten container blocks at 6-high stacking, the port said.
   In total, the expanded yard will add 18,000 TEUs of stacking capacity to the 130,000 TEU already available at the Port of Felixstowe.