Construction Contract Signed for Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour

The Great Yarmouth Port Company has awarded a joint venture of Van Oord UK Ltd and Edmund Nuttall Ltd a construction contract worth in the region of £75m for their Outer Harbour Development.

The scope of works includes the construction of two breakwaters with a total length of approximately 1,400m, requiring the importation of approximately 850,000 tons of rock materials. There will be the dredging and subsequent beneficial reuse of approximately 1,600,00Om3 of sand to provide 17.6ha of land for future port development. The joint venture will construct approximately 450m of quay wall with associated capping beam and crane rail as well as 225m of revetment berth and associated berthing dolphins.

Works were due to commence on site immediately and whilst completion is expected within two years, a fully operational container berth will he available after 18 months. Great Yarmouth Port Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Port Holdings (IPH) which was formed in 2006 with a strategy to invest in small to medium sized ports having the potential to expand in scope and scale, and to contribute to regeneration initiatives and economic development.

The landmark scheme, which has received £8.75m in funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), is expected to boost tourism in Great Yarmouth whilst also making it a key port for lorry freight traffic between continental Europe and the British Midlands.

An agreement between Great Yarmouth Port Authority and IPH will see Great Yarmouth Port Company develop the Outer Harbour and take over the operation of the port.

EEDA has been directly involved in 'Eastport' for the past seven years and has been instrumental in getting the project off the ground.

Article courtesy of Maritime Journal (July 2007)

Further Info

For further information, contact Peter Bishop, Head of Public Relations at:
Edmund Nuttall Limited
St James House, Knoll Road, Camberley,
Surrey GU15 3XW
Tel: 01276 63484
Fax:01276 66060
E-Mail: peter.bishop@edmund-nuttall.co.uk