Ready for the rush

Ambitious projects and huge investments, ports worldwide are espanding to cope with booming trade

A joint venture of Van Oord and Edmund Nuttall was awarded the £50M construction contract that will see two 1,400m breakwaters built; 1.6M m3 of sand dredged to reclaim 17.6ha of land for port development; construction of a 450m quay; a 225m revetment and associated berthing dolphins

Alistair Ballie, CEO of Fastport's new owner International Port Holdings, told DPC: "When completed (in about two years time) the entire development will include up to 1,300m of quay for handling ro ro, containers, offshore business, wind turbines and other trades such as aggregates. Plans for a ferry service are also part of the development with Superfast Ferries lined up as a potential operator,"

Article courtesy of Dredging & Port Construction (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