A huge investment in a new terminal is being proposed for Port of Immingham to significantly expand its roll-on roll-off operations.
A four berth facility has been put forward, with consultation to launch next week ahead of a formal planning application this summer. It could lead to hundreds more jobs, with tens of millions spent on the infrastructure.
ABP said the Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal would build on the “significant and long-established trade route between the 海角视频 and continental Europe”.
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It comes with freeport status for the Humber now active, and due to the strategic nature would require a Development Consent Order signed off by the Secretary of State.
Simon Bird, ABP's director of the Humber ports said: “This is an exciting moment for the Port of Immingham. As we continue to expand and as traders increasingly look to the Humber ports to bring goods into the 海角视频, ABP continues to invest in our infrastructure to service our customers. We are keen to hear from the community and from businesses in the area about our plans to expand our roll-on roll-off offer in the 海角视频’s largest port.”
The new facility will feature jetty and berths - just within the port’s footprint close to Immingham Oil Terminal off East Riverside.
Landside it would feature improved hardstanding, Terminal buildings, and an internal site bridge which will cross over existing port infrastructure, including an ABP controlled railway track. Roll-on roll-off is a huge part of Immingham's trade, with lorries being driven on direct, unaccompanied trailers only or other unitised cargo.
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The , opening on Wednesday, January 19, will run until February 23.
Public exhibitions of the plans are to take place at Immingham Civic Centre on Monday, January 24, between 3pm and 7pm, and Saturday, February 5, between 10am and 2pm.
Port tenants and customers can view the plans at the Seafarers Centre on Wednesday, January 26, from 1pm to 5pm, and Thursday, January 27, from 9am to 3pm.
It would be the largest investment in the 海角视频’s largest port by tonnage since Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal - the massive biomass reception facility that caters for Drax’s imports.
And it may be realised almost 20 years on from the major outer harbour expansion with the DFDS Seaways Riverside Terminal and Humber International Terminal expansion - all to the west of the traditional lock entrance.
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