United Kingdom: Felixstowe Port completes investment to receive more rolling stock

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The Felixstowe Port It has completed the investment that will allow it to receive larger Ro-Ro vessels and improve the efficiency of port operations.

The facility upgrade includes the lengthening of the Ro-Ro Berth No. 3 and the replacement of the former hydraulic ramp on the Ro-Ro Berth No. 4 with a larger floating compass.

Chris Lewis, CEO of Felixstowe Port, “The completion of this update comes in a timely manner. After an initial decline after the end of the Brexit transition period, Roll-on / Roll-off volumes have increased in recent weeks and as a result we are seeing certain flows shifting Felixstowe from new import requirements,” he said. The new Ro-Ro complements previous work to increase the number of trailer parking spaces in the port and increases capacity for Ro-Ro operations. ”

Although Felixstowe is known as the container port, it is also one of the major Ro-Ro ports on the east coast of the United Kingdom. It mainly deals with the unaccompanied trailer trade with Europe via the Netherlands. The DFDS Ferries Corporation It operates three departures per day Vlaardingen In Rotterdam using ships with a capacity of 190-250 trailers.

Felixstowe Port with Hutchison Ports Harwich International, la Autoridad de Harwich Haven Several local councils and business associations have recently bid for free port status.

Freeport East will provide an in-house investment opportunity for companies looking for a base on which to take advantage of the offshore communications group connecting sea container traffic in Felixstowe with European Ro-Ro services in Felixstowe and Harwich.

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