Associated British Ports (ABP) Southampton has been working in collaboration with Solent Stevedores on a US$21.7 million project to enhance the port of Southampton’s container offering for deep sea shipping lines.
The United Kindom port project has completed its first phase of construction.
Phase one has seen 22,250 m² of a new site installed including large areas of fibre-reinforced concrete enabling the space to be used for stacking containers seven high with new Empty Container Handlers, while new modern offices are also in place on site.
Furthermore, the first phase of the project has now been handed over to Solent Stevedores by contractors Ryebridge Construction and will be immediately used for storing loaded and empty boxes.
The Solent Rail Terminal is undergoing a significant upgrade as part of a joint investment between rail terminal operators Solent Stevedores and Associated British Ports.
Once the project is complete, deep sea shipping lines will have access to a facility of approximately 72,850 m² that will connect the existing intermodal rail transport site with laden and empty container handling, storage, maintenance, and repair facilities.
The second phase of the investment project is now underway and will include connecting a further 26,300 m² of space to the existing rail terminal and the final phase will see all rail track works complete.
