Project to double container capacity at Teesport moves forward with completion of groundworks
PD Ports reached a major milestone in its efforts to increase the container handling capacity of Teesport last month, with the completion of the ground works.
The ground works included the complete reconstruction of more than five hectares of the container terminal area with heavy duty paving.
The paving has been designed to withstand increasing loads from Teesport’s four new rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs), the single largest equipment investment since the container terminal opened in 2003, and growing container stacks.
So far PD Ports has invested more than £16 million as part of an overall investment of £29 million, which will see the container terminal capacity at Teesport more than double.
The expansion will see Teesport become the second largest container port in the north of the UK, with capacity rising from 235,000 TEU to 450,000 TEU.
“We are very pleased with the progress so far,” said PD Ports Group Chief Executive, David Robinson“Operator training on the new RTGs was completed ahead of schedule and the cranes are already in full service at the terminal. We are also well advanced in testing and implementing a new terminal operating system, which remains on schedule to be operational this summer.”
PD Ports will also launch a fast gate service at Tessport in April, to help reduce waiting times and further improve its service to onsite customers including supermarket giants ASDA and Tesco.
To further support portcentric operations and to help drive increasing volumes in Teesport, PD Ports has also announced that the Clipper Logistics Group will open a purpose built distribution centre later this year.

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