PD Ports has completed ground works, a key phase of its investment programme to almost double its container handling capacity at Teesport, UK.
The works, which began in January 2011, involved the complete reconstruction of more than five hectares of the container terminal area with heavy duty paving designed to withstand the increased loads from the container stacks and the four new rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs).
PD Ports has invested over GBP16 million (US$25 million) as part of an overall GBP29 million project, which will expand the container terminal capacity from 235,000 to 450,000 TEU and position Teesport as the second+largest container port in the north of the UK. The installation of the new RTG cranes represent the single biggest equipment investment at Teesport since the container terminal opened in 2003.
Teesport is also launching a fast gate service in April, to reduce waiting times for containers moved from ship to warehouse, to further improve service to onsite customers.
