The UK Dept for Transport has giving consent for the construction of a Deep Sea Container Terminal at Bristol - one of the country's fastest growing ports.
With its has excellent rail and road links, its location is close to a large part of the UK's container market and the deep water channel in the Severn Estuary already used by the port, the new deep sea container terminal (DSCT) in the Bristol Channel will help Bristol Port to develop its role as a gateway container port for the UK and a transhipment point for the Atlantic seaboard and Europe.
The new £500 million terminal is designed to service not only today's largest container vessels, but also future generations of 14,000 TEU vessels (ultra large container ships) when they enter service.
The port has reached agreement in principle with APM Terminals, and when all parties are confident that the economic recovery is robust, the port will seek to finalise these agreements.
The Port of Bristol says it is the best single port of distribution for both the vehicle trade and containers. Some lines terminate in Bristol, others will continue to the Continent. 35% of containers are de-vanned closer to Bristol than other container ports. Bristol is also the only major UK port with North, South, East and West motorway and rail connections.
Construction on the new facility could start this year, with the terminal being operational within three or four years. When fully operational, the terminal will provide throughput of about 1.5 million TEU.
With its has excellent rail and road links, its location is close to a large part of the UK's container market and the deep water channel in the Severn Estuary already used by the port, the new deep sea container terminal (DSCT) in the Bristol Channel will help Bristol Port to develop its role as a gateway container port for the UK and a transhipment point for the Atlantic seaboard and Europe.
The new £500 million terminal is designed to service not only today's largest container vessels, but also future generations of 14,000 TEU vessels (ultra large container ships) when they enter service.
The port has reached agreement in principle with APM Terminals, and when all parties are confident that the economic recovery is robust, the port will seek to finalise these agreements.
The Port of Bristol says it is the best single port of distribution for both the vehicle trade and containers. Some lines terminate in Bristol, others will continue to the Continent. 35% of containers are de-vanned closer to Bristol than other container ports. Bristol is also the only major UK port with North, South, East and West motorway and rail connections.
Construction on the new facility could start this year, with the terminal being operational within three or four years. When fully operational, the terminal will provide throughput of about 1.5 million TEU.