Transport secretary Louise Haigh has given the go-ahead to Associated British Ports’ (ABP’s) application to build a £100m freight terminal at the Port of Immingham in North Lincolnshire.
Haigh has granted development consent to ABP’s Immingham Eastern Ro-Ro Terminal on the banks of the Humber, which includes the construction of a new jetty with three berths, improved hardstanding, terminal buildings and an internal side bridge to cross over the existing port infrastructure.
The new terminal will allow for six more ships a day to use the port.
The project will include a new outer harbour berth to serve ro-ro vessel traffic and associated marine infrastructure including finger pier, pontoon, link-span and jetty approach structures.
Landside development includes freight and passenger vehicle parking and highways infrastructure, as well as the construction of northern, central and southern storage areas to accommodate trailer bays and HGV parking spaces.
An ABP spokesperson said: “We welcome today’s decision by the Secretary of State on this important project for enhancing the UK’s logistics infrastructure and bolstering trade capacity across the North Sea.”
Port operator ABP has a partnership with Stena Line to develop the facility, which Stena Line would then operate for its first 50 years.
