More than 400mtr of quayside is being upgraded to reinforce the structure and to incorporate the technology for shore power connectivity for cruise operations.
This work is part of the port’s long-term investment plan to future-proof infrastructure for customers and port partners. Included in the work is the installation of 14 new 150-tonne bollards which will enable increased flexibility for positioning large ships at the port.
Alastair Welch, Director of ABP Southampton, said: ‘We’re excited to be rebuilding the quayside for Ro-Ro operations and the future of cruise.’
The infrastructure upgrade takes us a crucial step closer to the opening of our fifth cruise terminal, he added.
The contract to undertake the work has been awarded to Hampshire-based Knights Brown.
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