Work has started on the £150m upgrade and expansion of Southampton’s container port. The City’s container terminal is being expanded to handle the world’s largest ships. This means that the port will be able to accommodate the arrival of the new ultra-large container carriers (ULCC) and compete equally with other UK ports.
Port Director, Doug Morrison, said that Project to create a lost fourth deep-sea container terminal was vital for the Port’s long-term future. Southampton Port would struggle to remain competitive if it could not handle the new generation of mega container ships.
Southampton remains the UK’s number one Port for vehicle exports.
