Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour
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Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour is a port
constructed on the east coast of England
at Great Yarmouth
. Construction work on the Outer Harbour began in June 2007. The harbour which is built in the South Denes area was planned to bring trade to the area and would have included a container terminal and a passenger ferry terminal, due to no confirmed contracts prior to the construction or after, this did not materialise.
The Contract was worth in the region of £75m. The new Harbour consists of construction of two breakwater
s with a total length of approximately 1,400m, requiring the importation of approximately 900,000 tons of rock materials. There will be the dredging and subsequent beneficial reuse of approximately 1,600,000m3 of sand to provide 17.6ha of land for future port development. The joint venture will construct approximately 450m of quay wall with associated capping beam and crane rail as well as 225m of revetment berth and associated berthing dolphins. Work commenced on site in June 2007, and whilst completion is expected within two years, a fully operational container berth will he available after 18 months. Great Yarmouth Port Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Port Holdings (IPH) which was formed in 2006 with a strategy to invest in small to medium sized ports having the potential to expand in scope and scale, and to contribute to regeneration initiatives and economic development.
The landmark scheme, which has received £8.75m in funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
, will see Great Yarmouth become it a key port for lorry freight traffic between continental Europe and the British Midlands.
An agreement between Great Yarmouth Port Authority and IPH will see Great Yarmouth Port Company develop the Outer Harbour and take over the operation of the port.
As of late April 2009, the northern quay is substantially complete with fenders, mooring bollards and gantry crane rails installed. The arrival of the 'Zhen Hua 6', carrying 2no. gantry cranes manufactured by ZPMC happened on 4 May 2009. The specialist crane carrying ship docked against the north quay in preparation for unloading of the gantry cranes.
On 19 May 2009 Gantry Crane 01 was unloaded from the ship after bad weather had caused a delay to this operation.
On 21 May 2009 Gantry Crane 02 was unloaded from the ship. Both cranes have stood idle since their arrival, except for a few training sessions
As of November 2010 the Great Yarmouth outer harbour is in the process of having its cranes removed and there will be no ro-ro ferry and no container terminal. Eastport's Eddie Freeman stated that the removal of the two £7,000,000 cranes was a welcome development as it will allow Eastport to concentrate on offshore windfarms, although there is no concrete prospect of a windfarm business support facility at present or on the horizon.
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
constructed on the east coast of England
England
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at Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
. Construction work on the Outer Harbour began in June 2007. The harbour which is built in the South Denes area was planned to bring trade to the area and would have included a container terminal and a passenger ferry terminal, due to no confirmed contracts prior to the construction or after, this did not materialise.
Planning and Construction
The Contract for the Harbour Construction was awarded jointly to Van Oord UK Ltd and Edmund Nuttall Ltd.Edmund Nuttall
BAM Nuttall Limited is a construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Camberley, United Kingdom. It has been involved in a portfolio of road, rail, nuclear, and other major projects worldwide...
The Contract was worth in the region of £75m. The new Harbour consists of construction of two breakwater
Breakwater (structure)
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.-Purposes of breakwaters:...
s with a total length of approximately 1,400m, requiring the importation of approximately 900,000 tons of rock materials. There will be the dredging and subsequent beneficial reuse of approximately 1,600,000m3 of sand to provide 17.6ha of land for future port development. The joint venture will construct approximately 450m of quay wall with associated capping beam and crane rail as well as 225m of revetment berth and associated berthing dolphins. Work commenced on site in June 2007, and whilst completion is expected within two years, a fully operational container berth will he available after 18 months. Great Yarmouth Port Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Port Holdings (IPH) which was formed in 2006 with a strategy to invest in small to medium sized ports having the potential to expand in scope and scale, and to contribute to regeneration initiatives and economic development.
The landmark scheme, which has received £8.75m in funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
Quango
Quango or qango is an acronym used notably in the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere to label an organisation to which government has devolved power...
, will see Great Yarmouth become it a key port for lorry freight traffic between continental Europe and the British Midlands.
An agreement between Great Yarmouth Port Authority and IPH will see Great Yarmouth Port Company develop the Outer Harbour and take over the operation of the port.
Progress
The new harbour saw the construction of two breakwaters of 850,000 tons of Rock, 1400 metres in length. Each arm has an internal Combi-pile wall of approximately 400 metres in length. Inside the harbour the seabed is dredged to 10 metres average depth. This produced 1.65 million cubic metres of sand which was used for reclamation work on the new Harbour. There was also the remains of a 34-year-old wreck, the 353 ton Dutch coaster Polaris, which was removed from the Harbour. The Polaris, which sank in February 1973, had lain on the seabed about 100 metres from the shoreline in the middle of the outer harbour site.As of late April 2009, the northern quay is substantially complete with fenders, mooring bollards and gantry crane rails installed. The arrival of the 'Zhen Hua 6', carrying 2no. gantry cranes manufactured by ZPMC happened on 4 May 2009. The specialist crane carrying ship docked against the north quay in preparation for unloading of the gantry cranes.
On 19 May 2009 Gantry Crane 01 was unloaded from the ship after bad weather had caused a delay to this operation.
On 21 May 2009 Gantry Crane 02 was unloaded from the ship. Both cranes have stood idle since their arrival, except for a few training sessions
New Ferry Route
Initially the idea of the outer harbour was sold to the public as a ferry terminal with 150,000 trucks passing through yearly and 10,000 jobs created. Before the deal was signed for the construction of the Outer Harbour Superfast Ferries disappeared from the scene and in a recent press release Managing Director Eddie Freeman of Great Yarmouth Port Company Ltd was reported as saying that he had never promised a ro-ro terminal. This seems to be reinforced by Peter Hardy of Great Yarmouth Borough Council who in the same article was reported as saying people should not get too hung up about a ro-ro terminal.As of November 2010 the Great Yarmouth outer harbour is in the process of having its cranes removed and there will be no ro-ro ferry and no container terminal. Eastport's Eddie Freeman stated that the removal of the two £7,000,000 cranes was a welcome development as it will allow Eastport to concentrate on offshore windfarms, although there is no concrete prospect of a windfarm business support facility at present or on the horizon.