SOUTHAMPTON S container terminal is set to benefit from £40m worth of investment to take the site to the next level . DP World announced on Tuesday that Southampton, Britain s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021. The investment worth £40m is aimed at providing customers of DP World Southampton with speed, security, reliability and flexibility and comes after the Solent was granted Freeport status last month. The funding will include: • The dredging and widening of the berths to ensure that DP World Southampton will be able to continue to accommodate the world’s biggest ships.
Southampton container terminal set for £40m investment
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DP World announces Southampton investment
DP WORLD today announces that Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021 designed to take it up to the next level as a premier international freight and logistics hub.
DP World Southampton is part of DP World, the leading global provider of smart logistics, and one of its two UK deep water ports with freight rail terminals which were awarded Freeport status by the Government last month. The new infrastructure investment totalling £40m is designed to provide customers with speed, security, reliability and flexibility and will include: The dredging and widening of the berths to ensure that DP World Southampton will be able to continue to accommodate the world’s biggest ships. This project, which was conducted in partnership with Associated British Ports, was completed before Easter and will improve flexibility for customers with immediate effect; A £10m inv