At time of press, Felixstowe's expansion plans - Felixstowe South - were expected to get the green light from Government imminently. This follows news late last year that Hutchison Port Holdings' neighbouring project at Bathside Bay was also likely to get the go-ahead together with P&O Ports' London Gateway on the Thames, both these latter two being conditional on upgrading local infrastructure. A major government ports policy review will then by announced.

Bathside Bay provides a vital home for thousands of wild birds each winter, including shelducks which feed on the mudflats