The tender will combine BOT with concession contracts but is for all six terminals as a single contract and operators will not be able to bid for individual terminals. The tender closes on 1 September.
Vessels of up to 225 metres length with 10 metres draught will be accommodated at all states of the tide. The cost of the terminal will be split between ABP and DFDS with the former providing the infrastructure and the latter supplying terminal equipment, buildings and ro-ro ramps.
Shipping minister David Jamieson stressed that the promotors had agreed measures that would mitigate the likely impact on existing and potential conservation sites. The new berth will allow Immingham to handle the new generation of superferries increasingly in use on European routes, the minister added.
