Major expansion planned for Great Yarmouth

The project, known as the Southern Terminal, is being driven by growing demand from developers and construction firms involved in major onshore and offshore infrastructure projects.

“The Port of Great Yarmouth has been supporting major offshore and inland and offshore energy projects for over six decades, and we are seeing that demand continue to grow, with real momentum now building behind some major projects,” explained port director, Richard Goffin.

“The port is ideally located to support the construction of vital infrastructure projects and is less restricted than its east coast competitors who are impacted by items such as locks, shallow approach channels and road transport bottlenecks.”

The proposed development will add 350 metres of quay, a RoRo ramp, heavy lift pad and around 10 hectares of reinforced outdoor storage space. These upgrades aim to enhance the port’s capacity to handle large-scale construction materials and equipment.

“This development will help us meet our objective of playing an increasingly central role in the future of UK infrastructure, and have a positive impact on our regional and national economies,” said Goffin.

Already one of the deepest non-tidally restricted ports on the UK’s east coast, Great Yarmouth, operated by Peel Ports, supports key infrastructure efforts including the Sizewell C nuclear project and various offshore energy developments in the southern North Sea.