The UK’s busiest container port, Felixstowe, has started testing its new deepwater container berths.

The UK’s busiest container port, Felixstowe, has started testing its new deepwater container berths. Berths eight and nine will provide an additional 730 metres of deepwater quay and are the first phase of the Felixstowe South development.

The port made initial tests using the 14,100teu CSCL Star after its maiden voyage from Asia. A limited number of discharge moves were performed before the vessel moved to its regular berth to complete cargo operations.

CEO of the terminal’s owner, Hutchison Ports (UK), David Gledhill said: “It is very exciting to be moving into the testing phase of this major development.

“There is an increasing trend towards ultra-large container vessels on many services operating between the Far East and Europe and it is essential that the UK has the right facilities to accommodate these ships.”

   Felixstowe Terminal