Up to £36 million is being invested to expand operations at the Port of Immingham.

The scheme is part of a £50m investment announced by ABP last year to increase its container terminal offer across the Ports of Hull and Immingham, with the first £14m phase seeing the expansion of the Hull Container Terminal and the arrival of two purpose-built gantry cranes to support its operations.

In addition to the container investment, ABP's shipping customers are projecting significant growth in volumes they handle in the coming years. To meet the challenges of these projections, ABP said it has committed to investing a further £2.8m in expanding the land and services available to support customer operations within the port.


Simon Bird, Regional Director for ABP Humber, said: "Trade through the Humber Ports remains buoyant and we are confident that this trend will continue as we invest in our infrastructure.

"The Humber Ports play a vital role as a gateway for trade across the North of England, the Midlands and beyond, and we are committed to seizing the opportunities that lay ahead of us. The Port of Immingham is already the biggest port in the country by tonnage, but signs are indicating that we have the potential to grow significantly in the coming years."

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