The Port of Tilbury has appointed GRAHAM to deliver its £200m new port terminal, Tilbury2.
The project is part of a £1bn investment programme for Tilbury - thought to be the UK's fastest growing port - over eight years from 2012-20.
Transport secretary Chris Grayling gave development consent for the project and construction will begin immediately. (Sketch model of new port immediately below).
Michael Graham, GRAHAM executive chairman, said: 'The Tilbury2 project is a complex scheme that will facilitate the expansion of the Port of Tilbury and support its continued local, regional and national economic growth.
'We look forward to working collaboratively with The Port of Tilbury and local stakeholders to deliver this transformational scheme.'
The contract will involve the creation of a new deep water port terminal and associated facilities on land at the former Tilbury Power Station on the north bank of the River Thames at Tilbury.
It will also see the creation of a significantly larger rail head, which can accommodate the longest freight trains of 775m.
(Tilbury port form the air immediately below.)
GRAHAM has been awarded the contract for both the terrestrial and the marine package of works.
The terrestrial contract incorporates a Roll-On/Roll-Off capacity, highway works, the relocation of the existing railhead, and a fixed structural steel bridge to the linkspan.
The marine contract includes works within the tidal estuary beyond the existing sea wall/flood defences, including a floating pontoon, link-span/articulated bridge, associated pilings and river bed preparation for the berth.
It is due to be operational in spring 2020, and is set to be the UK's 'largest unaccompanied freight ferry port'.
Charles Hammond, chief executive of Forth Ports Group (owners of the Port of Tilbury) said: 'GRAHAM are experts in what they do and have demonstrated this in their recent maritime projects in Hull, Grimsby and in Folkestone. There is a great deal to do over the next 12 months and we look forward to opening our new port in 2020.'
Tilbury has doubled the size of its business in the past 10 years and is projected to double the volume of cargo across the quay from 16 million to 32 million tonnes and increase direct employment from 3,500 to 12,000 jobs over the next 10-15 years, the port group said in a statement.
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