Keeping Trade Moving

Port of Felixstowe, Trinity Terminal

On Sunday 2nd January 2011, Dream Designs Colchester visited Shotley Gate in Suffolk, which is located across the river from the Port of Felixstowe, one of the busiest container port in the United Kingdom and one of the busiest in Europe.

Over 40% of the trade which is imported and exported through the United Kingdom passes through the Port of Felixstowe.

More than 4,000 ships visit each year, including some of the largest container ships in the world.

Approximately 40 different shipping lines operate from the Port of Felixstowe.

The Port of Felixstowe provides its customers with a continuous quay, stretching over 2.3 kilometres. This huge expanse of dock is equipped with 27 ship-to-shore gantry cranes.

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Currently the Port of Felixstowe’s reconfiguration of the southern part of the port is still not completed. The first berth was due to open in April 2010 and the second in September 2010.

However, once completed the new deep-sea container terminal will provide a total of 1285 metres of deep-water quay, supported by some 13 ship-to-shore gantry cranes, capable of operating on the world’s largest container ships. With a dredged depth of 16 metres, it will ensure the ever growing number of larger and larger container ships will be able to visit the Port of Felixstowe.

The new terminal is now expected to be fully operational by 2016.

Port of Felixstowe South Reconfiguration Project

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Design Colchester, said "The Port of Felixstowe already provides an excellent service to many container shipping lines and is capable of handling the world’s largest container vessels."

He added "With the new Felixstowe South Reconfiguration currently under construction, more and more of these massive container ships will be able to call at the Port of Felixstowe."

MSC Danit, one of the largest container ships in the world, at 366 metres long, berthed at the Port of Felixstowe's Trinity Terminal

The world’s largest container ship, Emma Maersk, which was launched in 2006 and followed by another 7 sister ships, regularly calls at the Port of Felixstowe. Emma Maersk was due to berth last week, while Dream Designs Colchester visited Shotley Gate.

However, due to the New Year celebrations work commenced for a number of hours, creating a backlog of ships waiting to berth at the Port of Felixstowe, as well as many others ports across the world.

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester and Diane Cotterill visit Shotley Gate in Suffolk, across the river from the Port of Felixstowe, the United Kingdom’s busiest container port

Later this week two of Emma Maersk’s sister ships, Eugen Maersk and Elly Maersk are due to berth at the Port of Felixstowe.

Dream Designs Colchester are currently looking into expanding their services and now provide a service to both ferry operators and container operators too. We recently contacted Stena Line who operate numerous ferry across the world. Their most recent newbuilds the Stena Hollandica and Stena Britannica which are the largest ferries in the world, operate on a daily service from Harwich International Port.

Emma Maersk berthed at the Port of Felixstowe in November 2006 during her maiden call

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester, said "It is so wonderful that Dream Designs Colchester is ideally located so close to both the Port of Felixstowe and Harwich International Port, with thousands of ships of all types, shapes and size visiting each year."

"I certainly do hope that during the course of this year we will be able to communicate with a number of ferry and container operators and hopefully visit our first ferry or container vessel in the not to distant future."

For more information please Contact Us on the following details

Harry Cotterill, President & Managing Director, Dream Designs Colchester

harry_cotterill@hotmail.co.uk

07778940245

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