Dundee kicks off port upgrade

Southbay Civil Engineering is designing and building a new quayside with heavy lift capabilities at the Port of Dundee that could benefit the offshore wind sector.

Work on the £10m development started in February and is expected to be complete by the end of the year, said port owner Forth Ports.

The quayside is being developed at the east end of the port, connecting to the existing Prince Charles Wharf and adding both berthing and land capacity, the owner said.

The quay will be 200 metres long with an ultra-heavy lift pad at one end and a strength capability of 80 tonnes per square metre, it added.

RPS has also been appointed client technical advisor, Currie & Brown as client project manager and Fairhurst as quayside designer working with Southbay, Forth Ports said.

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