Peel Ports is progressing plans to develop the Southern Terminal at the Outer Harbour in Great Yarmouth amid a surge in demand from developers and construction contractors working on major onshore and offshore infrastructure projects.
The planned development will consist of an additional 350 metres of quay, a RoRo (Roll on/Roll off) ramp, a heavy lift pad and approximately 10 hectares of strengthened outdoor storage space.
Peel Ports Group is seeking planning consent for the development and hopes to secure this in early 2026.
Great Yarmouth is home to one of the deepest non-tidally restricted facilities on the UK鈥檚 east coast. Its existing terminals service a variety of construction customers, including major infrastructure projects such as Sizewell C and offshore energy projects based in the southern North Sea.
Port director Richard Goffin said: 鈥淭he Port of Great Yarmouth has been supporting major offshore and inland energy projects for over six decades, and we are seeing that demand continue to grow, with real momentum now building behind some major projects.
鈥淥ur team鈥檚 expertise is second to none, and the port is ideally located to support the construction of vital infrastructure projects as it is less restricted than its east coast competitors, who are impacted by items such as locks, shallow approach channels and road transport bottlenecks.
鈥淭his development will help us meet our objective of playing an increasingly central role in the future of UK infrastructure, and have a positive impact on our regional and national economies.鈥�
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