Deepened
PORT NEWS
Hutchison Ports has had the main approach channel and Berths 8 and 9 at Felixstowe deepened. The announcement was formally made during the maiden call at the UK port of its namesake OOCL Felixstowe, the latest in a series of 24,188 TEU mega container vessels operated by COSCO-owned ocean carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). The depth of the approach channel has been increased from 14.5m to 16m and Berths 8 and 9 increased from 16m to 18m below chart datum, according to a statement. The completion of this major dredging project reinforces Felixstowe’s position as one of Europe’s leading ports for the latest generation of mega vessels. The work increases the maximum size of vessel which can be handled, and the number of ultra-large vessels that can enter or leave the port on each high tide.