PORT, HARBOUR & MARINE CONSTRUCTION 1,000 acres of land could be released for development around UK ports. Leading UK port operator Associated British Ports has announced another port development on top of two other expansions planned for the UK. The latest release of development land is on the southside of Cardiff city centre, and the company says this will become ‘a catalyst for regeneration’. Two sites, approximately 13 acres in area within the port of Cardiff, will be large enough to accommodate up to 200,000ft2 (18,500m2) of industrial or logistical development, it says. The site has a direct rail link which can be extended into the business park to enable transport of freight via the national rail network, and as the sites are within the port, they also have direct access to sea routes and can accommodate deep sea trade. Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE are advising ABP on the development of the Cardiff sites, which are part of a national initiative by ABP that will see it release more than 1,000 acres to support the UK’s supply chain, manufacturing and renewable energy sectors, including the ones at Southampton and Hull (see next page).
ABP ANNOUNCES RAFT OF PORT DEVELOPMENTS
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