Harwich International Port Container Terminal is an exciting new development that will help to meet the need for additional port capacity that is essential to secure the UK’s future economic prosperity.

In October 2000 Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited announced that it had agreed to purchase the Bathside Bay site adjacent to Harwich International Port with the intention of developing a new, state-of-the-art, deep-water container terminal.
Harwich has a number of advantages as the site of much needed new port facilities:
•As an extension of an existing facility greater economies can be realised than would be available in an all new, stand-alone, development
•It shares, with the Port of Felixstowe, the deepest approach channel of any UK container port
•Good road and rail connections already exist with further improvements under consideration
•It enjoys an ideal location with minimal deviation for the large container ships serving North West Europe
•The project enjoys strong levels of public support
 
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Harwich International Port is a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group, a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL). HPH is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with interests in 20 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Today, HPH operates 242 berths in 41 ports worldwide together with a number of transportation related service companies.
The development of Harwich International Container Terminal will maintain Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited’s balanced policy on development, which ensures that the best use is made of the existing facilities before creating new capacity, and secures high environmental standards on a project for which there is a clear local and national need.
This site includes a wide range of information about the new terminal development and why it is necessary, as well as key documents relating to the Application for planning permission made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1980. The site will be updated at regular intervals, so please visit us again soon.

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