MULTIMILLION-pound upgrading work at the Port of Grangemouth is on schedule to be finished later this year which should Brexit-proof its operations.
The project includes container terminal surfacing work, a new terminal operating system, warehouse development and investment in ship-to-shore cranes.
This means the port will be able to cater for any additional demands on container storage times as a result to customs changes which may be necessitated by Brexit.
Resurfacing work is under way aimed at further increasing the capacity of the container terminal to position Grangemouth ahead of the market.
This £2 million investment is expected to be finished later this year in time for the port’s peak demand period.
Construction has also started on a new 100,000sq ft warehouse development which is scheduled to be completed by December.
Grangemouth, in east Stirlingshire, is Scotland’s biggest container port, with an overall capacity of 220,000 containers per year, and more than £6bn worth of goods pass through it each year.
Cargoes include chemicals, steel plate, timber, paper and equipment for the oil and gas industry.
It is also the country’s largest reefer port – a term for refrigerated shipping – principally from Scotland’s fresh food exporters, and created by a significantly longer season for the shipping of produce such as potatoes, cheese, fish and seafood to markets across the world.
Port of Grangemouth manager, Derek Knox, said: “Our investment in Grangemouth keeps us well ahead of the market in Scotland and ensures that we are equipped to meet the future demands of our customers.
“It is so important that we deliver fast turnaround times to maintain container vessel schedules and ensure their reliability to service the Scottish export market and prepare for the future challenges that Brexit may introduce.
“We are Scotland’s largest container port and we handle some of the country’s most valuable exports, such as fine foods and drinks and we will continue to invest in the port and seek further opportunities to increase capacity, create port centric warehousing and service improvements.”
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