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The Bristol Port Company has proposed the development of a
deep sea container terminal at Avonmouth in Bristol and in July 2008 applied for a
Harbour Revision Order to be granted.
The Harbour Revision Order has
still not been granted.
1. A Public
Inquiry was deemed unnecessary by the DfT due to the lack of opposition from
interested parties. The project is unopposed.
2. Bristol
brings big ships closer to the middle of the country than any of the other deep
sea ports, resulting in huge economic, road, rail and CO2 savings gained from
using larger ships to carry goods this far inland.
3. £600m of
private capital will be invested in the project.
4. Bristol Port currently provides
employment for 7,660 people and the new terminal will provide an additional
1,500 jobs.
5. Bristol needs a new dock to
accommodate future generations of the biggest container ships.
6. The new
terminal will mean that Bristol will have deeper water than any other UK
container port.
7. Bristol will
be able to provide nationwide deep sea options to meet predicted demand
(DfT).
What is the road block?
1. We do not
know. The official considering the
order does not respond to requests for information.
We would be grateful for any
help the Select Committee can give to expedite the matter as there are
significant investment and employment consequences of any further delay.
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