Peel Ports unveils £60m expansion plan for Yarmouth

Peel Ports has announced a major expansion at the port of Great Yarmouth to develop a new deep water terminal to support a wave of construction and energy infrastructure projects.

Peel is progressing plans to develop the Southern Terminal at its Outer Harbour amid a surge in demand from developers and construction contractors working on major infrastructure onshore and offshore projects.. The planned development will consist of an additional 350m of quay, a RoRo (Roll on/Roll off) ramp, a heavy lift pad, and approximately 10 hectares of strengthened outdoor storage space.

Great Yarmouth is home to one of the deepest non-tidally restricted facilities on the UK’s east coast. Its existing terminals service a variety of construction customers, including major infrastructure projects such as Sizewell C and offshore energy projects based in the southern North Sea.

Richard Goffin, Port Director, said, “The Port of Great Yarmouth has been supporting major offshore and inland and offshore energy projects for over six decades, and we are seeing that demand continue to grow, with real momentum now building behind some major projects.

“The port is ideally located to support the construction of vital infrastructure projects and is less restricted than its east coast competitors who are impacted by items such as locks, shallow approach channels and road transport bottlenecks.

“This development will help us meet our objective of playing an increasingly central role in the future of UK infrastructure, and have a positive impact on our regional and national economies.”

Peel is aiming to secure planning consent by early 2026.