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Aberdeen opens South Harbour extension

[ September 28, 2023   //   ]

The Princess Royal officially opened the Port of Aberdeen’s South Harbour £420 million expansion project on 22 September. The new facility, next to the Energy Transition Zone, can accommodate vessels up to 300m long, and offers an additional 1.5km of deepwater berths, to a maximum depth of 15m, 125,000sqm of flexible project areas and heavy lift capacity.

Aberdeen is now the largest berthage port in Scotland.

Turner & Townsend was heavily involved in delivering this major infrastructure programme on Scotland’s largest berthage port, which will bring huge benefits to both the local and national economy.

Garry Murphy, UK head of project management, infrastructure at Turner & Townsend which was involved in delivering the programme commented: “The opening of the South Harbour is a tremendous achievement for Scottish infrastructure and the sector’s progress to net zero – not to mention a source of pride for Turner & Townsend.  It demonstrates the hard work from all project partners that has gone into successfully delivering the project’s completion in the face of challenges such as pandemic disruption, and has ultimately showcased the importance of establishing rigorous project controls on major infrastructure programmes to provide assured confidence to client and stakeholders.

“Port of Aberdeen is the UK’s oldest and one of its most successful ports and this vital expansion will ensure its future is just as bright.  It will bring wide benefits to both the local and national economy, as well as supporting the energy transition and drive to net zero.”

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