Project summary

Featuring the maiden project of the world’s largest dredger (Manu Pekka), one million tonnes of imported Norwegian Stone and one million cubic metres of sand, this major £114m redevelopment of Alexandra Dock has revolutionised the Green Port Hull’s functionality. Part of a Joint Venture with Lagan Construction, our team creatively designed, and constructed, the Port to accommodate three offshore wind installation vessels on behalf of Associated British Ports’ (ABP) end user Siemens.

The detail

This award winning project, handed over on budget and ahead of programme in January 2017, has laid the foundations for the Port of Hull’s future position as a world-class centre for renewable energy.

Pivotal to its success was a robust collaborative approach established with the array of skilled subcontractors who combined to deliver 60% of the entire workflow.

Complex works, achieved through 1.5 million RIDDOR free ‘man-hours’, included infilling one third of Alexandra Dock with 780,000m3 of material while reclaiming 7.5 hectares of the Humber River to create a new 650m quay wall. Construction also incorporated the dredging of a new pocket berth, the completion of earthworks and surfacing and the building of internal access roads and service networks.

The composition of a new roll on/roll off ramp, the demolition of existing buildings and the reengineering of Ro-Ro deck design, providing a 5-week improvement on the original programmed duration, encompass core elements of this innovative project.