Nuttall gets £27m Dover ferry deal

Edmund Nuttall has landed a £27m contract to build two new ferry berths at Dover. The Harbour expects port ferry traffic to increase in the medium term and is investing a record amount in construction of new berths.

Work is set to start this month ready to bring the first berth into service in the autumn and the second in the following spring.

The designs accommodate larger ferries of up to 32m beam as well as the existing Dover ferry fleet.

A by-product of the project will be some easing of traffic congestion from the approach through the town on the A20. A multi-purpose check-in plaza for tourist and freight vehicles opened last month.