Ceres Paragon Lifts Off
Amsterdams innovative Ceres Paragon container terminal, largely unused since its 2001 opening, has enjoyed a turnaround in its fortunes recently with two Grand Alliance loops now calling to bring an initial 200,000teu per year throughput. This has, in turn, seen the creation of Dutch Feeder Line, a twice weekly operation to Hamburg commencing this month.
The facility represents a considerable improvement to the public facilities available in Teignmouth, comprising 20m of quay frontage with a guaranteed water depth of 1.5m at all states of the tide. The quay surface has been constructed to the same standard as the port’s new commercial quays and will allow mobile cranes to operate immediately adjacent to the quay wall. The new relocated slipway is twice the width of the one it replaced and has a shallower gradient. In addition, underground ducts have been laid in the area to allow for future upgrading of services.
MJ Information No: 21231
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