Teeside South Bank Quay development

The aim is to transform the area with a new £90million quay along the riverbank to provide 500 acres of development land with direct access to the North Sea. A new heavy lift quay section will be incorporated, and the whole development is planned to support 100 jobs in the construction phase. The project will provide crucial access from the river to the 4.5million sq ft of manufacturing, storage and office space at South Bank.

Phase one of the project will see 450 metres of the new quay facility built at one of the deepest ports along the east coast of England and the second phase of works will see an additional 600 metres of quay being developed. As part of the new facility, the £11 million 50-metre wide heavy-duty hard-standing loading facility will be created and primed to support logistics and manufacturers, including in the offshore wind industry.

Work is due to begin in August 2021, with completion expected by the end of 2022, in time for exporting wind turbines to the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which, located 60 miles off the North-East coast, will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm capable of powering 4.5 million homes.

The Mayor of Teeside, Ben Hurchen said: “I am delighted to be able to unveil these plans today for a new £90million quay on the River Tees. This huge area of unused land is in such a unique location and has so much potential to help us transform the whole of the Teesworks site into a global logistics and manufacturing centre creating thousands of well paid jobs for local people. We’ve already announced plans to manufacture offshore wind turbines in the new 4.5million sq ft of state-of-the-art space we are building, and this new heavy lifting quay will give ships and international firms easy access to be able to transport not only these turbines, but also all the other exciting projects and businesses that will be located on site.”