Pontoon departs for Humberside ro-ro terminal

2013-06-07T07:30:00

A tug is seen moving the pontoon away from its build site at Neptune Energy Park

A huge reinforced concrete pontoon weighing almost 7,000 tonnes has floated out of dry dock on the north bank of the Tyne, marking a major milestone in a £25m Humberside port development.

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