• Located in Southampton, on the English south coast.

• The port dealt mainly with containerised cargo and cruise-ship passenger.

• It's the country’s leading container port.

• In 2000, it became clear the capacity needed expanding to meet competition from European ports.

• The Associated British Ports(ABP) had no space for expansion on the Southampton side of the Test estuary.

• A large land had been reclaimed for the expansion during 1950s and 1960s.

• It would cost £700 million and take six years to complete.

• Dredging the estuary bed will make it deeper and would allow larger ships further inland.

• ABP put through the application to build a new container port.

• The reclaimed area was made up of sand, mud and gravel .

 

 

 

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Strengths:

1. Sheltered from stroms in the English Channel.

2. Deep water channel for large ships.

3. Around the estuary is a board area of flat land for development.

4. Growth in employment led to the expansion of suburbs and villages.

 

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