Associated British Ports (ABP) has seen its Vancouver Timber Terminal officially open at the Port of Kings Lynn in the English county of Norfolk. Named after Captain George Vancouver, the new facility provides 3000 m2 of undercover storage.
Timber volumes at the port have seen a year-on-year uplift of 85% to keep pace with increased demand for use in construction, manufacturing and DIY in 2021.
Associated British Ports has invested over GBP 1.4 million in the new Dutch Barn undercover storage facility which is 130 m by 25 m and could accommodate 120 stacked double decker buses. Now that works are complete, it is expected that the facility will be full to the brim in less than two weeks.
Andrew Harston, Director of Wales and Short Sea Ports for Associated British Ports said: “I am delighted to see this facility open and ready to meet our growing demand. ABP King’s Lynn has handled increased volumes of timber this last year and we expect that this trend will continue.”
The 39-hectare (97 acre) Port of King’s Lynn handles around 500,000 tonnes of goods each year comprising dry bulks, forest products, steel and other metals.
