DP World Southampton
DP World Southampton is the United Kingdom's second largest container terminal, owned 51% by DP World and 49% by Associated British Ports. It was formerly known as Southampton Container Terminal (SCT).
DP World Southampton is a deep-water facility, whose unique ‘double tide’ allows for accessibility for the world’s deepest draft vessels 80% of the operating time. The terminal operates 12 ship-to-shore cranes, 102 straddle carriers, 5 sprinter carriers, 6 empty container handlers, 4 reach stackers and a fleet of small vehicles on a 24/7 and 363 days per year basis. The operating vehicles have been expanded in recent years to include 2 Liebherr cranes with another 2 due into service in July 2009, 15 Straddle Carriers from Kalmer and 6 CVS Ferrari Empty Container Handlers.
DP World Southampton’s customers schedule 18 deep sea container ships into the terminal each week, the majority with capacities between and . In addition to the deep sea calls, DP World Southampton handles eight feeder vessels each week. 1,352 metres of quay dredged up to 15m below chart datum, using 11 Post-Panamax gantry cranes with enhanced crane performance, enables DP World Southampton to deliver services to most of the largest container ships in the world.
In 2003 the terminal's throughput was , with each container movement costing around £100, allowing the company to amass around £13 million in profit. In 2005, SCT completed a major redevelopment of its yard layout and gate processes to increase its capacity to close to , which reduced the workforce by 65%, and operating costs by 74%. During 2006, SCT handled a total throughput of just over , a 9% increase compared to the total throughput handled during 2005 (1,375,000). A total of 693 deep-sea vessels called at SCT during the year, an increase of 21% compared to 571 deep-sea vessels that called in 2005. A total of 211 feeder vessels were handled during the year, with 49 feeder vessels being serviced on berth 203 by the dedicated mobile harbour crane. Landside operations handled a total of 429,097 lorries throughout the year, which is an increase of almost 13% compared to the 381,132 lorries that were serviced in 2005. The number of boxes handled via rail during 2006 accounted for 26% of total throughput.
In response to increasing multi-model demands, DP World Southampton has developed a Vehicle Booking System (VBS) which enables hauliers to pre-book the container for delivery and/or collection once clearance has been received from HMRC.
Revenue and throughout has been falling for the past 8 months (March 2009) and this has led to a number of redundancies in the workforce. Reasons behind the lower TEU count is due to high prices currently being charged by DP World Southampton.
Managing director
Campbell Mason is a Managing Director, succeeding Patrick Walters in 2007. Campbell was previously Executive Director for DP World's South East Asia & Russia region based in Manila since 2005. Campbell held various P&O Group legal positions in London and Sydney before his appointment to General Counsel of P&O Ports in 2001.