PD Ports begins South Gare breakwater reinforcement after Storm Babet damage

• PD Ports began a multi-million-pound engineering program to strengthen the South Gare breakwater following damage during Storm Babet in 2023.
• Work aims to protect River Tees navigation, reduce storm-related disruption risk, and support long-term continuity at Teesport operations.
• Initial phase installs 15,000 tonnes of Norwegian granite around the breakwater base, largely below the waterline, using a specialist barge.
• A second phase next summer targets a further 40,000 tonnes of rock as part of a long-term resilience upgrade.
• Testing used a 1:50 model to simulate a one-in-200-year storm event with 9.2 m waves.

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