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An additional report on the delay to the Western Docks redevelopment plans. This time copied from the Brittany Ferry Enthusiasts forum:
Dover puts Terminal Two on hold
From: IFW
Dover Harbour Board (DHB) is not expecting its Terminal Two development to be operational until 2016 at the earliest, because of recession-led traffic declines. DHB, which control's the UK's largest trust port, had initially thought the new £420m (US$704m) terminal would be constructed by 2012 and working at full capacity by 2014. However, following a review of traffic forecasts, DHB said it did not see a need for it until 2016-2018.
Director of port development Mike Krayenbrink (pictured) said: "We are looking to put in the right kind of capacity at the right time. "We are continually monitoring the market and world economic progress, in terms of growth or otherwise. "It is unlikely we will require this [terminal] before 2016 and maybe a bit later, depending how the market does in relation to a return to growth." Krayenbrink added that DHB would still submit a planning application at the end of this year or the start of next. Ferry operators at the port were not surprised by the news.
A P&O spokesman said: "It would be surprising if they did not factor in the economic reality of a huge recession, which is going to put a dent in traffic forecasts. "The issue for us is whether there is adequate capacity at the port. Before the recession hit, we may have wanted them to drive on with the terminal, but the world has changed."
Norfolkline's route director for the Channel, Andreas Teschl, said: "You can always debate projections, but we can all agree that those we are looking at now show slower growth than the projections we saw two years ago. With that in mind, we support the new target date. And I would assume that if the Eastern Docks [the current terminal] layout could be streamlined, it could also be possible to move more volumes through there." Teschl also said that if the terminal was not being built for 2012, DHB should not increase its tariffs next year to build up funds for the development.