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Rosyth International Container Terminal
A public consultation event is to be held by Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd. The subject of the event is the Babcock application for Marine Licences to carry out dredging and marine construction works in support of the proposed Rosyth International Container Terminal (RICT).
Babcock is proposing to undertake capital dredging to create a vessel access channel extending from the proposed RICT berthing area southwards into the Firth of Forth estuary at approximately Ordnance Survey grid reference NT 820 090. The proposed channel would be dredged to a level of 9.5m below Chart Datum (CD) over a base width of 150m, and extending approximately 630m into the deeper waters of the Firth of Forth.
Ground investigation work has indicated that the dredging would predominantly involve the excavation of river muds and silts. It is estimated that up to 900,000 cubic metres of material will be dredged and disposed of at a licensed sea disposal site in the Firth of Forth.
In addition to the dredging works, the proposal is for a total of approximately 535m of new steel piled wall of solid construction along the southern perimeter of the existing site to either side of the proposed berthing pocket and around the existing Contractor's Jetty in the south west corner of the site. The wall would be backfilled to the landward side.
It is also proposed to construct a piled mooring dolphin structure to either side of the berthing pocket entrance. The two dolphins would be located within the estuary approximately 20m to the south of the berthing pocket.
The dredging and marine construction work will be subject to Marine Licences from Marine Scotland - Licensing Operations Team.
The consultation event will take place between 09:00hrs and 20:00hrs on Thursday 23 June 2016 at:
The Elgin Hotel, Charlestown, KY11 3EE
All the display material will be made available at www.babcockinternational.com/rosyth after the event. Representatives from Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd and its consultant will be on hand to answer questions on the subject of the consultation event. Attendees will have the opportunity to leave written comments at the event and up until one week after the event date by writing or emailing their comments to:
Address: Communications office, Main Office Block (2^nd floor), Babcock International Group, Rosyth Business Park, Rosyth, KY11 2YD
Email Address: marine.rosyth.communications@babcockinternational.com
Please note that comments submitted to Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd are not representations to Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team (MS-LOT). On submission of the application, there will be an opportunity to submit representations on the application.