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Transportation
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Location
Portsmouth, UK
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Client
Portsmouth International Port (PIP)
Peter Walbridge
Project Manager, Bristol, UK contact form
Don Lamont
Head of Rivers, Dams & Maritime Services, Peterborough, UK contact form
AtkinsRéalis was commissioned by Portsmouth International Port (PIP) to assist in designing and delivering a shore power solution on 3 of its busiest berths.
Client challenge
PIP is ambitiously targeting to be Net Zero by 2030 and the UK’s first zero emission port by 2050. As such, they needed to implement a solution to drastically reduce their port emissions and improve air quality.
The busy municipal port serves cross channel ferries, cruise and freight ships across its 5 berths – with over 1.6 million passengers passing through the port in 2023 – so PIP required a solution that would not affect its operational activities. This included an electrical design that could accommodate various vessel types, whilst keeping the berths free from equipment clutter..
The port also has challenging timescales. The Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) funding received by PIP requires the port to implement shore power and start collecting data by April 2025, and there are challenging lead times for the delivery of the specialist electrical equipment.
Our approach
AtkinsRéalis have been a key partner throughout almost every stage of the project:
- Defined project scope
- Guided the client through potential delivery models
- Provided procurement support and optioneering for specialist equipment and suppliers
- Provided commercial contract and tender management
- Led on civil and structural design and design coordination
- Managed collaboration between the port, construction contractor and supply chain
- Facilitated a coordinated construction programme through phased release of design information
- Advised on planning permissions, environmental assessments, and marine and harbour orders
- Provided electrical engineering oversight for technical reviews
- Mapped buried services and quay walls
We also produced detailed 3D models early in the design process to include multiple suppliers’ products, which helped the port to visualise the scheme and how new equipment would interact with existing fixtures and vehicles on the berths to minimise operational impact. The 3D models also enabled better engagement with key stakeholders from across the project and the same models can be used to aid future operational and maintenance phases.
Outcomes delivered
- Integrated programme being delivered on time, to budget and with minimal disruption to PIP and its operations
- Minimising risk for the client
- Reduced procurement timescales and costs for specialist equipment
- Built strong relationships with suppliers
- 3D models have informed commercial decisions and identified and resolved issues early, with fewer cost impacts
- No planned services have been cancelled or delayed as a result of survey and construction works at the port
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Through the use of precise and complex digital tools, AtkinsRéalis is supporting Portsmouth International Port to design and develop a compelling carbon neutral Shore Power solution which will seamlessly serve the needs of the UK’s busiest municipal port. In working with AtkinsRéalis we are a step closer to our ambition of net zero by 2030.
Steve Watkyns
Technical Director, Portsmouth International Port
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