Falmouth Docks revamp to cater for larger cruise ships

Larger cruise ships will be catered for as part of a £150 million redevelopment of Falmouth’s docks.

The overhaul involves repairing critical dock structures to accommodate larger vessels. 

This could help to attract up to 200,000 cruise passengers a year by 2030, injecting £13 million into the local economy and supporting more than 350 tourism-related jobs, while doubling cargo and freight capacity.

Extending an existing wharf will allow larger cruise ships up to 345 metres in length to berth. 

Falmouth Docks has become the latest major infrastructure project to benefit from a lead environmental regulator - reducing delays and speeding up planning approvals, according to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

The Marine Management Organisation will take the helm as lead environmental regulator.

“Closer collaboration will prevent delays and reduce unnecessary costs, while upholding the highest environmental standards to safeguard Cornwall’s unique and precious natural environment,” Defra said.