Spanish infra giant Acciona backs Clifford Bay ferry terminal

Spanish infra giant Acciona backs Clifford Bay ferry terminal
The proposed terminal would require a 2 kilometre-long breakwater. (Image: Supplied)
Pattrick Smellie
The Spanish infrastructure firm that built the Pūhoi-Warkworth Motorway extension has thrown its weight behind the revival of plans for a new South Island ferry terminal at Clifford Bay.Acciona is joined by Arup, an international engineering and design consultancy; the commercial arm of South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu; a Danish maritime consultancy, OSK Design; and local top-tier law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts.Branded North South Express, the scheme is the brainchild of Wellington brothers Leon and Stephen Grice and their wealthy US expatriate back...

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