Port of southampton 2013/2014
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Port of Southampton Facts
A large and leading deep water port
A sheltered port meaning unlike other
ports adverse weather rarely stops us
from operating
Handling around 40 million tonnes of
cargo every year
Strategically positioned on the UK’s south
coast
Situated less than 100 nautical miles from
mainland Europe
Two hours steaming from the international
shipping lanes of the English Channel
No air draught restrictions
Unique double tide providing 17 hours of
rising water
Operational 365 days a year 24/7
Supported by excellent road and rail
infrastructure enabling quick and seamless
access to the rest of the UK
The UK’s motorway network is just five
minutes away from the port gates, the port
has railheads utilised for containers, cars,
bulks and cruise trains
Southampton is the UK’s...
Largest cruise port
Leading car handling port
Most efficient container handling port
Cruise
Cruise Capital of Northern Europe
Over 1.5 million passengers pass through the port
annually
Four dedicated cruise terminals, all with state-of-the-
art contemporary facilities
Cars
Handling over 750,000 vehicles each year
Regular deep-sea and short-sea vessels call at the port
Over 80 ha of dedicated vehicle storage
Rail-connected, servicing over five car trains a day
Five dedicated multi-deck car compounds used to
service the new car import and export business
Large number of supporting compounds that
accommodate both cars and high and heavy
Containers
12 quayside gantry cranes with handling capacity up
to super post-panamax (16 in total by January 2014)
Fleet of flexible straddle carriers
22 container trains a day to key inland destinations
Currently constructing a new 500 metre berth and
investing in new cranes to accommodate vessels over
400 metres in length
Dry Bulks
A 5 ha multi-user bulk terminal
Flour mill operated by Rank Hovis handling around
50,000 tonnes of wheat each year
Liquid Bulks
Handling more than 25 million tonnes of oil and
oil-related products every year
Fresh produce
Extensive specialist facilities dedicated to fresh
produce and perishables
Offshore wind
Big-port deep-sea capability for offshore wind
developers
Port facilities
Port of Southampton
at a glance
