TEESPORT and HaRTLEPOOL PORT HANDBOOK

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TEESPORT AND HARTLEPOOL PORT HANDBOOK 7th EDITION

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TEESPORT and HaRTLEPOOL PORT HANDBOOK

7th edition

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3 welcoMe froM PD Ports AkeyplayerintheUKportindustry

5 welcoMe froM tees valley unliMiteD

HelpingyourbusinessgrowinTeesValley

6 introDuction Growthdrivenbypositiveattitudeandkeyassets

8 location TeesportandHartlepoollocationmap

11 PD Ports Award-winningportsandlogisticsbusiness

12 tHPua Drivingforcebehindcommercialgrowth

14 teesPort VersatilityandlocationarekeyassetsforTeesport

18 History FiftyyearsofserviceatTeesDock

20 HartlePool Hartlepoolgetsreadyforoffshoresectorgrowth

22 containers Growthcontinuesascontainerterminalexpansion

concludes

24 Portcentric SavingmillionsintheUK’ssupplychain

26 loGistics ExpertiseinlogisticsiskeytoTeesside’seconomicgrowth

29 renewables Teessideismagnetforrenewableenergyplants

30 offsHore Firstchoiceforoffshoreandwindenergysectors

33 winD farM WindofchangebringscrucialprojecttoTeesside

34 steel NewlifeforTeesside’ssteelindustry

35 ferries Vitalferrylinkstandsthetestoftime

37 PetrocHeMicals Petrochemicalstorageandhandlingexcellence

40 Process inDustry BrightoutlookforTeesside’sprocessindustry

42 corPorate social resPonsibility MakingadifferencelocallymatterstoPDPorts

45 connections Hinterlandlinksensuresmoothflowofcargo

47 institute of cHartereD sHiPbrokers Keyroleinpreservingprofessionalstandards

48 Private oPerators Teesside’smaritimecommunityprovideskeybenefits

50 business GrowtH Joined-upapproachdrawsbiginvestmenttoTeesside

52 Port Details56 tHPua Directory57 coMPany Directory

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a key Player in tHe uk Port inDustry

Welcome to the 2014 tees and hartlepool handbook. our operations at teesport and the port of hartlepool are part of the Wider pd ports Group, an aWard-WinninG ports and loGistics business based in the north of enGland With operations throuGhout the uk.

PD Ports is a key player in the UK port industry and in the North East

economy. As experts in ports and logistics, we know our customers

operate in challenging markets. Working alongside organisations

ranging from retailers to renewable energy specialists, we provide

quality solutions that help them do better business.

Difficult trading conditions have proven a significant challenge to

our business in recent years. Despite the global economic downturn,

we have continued to make progress across our business with

considerable investment in both operations and people, which

gives plenty of reasons to be optimistic in our outlook.

One of the most poignant changes in Teesside’s industrial landscape

was the return of steel making in April 2012 when SSI restarted

production at its Redcar blast furnace. More than a third of the UK’s

steel exports are now exported from Teesside with over 3 million

tonnes of steel slab handled annually at Teesport.

We have also delivered the largest single infrastructure investment at our

Teesport container handling facilities with some £16.7 million invested to

expand terminal capacity to support growth in market demand.

foreworD

PD Ports is a

key Playerin the UK Port inDustry

eMerGinG Markets

Across our facilities at both Hartlepool and Teesport, we are actively

supporting the increasing use of biomass as a sustainable fuel and

the growing market for onshore and offshore wind energy. In 2012

the Port of Hartlepool was the preferred choice for EDF Renewables

Ltd’s Teesside offshore wind farm project. The project, which went

live in 2013, showcased our capabilities as a vital construction

logistics hub for such large-scale wind farm projects.

five DecaDes at tHe Heart of traDe 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Tees Dock, the main

operational hub at Teesport, with millions of tonnes of container,

ro-ro, steel and bulk cargoes passing over its quays every year. As we

celebrate this time we also herald new beginnings to maintaining

our position as one of the UK’s leading port and logistics businesses.

I hope this handbook offers further insight into our current

operations and future developments at Teesport and Hartlepool as

well as the activities of the many industries and terminals so vital

both to the port and to the wider industrial community on Teesside.

DaviD robinson Group CEO PD Ports

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HelPinG your business Grow in tees valley

it Gives me Great pleasure to introduce the

latest edition of the tees valley loGistics

handbook.

There is much going on in the Tees Valley despite the global economic

challenges. Our established and thriving manufacturing, engineering

and logistics sectors continue to see significant successes. And the area

has seen increasing investment in new and emerging industry sectors

such as offshore wind and renewable energy.

Our transport infrastructure has always played an important role

in the Tees Valley economy; and our unique offering of first-class

road, rail, sea and air links means the area is extremely attractive for

business in the logistics sector.

Global MarketIn an increasingly competitive global market, our transport services,

combined with our skilled and affordable workforce and wide range

of sites and premises at extremely competitive prices, have drawn

national and international companies into the area in recent years.

In fact, in the first two years since Tees Valley Unlimited was

established as the Local Enterprise Partnership, we have created and

safeguarded almost 3,000 jobs and secured about £700 million of

investment. This has been achieved through our work to attract new

investment to the area as well as the support we offer companies

already based in Tees Valley to grow their businesses here.

Since its launch in April 2012, the Tees Valley Enterprise Zone has

been successfully attracting companies and creating new jobs and

investment, with companies benefiting from Business Rate Relief

and Enhanced Capital Allowances.

PartnersHiPAs the Local Enterprise Partnership for Tees Valley, we have secured

millions of pounds of funding for transport and infrastructure

projects, including road and rail improvements to ease congestion

and reduce transport costs and times.

Our business investment team is always on hand to help companies

find the right location, access support services and provide

information on the workforce, training and skills available here.

neil kenleyDirector of Business Investment Tees Valley Unlimited

oUr bUsiness investMent

teaM is always on hanD to helP coMPanies

welcoMe

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GrowtH Driven by Positive attituDe anD key assets

introDuction

teesPort Has aChieVeD a

70% GrowtH in Container VolUmes in the Past five years

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the tees valley, Which includes the ports of

teesport and hartlepool, has alWays been one

of the uk’s main industrial centres. over the

years, iron and steel production, shipbuildinG,

chemical production and offshore activities

have all played their part in the economic

eXpansion of the reGion. the industrial

landscape has chanGed but one component has

remained constant – the river tees.

The Tees has been a natural centre for trade and industry for

centuries with activities on both sides of the river, as well as in

Hartlepool, bringing ship traffi c from across the world to serve its

many terminals and factories.

There have been many changes over the years. The region has had to

adapt to changing economic fortunes and changing industrial needs

and has met each challenge head-on with optimism and dedication.

This positive attitude is still apparent today right across the region

as the ports and other local businesses continue to restructure their

operations in order to provide the best service to customers.

awarD-winninGPD Ports is the statutory port authority on the river, with jurisdiction

over the 11 miles from the Tees estuary to the Tees Barrage. It is a

privately funded, award-winning ports and logistics company with

operations both on Teesside and throughout the UK.

PD Ports operates the major port facilities of the Teesport Estate

(which includes Tees Dock) and Hartlepool. Together, they handle

around 10 percent of the total tonnage handled on the river.

Each year, Teesport and Hartlepool combined handle circa 34 million

tonnes of cargo including around 400,000 TEU of container traffi c.

These fi gures put the Tees facilities among the UK’s top fi ve busiest

ports. Teesport is also the North East’s premier container port.

With some 5,000 vessel calls each year, about 70 percent of all cargo

handled is liquid bulk products destined for the vast chemical and

petrochemical complexes located on both sides of the river. There

are concentrations at Seal Sands, opposite Teesport and at Wilton

International, just south of Teesport.

GrowtHTeesport has achieved growth in container volumes in the past

fi ve years. In 2013 it completed a major investment programme to

expand its capacity to 450,000 TEU as well as implementing state-of-

the-art terminal operating system software to boost effi ciency and

productivity.

Much of the port’s growth, especially in containers, is due largely

to the expansion of its portcentric logistics service off ering, which

involves the storage and distribution of imported goods closer

to the port of arrival and fi nal destination. This concept has been

successfully implemented at Teesport with some of the UK’s

leading retailers.

To complement its growing portcentric business, and to provide

specifi c portcentric-focused logistics services, PD Ports has

rebranded part of its logistics division as PD Portcentric Logistics.

This signifi cant step underlines the company’s commitment to

providing its portcentric customers with the best possible service.

Another growth market is in renewable energy. Teesside’s long-

held expertise in the off shore oil and gas industry is now proving

vital in attracting a cluster of companies working in the wind farm

sector. The Port of Hartlepool was appointed logistics hub for the

Teesside off shore wind farm providing a supply base to support

the construction of the wind farm from which specialist vessels

transported all materials and construction staff . In addition, Teesside

has attracted a cluster of renewable energy plants using biomass or

waste as feedstock, which will be brought in by road, rail and ship.

linksThe growth in cargo services has been matched by the growth in

transport links, both by sea and by rail. Most of the main shipping

lines now call at Teesport with feeders to the main European hubs as

well as the east coast feeder, Logical Link, between Felixstowe and

Teesport, using Unifeeder vessels.

Inland, new rail freight links connect Teesport with Grangemouth in

Scotland while new rail intermodal facilities on Teesside increase the

possibilities for importers.

Teesside benefi ts from some of the best transport links and least

congested roads in the UK. This, together with some of the best

port services in the UK, provides an unbeatable combination for

importers and exporters alike.

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awarD-winninG Ports anD loGistics business

pd ports is an aWard-WinninG ports and

loGistics business. based in the north of

enGland, it operates throuGhout the uk.

PD Ports owns and/or operates port and logistics facilities at

Billingham, Felixstowe, Hartlepool, Howden, Hull, Immingham, Isle of

Wight, Keadby, Liverpool, Scunthorpe, Teesport and Thames Gateway.

Since 2009, PD Ports has been owned by Canadian parent company

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Brookfield has over 100 years’

experience in owning and operating assets with a focus on property,

renewable power, infrastructure and private equity.

Brookfield’s investment in PD Ports represents its first move into

the ports sector and provides a stable and solid platform for future

growth and development.

PD Ports employs 1,250 staff and has an annual turnover of more

than £129 million.

Sectors of interest to PD Ports are:

• river ManaGeMent: Management of river traffic for

Teesport and the Port of Hartlepool including navigation and

dredging. A modern harbour office looks after the arrival and

departure of over 5,000 vessels a year on the River Tees and at

Hartlepool.

PD Ports

PD Ports emPloys aboUt

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1,250

staff

• Portcentric loGistics: PD Portcentric Logistics was

created in 2013 to manage all portcentric operations under

PD Ports. This marked the beginning of a drive to promote

portcentric logistics to potential customers who can benefit from

PD Portcentric Logistics’ North and South locations.

• suPPly cHain services: PD Logistics provides customers

with a dedicated logistics service that acts as a vital link in their

supply chain. Customers can choose from contract services,

multi-user logistics and 4PL logistics. As well as this the wider

PD Ports group provides reverse logistics services and works closely

with suppliers to provide a daily feeder service between Teesport

and Felixstowe. This is complemented by excellent rail connections.

• Port services: PD Ports supplies warehousing, ships

agency, chartering, jetty management and shipping and

inspection services. As well as this PD Ports has the ability to

handle bulk cargo, containers (lo-lo and ro-ro) and project cargo

through its UK locations.

• enerGy solutions: Providing excellent global transport

connections, extensive facilities and land availability with a

skilled local labour supply.

• ProPerty: At PD Ports’ UK locations, there

are development sites, warehouses, fabrication and

manufacturing sheds and offices.

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DrivinG force beHinD coMMercial GrowtH

tHPua

thPUa’s inteGrateD aPProacH to the ManaGeMent of tHe river maKes teesPort

safe & secure For eVeryone

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one of the drivinG forces behind the vibrant

industrial and commercial GroWth on teesside

is the tees & hartlepool port users’ association

(thpua).

Established in its current form in 1997, but originally founded in 1949,

the association develops and promotes the economic, effi cient and

eff ective movement of goods through the Ports of Teesport and

Hartlepool, not only for its members but also for other port users

and local businesses in the North East of England.

eXPertiseTHPUA has about 40 members representing a wide range of

activities that include cargo handling, off shore work, shiprepair,

private wharves and terminals on the River Tees, together with

support services like ship agency, pilotage, foyboatmen services,

towage and waste management.

The members of THPUA represent companies from various

industries such as chemicals, petrochemicals, steel, engineering,

general cargo, bulk storage and logistics. In many cases, these

companies are interdependent, and this broad network of expertise

opens the way to good co-ordination of activities as well as the

smooth and effi cient running of port operations.

best PracticeBy sharing information, learning from members’ experiences,

and working together, Teesport and the members of THPUA

can achieve best practice in all aspects of their operations. The

diversity of skills and capability provided by the association

is complemented by guest speakers who provide an update

of information and methods. This integrated approach to the

management of the river makes Teesport safe and secure for

everyone working in the Teesside area.

coMPlianceThe association keeps members up to date with new legislation

and environmental requirements. By working with PD Ports, new

guidelines, services and training are developed to help keep

Teesport compliant. This has put the port at the forefront of oil

pollution response and security awareness.

Members representing support services work with PD Ports to

expand the services provided and meet increasingly stringent safety

and environmental legislation. The port management plans are

adapted to refl ect these changes and training is promoted to ensure

individuals are competent to handle everything from an oil spill to

port security. Oil spill exercises are held to give operators fi rst-hand

experience of handling this type of incident.

socialTHPUA has a thriving social calendar that includes an annual cricket

match between PD Ports and THPUA, a golf day, quiz nights, group

walks and an annual dinner at which members entertain customers,

suppliers and colleagues. All these events help to raise funds and

ensure the sustainability of the association.

coMMunityThrough fundraising and sponsorship, the association supports the

local community, making donations to charities such as the Daisy

Chain Project, Great North Air Ambulance and Zoe’s Place Baby

Hospice. In addition, individual members support local Seamen’s

Missions, giving their time to transport seamen to and from the

nearest mission, or helping local children to read in support of the

High Tide initiative.

MeMbersHiPThe association is open to companies that operate within the port

areas of the River Tees and Hartlepool. Whether a company owns or

leases a jetty or is engaged directly in the movement of ships or the

provision of services to the port, new members are always welcome.

PartnersHiPsTHPUA has good relations with PD Ports and with those employed

in and around the port. It also works closely with other maritime

organisations such as the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, the

Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the Marine Management

Organisation. A particular aim of the association is to promote the

River Tees and its business community in order to generate and

maintain the fl ow of cargo as well as promoting the advantages of

this part of the North East to a larger audience.

www.thpua.co.uk

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versatility anD location are key assets for teesPort

teesPort

eaCh year teesPort reCeiVes oVer

5,000

Vessels anDhanDles

34 Million tonnes oF carGo

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teesport has been one of the top performinG

uk ports for over a decade in terms of carGo

throuGhput. it is also the premier container

terminal in north east enGland and the best

connected feeder port in the uk.

Located less than a mile from the mouth of the River Tees, Teesport

has fi rst-rate shipping and transport links. The port is a deepwater

facility with lock-free access to the North Sea.

Each year, Teesport receives over 5,000 vessels and handles 34

million tonnes of cargo. The 779 acre Teesport estate is an integral

part of the wider industrial area. At the heart of the estate is Tees

Dock, with its container, ro-ro, steel and bulk handling quays.

Cargo handling operations related to agribulks, engineering,

manufacturing, petrochemicals, the retail sector and the steel

industry are all carried out at Teesport. In addition, it supports the

burgeoning renewable energy sector.

Teesport is the location for most of PD Ports’ portcentric

warehousing activities, which benefi t from the close proximity of

the container terminals and easy access to the region’s principal road

and rail connections.

Few areas of the UK are better served by road and rail services.

Teesport has direct access to the A66 Trans-Pennine east-west routes

and to the A19 and A1(M) national motorway links north and south.

This is complemented by direct rail links to the rest of the UK via the

East Coast Main Line and Trans-Pennine routes. 

strenGtHThe strength of Teesport lies in its versatility and adaptability. From

multichannel retailers and producers to manufacturers and logistics

providers, few ports can off er such a wide range of service options.

The range of services and facilities includes: 

• Two container terminals with an annual capacity of 450,000 TEU.

• Four general cargo berths handling a variety of commodities

including steel, dry cargo and project cargo. All berths have a

depth alongside of 10.9 m LAT.

• Three ro-ro berths: two within Tees Dock and one river berth.

• 25,200 sq m of covered warehousing plus large areas of

open storage.

• Over 3 million sq ft of operational portcentric warehousing.

• Private rail sidings are able to handle a wide range of cargoes.

• Large compounds for open storage of all kinds of vehicles, from

cars and heavy trucks to machinery and plant.

• The wide range of equipment includes fi ve heavy lift Gottwald

HMK cranes of 63 to 100 tonnes capacity, 13 reach stackers,

four gantry cranes, four rubber-tyred gantry cranes and two

quay cranes.

GrowtHAs well as the facilities of PD Ports, there are over 30 independent

jetties and quays alongside the River Tees including major

international manufacturing companies, chemical plants, shipyards,

off shore fabrication yards, liquid bulk storage facilities and logistics

providers.

Much of the growth of PD Ports is due to the expanding activities

of these companies. The reopening of the Redcar steel plant, now

operated by SSI, was a major boost for the port, with around

3 million tonnes of slab steel handled annually through Teesport.

In 2013 Cleveland Potash announced a further 20-year extension

to the lease on its facility in Tees Dock as its mining operation

under the North York Moors is extended for a further 40 years. This

will result in half a million tonnes of ore being shipped through

Teesport each year. Also in 2013, Bunn Fertiliser agreed a fi ve-year

deal to supply its Scottish and northern UK customers with products

imported through Teesport.

The real driver of growth, however, is the portcentric activities of

Teesport with leading supermarkets and retailers such as Asda,

Tesco and Taylors of Harrogate taking advantage of the many

facilities and services off ered by Teesport to ship their products

closer to the end customer.

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FiFty years oF service at tees Dock

Tees Dock Is THe HUB oF oPeRATIoNAL AcTIVITY

AT TeesPoRT. MILLIoNs oF ToNNes oF coNTAINeR,

Ro-Ro, sTeeL AND BULk cARGoes PAss THRoUGH

THe Docks eVeRY YeAR.

There have been port operations along the River Tees since

the 12th century, first at Yarm, then at Stockton and then at

Port Darlington, or Middlesbrough as it was later called. As river

crossings were built, shipping activity moved downstream, closer

to the mouth of the river.

When Tees Dock officially opened on 4th October 1963, operations

were starkly different to those we know today. There were just two

cranes and a warehouse at No. 1 Quay, as well as an office block and

maintenance department for the workforce of around 25 people.

Tees Dock grew steadily and by 1965 all five berths on No. 1 Quay

were open and operational. The 1970s was a period of economic

change in the UK, a fact reflected in the mix of cargoes handled

at Tees Dock. The decade saw the arrival of imported cars from

Japan, with Datsun the forerunner of what is now Nissan in

Sunderland.

History

There have been

port operations along The river Tees since The 12tH century

The Redcar Ore Terminal and the ro-ro terminal opened at Tees

Dock in 1973, followed by the Steel Export Terminal in 1976, and it

soon became the hub for all the port’s general cargo activities.

The official opening of No. 2 Quay was undertaken by The Queen

when she visited Tees Dock on the Royal Yacht ‘Britannia’ on 14th

July 1977. The opening of large chemical processing plants on

the north and south banks generated further business for the

port, while Tees Dock took on greater significance in 1980 when

Middlesbrough Dock closed.

In the 1990s the port was privatised along with many other large

UK Ports. A new riverside ro-ro berth was opened to support the

strong ro-ro and car volumes the port was handling. The growth

in container volumes at Tees Dock brought investment into the

facilities at the port. Teesport Container Terminal 1 received a new

crane and Teesport Container Terminal 2 was built with an official

opening by The Duke of York in 2003. The £12 million second

terminal was one of the largest investments in the port’s history.

PD Ports aims to continue growing the port infrastructure to enable

future success for years to come.

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Hartlepool gets reaDy For oFFsHore sector growtH

Hartlepool

First-rate opportunities

FOR BOTH eXisting & NEW OPERATORS

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THe PoRT oF HARTLePooL HAs BeeN TRANsFoRMeD

IN ReceNT DecADes. THe PoRT AReA HAs UNDeRGoNe

LARGe-scALe ReGeNeRATIoN AND ITs oRIGINAL

PURPose oF seRVING THe DURHAM coALFIeLDs HAs

BeeN RePLAceD BY ITs New RoLe As A MAjoR PLAYeR

IN THe oFFsHoRe oIL AND GAs secToRs AND IN THe

oFFsHoRe wIND FARM BUsINess.

The Port of Hartlepool, just three miles north of the River Tees,

consists of Victoria Harbour, a large tidal harbour with open access

to the sea, and the North Basin, a small enclosed dock.

The main quays in Victoria Harbour are the 150 metre Victoria Quay,

the 380 metre Irvine’s Quay and the 380 metre Deep Water Quay.

The North Basin is an enclosed dock with 386 m of quay and a depth

over the sill of 3.11 m.

There is 90,000 sq m of quayside warehousing with dedicated

sheds for bulk cargo, forest products and off shore support and

mobilisation operations.

core activitiesThe core activities in Hartlepool are bulk cargo handling, the oil and

gas sectors and the renewable off shore wind energy market.

The port is well connected with two primary routes, the A179 and A689,

both linked to the A19 dual carriageway and the main arterial route for

the A1 (M) North and South. The port also has direct rail freight links into

the UK network. In addition, both Durham Tees Valley and Newcastle

International airports are located within a short distance.

The strength of Hartlepool lies not only in its engineering and off shore

expertise, but also in the availability of large areas of land for development

and in the port’s easy access to the North Sea. These key factors provide

fi rst-rate opportunities for both existing and new operators.

The port of Hartlepool off ers: 

• Five general cargo berths handling goods such as steel, dry

cargo and project cargo.

• Depth alongside of 8.0 m LAT at all berths (a vital factor in

attracting off shore projects).

• Dedicated heavy lift quay area for project and out-of-gauge cargoes.

• Ro-ro berth with Linkspan access within the main port area.

• Dock estate has 963,000 sq ft of covered warehousing and large

areas of open storage.

• Large storage compounds for import and export of cars, light

and heavy vehicles, plant and machinery.

• Private rail sidings capable of handling a wide range of cargoes.

oFFsHore growtHMuch of the area around Victoria Harbour has been redeveloped

in recent years, opening up new land for development, especially

in the burgeoning off shore sector. Hartlepool is already home to

two major off shore companies and is looking to expand its role as

a construction base, especially after it was successfully used as the

onshore base for the construction of the Teesside off shore wind

farm project off Redcar.

Heerema Offshore has been located in Hartlepool for nearly 20

years, supplying large fabricated structures to offshore-related

industries. Heerema uses Irvine’s Quay to load out its massive

modules, constructed within the dock estate, to North Sea

barges.

JDR Cables opened a new facility at Hartlepool in 2009 to

manufacture and supply off shore cabling direct to vessels from its

quayside plant. The success of this enterprise led the company to

almost double the capacity of its facility in 2012.

pipesHartlepool handled over 1 million tonnes of concrete coated pipe

for the Ormen Lange gas fi eld in 2005-2006 and assembled 700

metre long pipes to be spooled for laying in the North Sea for

Saipem Off shore in 2012. The port also receives regular calls for

off shore support vessels working the North Sea oilfi elds.

Other major operations in the town include Tata Steel’s pipe mill and

Huntsman’s paint pigment plant.

eXpertiseIn 2012 the port was appointed as the main construction logistics

hub for the Teesside off shore wind farm. The port’s extensive land

bank and deep water were key components in the success of

this project, providing dedicated assembly areas for the massive

structures with easy access to the North Sea. PD Ports also supplied

the stevedoring services for loading the vessels that would transport

the items to the wind farm site off Redcar.

The turbines’ foundations and the subsea cables were supplied

and installed by Van Oord UK and its decision to operate out of

Hartlepool is seen as a major boost for the area. It is the aim of

PD Ports to position the Port of Hartlepool and the wider region as a

centre of excellence for the European wind energy market.

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growtH continues as container terminal eXpansion concluDes

containers

pD ports has comPleTed The

£16.7 million upgraDe of iTs conTainer

Terminal faciliTies

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IN 2002 PD PoRTs DeVeLoPeD A New sTRATeGY FoR TeesPoRT To exPAND ITs coNTAINeR-HANDLING oPeRATIoN. MoRe THAN A DecADe LATeR, THIs HAs oPeNeD UP New oPPoRTUNITIes FoR GRowTH AND New PossIBILITIes FoR THe FUTURe oF THe PoRT.

Teesport now has two container terminals. The original Teesport

Container Terminal (TCT1) is alongside the river with 300 m of quay

and two wide-span gantry cranes.

Teesport Container Terminal 2 (TCT2), opened in 2003, is located

inside Tees Dock with 360 m of quay and two gantry cranes of 50

tonnes capacity.

As part of a £29 million project, £16.7 million has been invested into

the expansion of TCT2 which was completed in 2012. The port now

has an annual combined capacity of 450,000 TEU.

eXpansion The expansion involved a total reconstruction and resurfacing of

more than fi ve hectares of the container terminal area with heavy

duty paving designed to withstand increased loads from container

stacks and four new rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).

The RTGs represent the single biggest equipment investment at

Teesport since the container terminal opened in 2003.

Teesport launched a ‘fast gate’ service in 2012 to reduce waiting

times for containers being moved from ship to warehouse.

The aim has been to improve services for onsite portcentric

customers.

new terminal operating system As part of the investment into the container terminal, PD Ports

installed a new terminal operating system.

Built by Navis, a software development company specialising in

terminal operating systems, this system was introduced to further

improve effi ciency for customers as well as the speed and agility of

operations at the container terminal.

The Navis system signifi es a fundamental change in the way

business is conducted at Teesport. It enables PD Ports to achieve

improved planning and better coordination of container activities at

the port.

As with any new system, the task of identifying and applying the

technology was not without its challenges; but the system has been

operating successfully since January 2013.

Furthermore, the Navis system will benefi t the port’s portcentric

operations by allowing PD Ports to plan further ahead and off er

greater visibility for customers. With the installation of the system,

PD Ports had completed the £16.7 million upgrade of its container

terminal facilities.

In addition to its existing terminals, the company still has the

Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) in its sights as a

long-term goal. But any movement towards this must wait for the

necessary changes to market conditions to justify such investment.

FeeDer port The expansion of the Teesport’s capacity and the improved

effi ciency the investment has introduced will help support the ports

growing feeder services.

Already Teesport has over 20 vessel calls a week from most of the

world’s largest shipping lines. These vessels connect the port to the

major hub ports of Europe and over 13 strategic markets.

The destinations that Teesport has connections to through feeder

vessels included Felixstowe, Poland, Rotterdam, Spain, St. Petersburg

and Zeebrugge. The volume and reach of these vessels makes

Teesport the best connected feeder port in the UK.

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saving millions in tHe uk’ssupply cHain

portcentric

proven track recorDin reducingsuPPlY chain costs

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THRoUGH PoRTceNTRIc LoGIsTIcs PD PoRTs

HAs sAVeD ReTAILeRs AND sUPPLIeRs MILLIoNs

BY HeLPING To IMPRoVe THe eFFIcIeNcY AND

eFFecTIVeNess oF THeIR sUPPLY cHAINs.

Portcentric logistics is about importing goods through ports located

closer to the fi nal customer, while also locating distribution centres

close to the port. This brings the suppliers closer to the markets they

serve and can reduce annual truck miles across the UK by tens of

millions each year.

By unpacking, storing and picking goods at the port for onward

delivery to stores, those companies using portcentric logistics

bring direct benefi ts to their supply chain at multiple levels.

The environmental footprint of the whole chain is reduced by

eliminating road miles from southern ports to distribution centres

based in the Midlands and the North.

portFolioTeesport’s list of portcentric activities grows each year, both in terms

of the number of distribution facilities and the range of services

available to retailers.

In 2006 supermarket chain Asda opened a distribution centre on

the Teesport estate. Asda’s 350,000 sq ft warehouse was the fi rst of

its kind at the port and highlighted PD Ports’ ability to work with

customers to introduce a portcentric solution.

In 2012 PD Ports won the prestigious Asda Carrier of the Year award

for being the most outstanding supplier in the retailer’s supply chain

based on performance and excellence in service.

Distribution centreA facility for Tesco followed in 2009, with a 1.2 million sq ft warehouse,

one of the largest distribution centres in Europe, able to accommodate

130,000 pallets at a time. In fact, Teesport was the only port that could

meet Tesco’s requirements for a distribution centre of this size.

Since then, Taylors of Harrogate opened a 40,000 sq ft facility at

Teesport Commerce Park to handle its tea and coff ee imports. This

operation will be moved to Billingham to enable expansion to up to

115,000 sq ft.

In 2012 Clipper Logistics opened an 840,000 sq ft warehouse at

Wynyard Park, 15 miles from Teesport, consolidating the Asda

George imports into one facility. The super centre will handle more

than 3 million items of clothing per week for Asda George clothing

range. The three-level building has been designed to allow for

further growth to 1.2 million sq ft.

In addition, the furniture retailer Barker and Stonehouse returned

to Teesport in 2013, with a local supply chain business managing

the handling and distribution of its international furniture

products, which arrive weekly on Teesside, for its northern UK

stores.

customer FocusTeesside’s portcentric activities now cover some 3 million sq ft of

warehousing at Teesport and nearby locations.

The many advantages of locating a portcentric distribution centre at

or close to Teesport include:

• Direct container shipping links with Africa, the Baltic, Europe, the

Far East, Mediterranean and the Middle East.

• Regular feeder links to European hub ports

• No return-to-port container handling

• Secure customs-approved warehousing

• Customer-specifi c facilities available

• Established and effi cient hinterland transport infrastructure

• Plenty of land for development

• Wide choice of supporting transport and logistics companies

• Skilled local labour

successSuch has been the runaway success of the portcentric initiative that

PD Ports has rebranded part of its PD Logistics service as

PD Portcentric Logistics.

Together with effi cient container handling operations, PD Ports

provides a seamless logistical link between supplier and customer,

as well as a logical one.

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eXpertise in logistics is key to teessiDe’s economic growtH

logistics

an enviable reputation as a regional logistics centre

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TeessIDe HAs DeVeLoPeD AN eNVIABLe RePUTATIoN

As A ReGIoNAL LoGIsTIcs ceNTRe, DUe IN No sMALL

PART To THe wIDe cHoIce oF sPecIALIsT coMPANIes

oPeRATING IN THe AReA – eVeRYTHING FRoM

MoDesT-sIZeD HAULAGe coMPANIes To coMPLex

MULTIMoDAL oPeRATIoNs.

Importers and exporters have come to rely on this expertise in

logistics, which is one of the area’s fastest growing sectors. Tees

Valley has excellent transport links which transport companies are

taking advantage of to supply fast, effi cient and reliable logistics

services.

One of the main factors in this growth is Teesport’s favourable

location within easy reach of high-density conurbations such

as Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester and with regular rail

connections to the North West and Scotland.

In addition, the portcentric activities at Teesport have led to an

intensifi cation of transport and logistics activities.

operatorsTees Valley is home to a wide range of logistics and trucking

companies off ering specialist cargo handling services as well as

conventional haulage:

• A V Dawson operates a multimodal freight terminal and an

intermodal rail terminal at its riverside location in Middlesbrough.

With its own fl eet of 200 trailers, the company handles a diverse

range of cargoes including steel, project cargo and loose bulk

products such as aggregates, fertilisers and scrap metal, as well

as a signifi cant volume of containers for vanning and storage. Its

facilities also include a 750 metre quay on the River Tees. Through

other group companies also based at its Middlesbrough site,

A V Dawson off ers ship agency, industrial blasting and painting,

risk management, trailer hire services and a steel processing

centre. Its commitment to providing ever more effi cient services

is underlined by its fl exible and innovative product handling

and supply chain solutions. These have resulted in shorter

lead-times and lower costs not only for its traditional clients in

the automotive and construction equipment and oil and gas

sectors, but also more recently for clients in the growing biofuel,

renewable energy and waste sectors on Teesside.

• LV shipping Ltd is a logistics, shipping and transport

specialist off ering multimodal solutions to customers in the

UK and worldwide. As part of the Dutch-owned LV Group,

it provides road haulage and distribution services across

Europe. Its 130,000 sq ft premises at Teesport Commerce

Park is complemented by modern storage facilities with

inventory control systems. These are ideal for customers

requiring a large storage areas for transit goods or spare parts

for dispatch worldwide and can also be used as fabrication

sheds. LV Shipping also specialises in long and wide loads

and project cargo. LV Shipping operates trailer services to

Europe and Scandinavia. It also covers the Middle East, the Far

East, the Indian subcontinent, Australasia and the Americas.

The company has its own fl eet of vehicles for haulage and

distribution in the UK. The multimodal nature of the business is

completed by LV Air Cargo. LV Shipping also has a storage and

distribution partnership with The Ferguson Group, a specialist

in rental of modules and units for the off shore energy sector.

• casper shipping is the number one shipping agency on the

River Tees and one of the biggest covering the whole of the East

Coast of the UK. The company is experienced in chemicals, gas, dry

bulk, off shore and project shipping services. As an independent

port agency, in addition the company off ers an end to end

service which includes customs clearance, documentation, freight

forwarding, chartering and has a specialist demurrage department.

• camair Freight solutions is an independent freight forwarder

serving all global markets from its own offi ces and those of its

partners. It off ers a complete multi modal service for imports and

exports by air, sea, road and rail including door to door and full

customs clearance and documentation. The company works directly

with airlines, shipping lines and European haulage operators to off er

its customers the best service for their requirements

pD logistics PD Logistics operates from many hubs on Teesside as well as

throughout the country. The company can help businesses by

off ering these logistics services:

• Contract services. PD Logistics’ contract services gives customers

a high degree of accuracy and control. Customers are provided

with a dedicated logistics service that acts as the vital link in their

supply chain. The contract fl eet works across sectors, including

automotive, container logistics, FMCG, steel and associated

products.

• Multi-user logistics. PD Logistics multi-user fl eet supports

the contract fl eet during peak demand periods, and provides

logistics services to the full PD Ports network. The fl eet is

available throughout the UK for delivery and collection of import

and export cargoes, and can be adapted to meet specifi c needs.

• 4PL Logistics. This is provided through PD Logistics own assets

and infrastructure, complemented by approved sub-contractors

who are all managed through a single point of contact.

www.casperltd.comwww.camairfreightsolutions.comwww.lvshipping.comwww.av-dawson.comwww.pdports.co.uk

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teessiDe is magnet For renewable energy plants

ReNewABLe eNeRGY FRoM BIoMAss oR wAsTe PRoDUcTs HAs BecoMe A MAjoR GRowTH secToR FoR THe Tees VALLeY. THe ReGIoN cAN exPecT To see A GRowING RANGe oF ReNewABLe eNeRGY PLANTs As MoRe FAcILITIes BeGIN coNsTRUcTIoN.

The Ensus bioethanol plant, opened in 2010 on the Wilton estate,

uses locally grown animal feed wheat to produce bioethanol, high

protein animal food and carbon dioxide. Following the plant’s

opening, more projects have been announced and construction

work has already begun on some of these.

In 2012 the multimodal transport and marine company A V Dawson

signed a 40-year deal for a waste-to-energy plant on its riverside

site at Dawson’s Wharf. The plant, built by Greenlight AD Power,

partnered with Wilton-based Earthly Energy Group, was located

on Dawson’s site next to the River Tees because it is strategically

placed to serve the waste-to-energy requirements of a blue chip

client base. The anaerobic digestion (AD) plant will turn organic

waste such as farm slurry, food waste and garden cuttings into clean

electricity for the National Grid. Dawson’s extensive multimodal

facilities are a key factor, allowing feedstocks to be brought by rail,

road and sea.

Air Products is building and operating the world’s largest renewable

energy plant on Teesside using advanced gasification energy-from-

waste technology. The plant will use up to 350,000 tonnes of non-

recyclable waste each year, diverting it from landfill, to be converted

into renewable electricity. Work began in 2012 and the facility is

expected to be fully operational in 2014.

At Seal Sands, INEOS Bio plans to develop Europe’s first waste-to-

bioethanol plant. The 30 million litre plant will convert 100,000

tonnes of biodegradable waste into zero carbon road transport fuel

and renewable electricity each year.

waste to energyAnother energy from-waste facility was announced in April 2013.

This plant, to be developed by Sembcorp on its Wilton site, will

take up to 430,000 tonnes of municipal waste and convert it into

fuel. The waste is being supplied under a 30-year contract with the

Merseyside and Halton Waste Partnership.

Looking further ahead, there are plans for Teesside to handle sizeable

volumes of imported biomass, such as wood pellets, through

Teesport. It is expected that further investment and development of

the port’s infrastructure would be needed as this develops.

air ProducTs is builDing The world’s largest renewable energy PlanT on Teesside

renewables

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First cHoice For oFFsHore anD winD energy sectors

oFFsHore

harTlePool has tHe potential

To be a

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oFFsHoRe exPeRTIse Is secoND To NoNe IN THe

Tees VALLeY. sINce THe 1970s THe AReA HAs BeeN

THe FIRsT cHoIce FoR INVesTMeNT IN oFFsHoRe

exPLoRATIoN AND oILFIeLD DeVeLoPMeNT,

esPecIALLY THe FABRIcATIoN oF LARGe sTRUcTURes.

MoRe ReceNTLY IT HAs BecoMe oNe oF THe LeADING

Uk AND eURoPeAN HUBs IN THe ReNewABLe eNeRGY

MARkeT, esPecIALLY wIND FARM coNsTRUcTIoN AND

oNsHoRe eNeRGY PLANTs.

As a result of the boom in off shore exploration in the 1970s, the

Tees Valley is home to a wide range of companies with a lot of

experience in the sector. On both sides of the Tees and at Hartlepool

there are single-user facilities and multi-user sites, together with a

large number of support companies. Tees Valley also has the world’s

largest cluster of subsea cabling and trenching companies.

Today this expertise is also being used to drive expansion in

the off shore wind power sector, with several facilities taking a

sideways step into engineering and support for wind farms. The

Government has also designated Tees Valley as one of six Centres for

Off shore Renewable Engineering, which will focus eff orts to attract

renewable energy manufacturing companies.

renewable energyThe Government’s commitment to reducing carbon dioxide

emissions and deriving more of the nation’s energy supply from

renewables has led to heavy investment in the sector, especially in

the Tees Valley. Existing and new companies are already winning a

large slice of this business.

Companies with expertise in off shore projects are already

established at Hartlepool. With large areas of land available for

development, Hartlepool has the potential to be a major player

in the off shore market. Already, as the construction base for the

Teesside off shore wind farm, just off the coast of Redcar near the

mouth of the River, Tees, it has already proved it can successfully

handle large projects.

teessiDe’s energy FutureIn terms of wind energy, the outlook is very encouraging for

Teesside. While the main project in this sector has been the

construction of Teesside off shore wind farm, there are many other

developments that are under way or on the drawing board. For

example, Teesside is located within 90 miles of the ongoing wind

farm developments at Dogger Bank, Hornsea and Forth.

The Government’s aim is for 50 percent of wind farms in UK waters

to be built by UK companies. Currently that objective is a long way

off , but one company making great strides in this direction is TAG

Energy Solutions.

tagTAG has occupied the former Swan Hunter Teesside shipyard on the

north bank of the river since 2007. After an early foray into off shore

drilling rigs, the company decided to focus on the wind energy

market.

The potential market for off shore wind turbines is substantial. About

3,000 installations are scheduled in UK waters in the near future, with

a similar number planned in German waters. In particular, work is

expected to start in 2014 on the Centrica Race Bank project and the

Kentish fl ats extension.

TAG invested some £20 million in state-of-the-art manufacturing

facilities for rolling and welding large-diameter tubes for the

construction of monopiles and transition pieces for wind turbines. It

is also investing in a new facility for the construction of jackets and

wind turbine substation topsides. The former shipyard slipways are

being converted to handle jacket production. TAG has also invested

in a new on-site painting and blasting facility.

The facility has an annual capacity of up to 125 monopiles and

transition pieces, although its current throughput is closer to

60. Most structures are 7.5 m in diameter and up to 100 m long,

although structures up to 10.5 m in diameter would be possible with

only minor modifi cations to the plant.

Once completed, the monopiles, which can weigh up to 650 tonnes,

are moved by low-loaders to waiting barges and transported to

the wind farm area. A major project for TAG has been supplying the

Humber Gateway project with 16 monopiles and transition pieces

during 2013.

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The market for these enormous structures is expected to grow

until the 2030s. As the first facility of its kind in the UK in terms of

location, capability and size, TAG is uniquely positioned to attract

this business.

As well as hoping to gain contracts from existing Round 2 projects,

TAG is set to take advantage of the huge potential offered by Round

3 projects. TAG is also the only UK company to have met German

quality standards, so it hopes to gain a slice of that market as well.

JDr cable systems

JDR Cable Systems is another major operation that has been

successful at the Port of Hartlepool. The company is a leading

provider of subsea power cables, umbilical systems and marine

cables for the energy sector.

JDR manufactures subsea power cables in a 330,000 sq ft facility

at the Port of Hartlepool that recently completed a £30 million

expansion to meet growing market demand.

It is the only site in the UK specifically designed to manufacture

subsea cables for the offshore oil and gas and offshore

renewables market. In 2013 it will deliver 200 km of cables for

one of the world’s largest offshore wind farm installations, the

London Array project.

Located alongside a deepwater quay, the facilities include

carousels to supply cables weighing up to 2,200 tonnes. Cables

can be spooled directly from the factory to offshore cable-laying

vessels.

nortH sea supply baseA V Dawson’s North Sea Supply Base is a well-known landmark

on the south shore of the river in Middlesbrough. The 45 metre

high fabrication halls, the largest on the Tees, provide some

15,000 sq m of shed space, 5,000 sq m of warehousing and office

accommodation for up to 500 people. The fabrication halls have

nine overhead cranes supported by quay cranes of up to 215 tonnes

capacity alongside a 750 metre quay.

The North Sea Supply Base can be used for all kinds of onshore

and offshore engineering projects including fabrication and

decommissioning of offshore structures; and has facilities for

haulage, heavy lift, rail traffic, warehousing and wharfage. The

base is also home to companies involved in the subsea and project

forwarding sector, scaffolding and access systems, blasting and

marine coatings.

Companies based here include the subsea energy company Modus

Seabed Intervention and the subsea cable-laying company Prysmian

PowerLink Services. A V Dawson is also offering support to offshore

wind energy companies.

otHer sitesHartlepool is home to several world-class offshore facilities. As

well as JDR Cables, the offshore fabrication company Heerema has

extensive facilities there. Heerema, which is involved mainly in the

oil and gas sectors, has 28,000 sq m of fabrication facilities at Victoria

Dock and a further 48,000 sq m at Greenland Road. The company is

experienced in large offshore heavy structural steel projects.

Tees Dock has the only deepwater facilities on the River Tees, able to

accommodate the largest offshore support vessels. Further upriver,

Teesport Commerce Park, a 48 hectare multi-user site, is home to a

range of companies including LV Shipping, a multimodal specialist

offering marine and offshore project services. The Heavy Lift Quay,

operated by Deep Ocean, has a 180 tonne capacity Manitowoc

crane, the largest on the river.

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winD oF cHange brings crucial proJect to teessiDe

THe PoRT oF HARTLePooL HAs PLAYeD A VITAL RoLe IN THe coNsTRUcTIoN oF A New wIND FARM oFF THe coAsT oF ReDcAR. IT Is HoPeD THAT THe sUccess oF THIs PRojecT wILL LeAD To oTHeR wIND FARM PRojecTs IN THe wIDeR oFFsHoRe PoweR INDUsTRY.

EDF Energy Renewables began construction of the Teesside offshore

wind farm in February 2012. Located 1.5 km offshore between the

mouth of the River Tees and Redcar, the wind farm has 27 turbines

with a total generating capacity of 60 MW – enough green energy

to power up to 40,000 households.

The turbines were installed in the first half of 2013. Now fully

operational, they will offset more than 80,000 tonnes of carbon

dioxide annually and will help the UK to achieve its target of

providing 30 percent of its electricity from renewable sources

by 2020.

The Redcar site offered the best opportunity for siting a wind farm

off the north-east coast. Underground cables take the electricity

to a new substation at Warrenby. The electricity is then fed into the

regional and national grids via a connection at the Northern Electric

Distribution Ltd substation at Lackenby. The Warrenby substation

site also houses the wind farm control room.

The turbines were supplied by Siemens, while the Netherlands-

based company Van Oord was responsible for the foundations and

subsea cabling.

HartlepoolThe project was largely managed from the offshore base facilities in

Hartlepool and the wind farm will be maintained using crew vessels

based in and operating out of Hartlepool. The availability of ample

land and deep water in Hartlepool were vital to the success of the

project, providing dedicated assembly areas for the turbines and

structures with direct access to the North Sea.

PD Ports also provided stevedoring support for the task of loading

the components into vessels to be taken out to site. The vessel

used for the installation of the topsides for these turbines was the

specialist wind farm installation vessel the MPI Adventure, operated

by Teesside based MPI Offshore.

Hartlepool already has a cluster of offshore-related companies and

the intention of PD Ports is for Hartlepool to be a hub for the wind

farm sector as more projects are expected in the near future.

www.teessideoffshorewindfarm.co.uk

The wind farm

will have capacity To Power 40,000 households

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STEEL

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NEw LifE for TEESSidE’S STEEL iNduSTry

Steel production haS been part of daily life on

teeSSide for over 160 yearS. following a period

of uncertainty and realignment, the thailand-

baSed company Sahaviriya Steel induStrieS (SSi)

haS become the new owner of the redcar iron

and Steel making facility. the blaSt furnace waS

relit in april 2012 and the firSt SlabS rolled off

the production line three dayS later.

For PD Ports, steel exports are a major part of its throughput, with

over 3 million tonnes handled each year. Production at SSI UK has

recovered to previous levels at the plant and is expected to increase.

This has led to PD Ports looking to expand its facilities to cope with

the increased demand.

TraNSLoadiNgSlabs are brought to Tees Dock by rail for transloading onto the

quayside before loading onto vessels using two 100 tonne capacity

Gottwald cranes. These cranes are equipped with chains and lifting

beams so they can load two slabs at once.

PD Ports has six sets of heavy duty magnets mounted on 42/45

tonne capacity fork-lift trucks, which are used to lift slabs weighing

up to 33 tonnes directly from rail wagon to open storage without

manual intervention.

PD PORTS HANDLES OvER 3 miLLioN ToNNES

OF STEEL Each yEar

In addition, some 8 to 9 million tonnes of raw materials are imported

for the steel plant via the Redcar Bulk Terminal.

iNvESTmENTSSI has not only reignited Teesside’s steel industry but has also

rejuvenated it through investments of about US$1 billion. The

intention in the longer term is to produce in excess of 4 million

tonnes per year. If this is target is reached, then PD Ports will have to

match investment at Tees Dock with deeper quays and additional

equipment. Its current handling capacity is about 4 million tonnes

per year.

The majority of high-grade steel slabs produced at this plant are

being shipped to SSI’s downstream rolling operations in Thailand;

but the company also exports to other customers.

SSI UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sahaviriya Steel Industries

PLC, the largest steel sheet producer in South East Asia. The blast

furnace at Redcar is the second-largest in Europe.

The former owner of the site, Tata Steel, also has a major presence

on Teesside. Tata Steel operates a tube mill in Hartlepool and rolling

mills at Redcar and Skinningrove with exports of 200,000 tonnes of

steel through the port, mainly to the Great Lakes region in the USA

for engineering construction.

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viTaL fErry LiNk STaNdS ThE TEST of TimE

importerS and exporterS have come to rely on

the vital ro-ro freight ferry ServiceS provided

by p&o ferrieS between teeSport and europe.

in 2013 p&o ferrieS marked itS 25th year of

operating theSe ServiceS from teeSport.

P&O Ferries operates three sailings a week to Zeebrugge and

three sailings a week to Rotterdam. These services offer a highly

competitive route from the northern UK and Scotland to markets in

the Benelux, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – and vice versa.

The Zeebrugge ferry departs Teesport on Mondays, Wednesdays

and Friday at 21.00, arriving in Zeebrugge at 12.30 the following day.

The return journey departs Zeebrugge at 20.30, arriving Teesport at

12.30.

The Rotterdam service operates at various times on Tuesdays,

Thursdays and Saturdays, with an evening departure on weekdays

and an afternoon departure at weekends. The return journey offers

a similar timetable.

Teesport handled 125,000 units in 2012 and has the capacity to

handle up to 880 units per day. Vessels regularly sail at full capacity.

These services provide an important link for manufacturers and

cargo owners on both sides of the North Sea. Products can be

delivered at the end of the day to the port of departure and can

be on the shelves at the end of the following day. These services

can also reduce shipping time by up to 24 hours compared with

conventional lo-lo container services. Teesport has three ro-ro

berths: two inside Tees Dock and one at the Riverside Terminal,

further downriver.

LaNdbridgEIn 2013 P&O Ferries and the Finnish shipping line Transfennica

announced a cooperation agreement to provide a landbridge

service for unaccompanied trailers, containers and driver-

accompanied trucks between Spain and the UK. The main hub is

Zeebrugge, where the combined services of the two companies

add up to more than 40 sailings a week.

Through this collaboration, Teesport has gained a connection with

Bilbao in Spain. Haulage companies can now book Bilbao to Teesport

with the Transfennica offices in Bilbao, Tilbury and Zeebrugge.

www.poferriesfreight.com

TEESporT HAS THE cAPAciTy TO HANDLE uP TO

880 uNiTS PER DAy

fErriES

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pETrochEmicaL SToragE aNd haNdLiNg ExcELLENcE

Some of the uk’S largeSt petrochemical

complexeS are located on both bankS of the

river teeS. they include world-claSS facilitieS

for the handling and Storage of liquid bulk

chemicalS and petrochemicalS.

These facilities play a vital role in the supply and distribution chain

of one of Europe’s largest process clusters. There is a network of

waterfront berths and logistics facilities together with a combined

storage capacity of over 500,000 cubic metres.

In addition, many of the plants at Sembcorp’s Wilton International

on the south bank are linked by pipeline with plants on the north

bank at Seal Sands and at Riverside, further upstream.

SimoN SToragESimon Storage operates two wholly owned sites on the River Tees

off ering comprehensive terminal and facility management services

for liquid bulks. With a combined capacity of 285,000 cubic metres,

the two sites at Seal Sands and Riverside provide storage for a range

worLd-cLaSS faciLiTiES FOR THE HANDLiNG & STORAGE OF LiQuid buLk chEmicaLS & PETROcHEmicALS

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of chemical and petrochemical products for both UK-based and

international companies.

Owing to the nature of the products handled, both terminals have

been designated Top Tier sites under the Control of Major Accident

Hazards (COMAH) regulations.

SEaL SaNdSSimon Storage’s Seal Sands terminal, near the mouth of the River

Tees, has 111 tanks with a total capacity of 220,000 cubic metres.

Its special facilities include stainless steel tanks, pressure storage of

gases and a vapour recovery unit for gasoline. The terminal has two

jetties for vessels of up to 35,000 dwt. There are good road links and

a dedicated rail terminal as well as direct pipelines to Wilton and

North Tees. Simon Storage offers bespoke services to its customers

such as blending, consolidation of loads and breaking of bulk.

rivErSidEThe Riverside Terminal, owned by Simon Storage, is located seven

nautical miles upriver from Seal Sands. Now expanded to 22 storage

tanks, with a total capacity of 65,000 cubic metres, this terminal also

handles and stores a range of products, with particular expertise

in methanol, acetone and methyl methacrylate. There are special

facilities for loading road tankers with volatile and hazardous liquids.

The terminal has one jetty for vessels up to 6,250 dwt and land is

available for expansion. The site is linked by pipeline to Billingham.

vopak ukVopak UK is represented by four strategically located marine

terminals: two on the River Thames; one on Teesside; and Windmill

(Barry) in Wales.

Vopak Terminal Teesside is wholly owned by Royal Vopak and is

fully integrated into the pipeline system of the UK’s largest chemical

cluster. Vopak Terminal Teesside has a storage capacity of 287,000

cubic metres in 168 tanks with specifications ranging from coated to

mild steel to stainless steel. A pressurised gas sphere is also available.

The terminal has three deepwater jetties for seagoing vessels with

easy access to the deepwater channel of the River Tees, ensuring a

short sailing time to Antwerp and Rotterdam.

Vopak Terminal Teesside plays a key role in the supply chains of

various customers. In addition to storage, the company offers

specialised added value services such as heating, blending, a

vapour recovery unit, automated addivation and nitrogen

blanketing. Following the successful introduction of both

pETrochEmicaLS

commercial and retail fuels into the terminal, the site also has five

fully automated road loading bays including gasoline and diesel

additive injection systems. These state-of-the-art bays provide one

of the safest and quickest road loading systems in the region.

The terminal meets the rigorous standards of a Top Tier COMAH

site and can store products or pharmaceutical and food grade

applications; flammable products; and toxic products. They

include bitumen, chemicals, liquefied gas, petroleum products and

vegetable oils.

Located on the north bank of the River Tees, the terminal has

excellent motorway and truck road connections, with Scotland, the

Midlands and the North of England all within a three-hour drive.

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brighT ouTLook for TEESSidE’S procESS iNduSTry

procESS iNduSTry

TEESSidE iS HOmE TO 30 pErcENT OF THE uK’S cHEmicAL PROcESSiNG iNduSTriES

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the teeS valley containS the largeSt integrated chemical complex in the uk and the Second-largeSt in weStern europe. SiteS on both SideS of the river teeS dominate the economic and phySical landScape of the area.

The area is also home to important clusters in the chemical and

process sector. They include refining, petrochemicals, speciality

and fine chemicals, plastics, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

There has also been a more recent transition into renewable energy

production.

While there has been some consolidation and realignment of the

sector in recent years, it remains in a strong position. Investments

announced in 2012 and 2013 point to a bright outlook for the

industry in the immediate future.

The largest concentration of processing activity is at Wilton

International – formerly ICI and operated since 2003 by Sembcorp

– with other clusters at Billingham and Seal Sands on the north side

of the river, where most of the petrochemical plants and storage

facilities are located. About 70 percent of the cargo handled at

Teesport is related to the process industry, either in raw materials or

finished products.

Wilton International provides investors with many key benefits

including established on-site infrastructure and utilities, easy access

to materials and services, location near a major seaport and logistics

services, skilled local labour and downstream product sharing.

Many of the world’s leading chemical and manufacturing

companies have operations in the area including Huntsman

Polyurethanes, Ensus, Lotte Chemical, Yara Industrial, Johnson

Matthey, Conoco Phillips, Harvest Energy and Lucite International.

Most are located at Wilton along with more than 80 engineering

and support companies.

Wilton has been the location for much of the recent investment,

receiving a total of more than £2.5 billion in recent years. And there

is much more on the way from new and existing companies, both at

Wilton and at other sites.

iNvESTmENTSThe renewable energy industry is expanding in the region, with

Ensus now operating Europe’s largest biorefinery, producing

bioethanol, at Wilton.

The chemical giant Lotte is building its third plant at Wilton, a new

PET polymer plant, which will be operational by early 2014.

One of the largest potential investments is to come from Sirius

Minerals’ flagship York Potash Project. An estimated £1.7 billion could

be invested in the UK’s first new potash mine for over 40 years.

Located 45 miles south of Teesport, if built the mine will be connected

by buried pipeline to a processing plant at Wilton. From there, the

refined polyhalite fertiliser will be conveyed to warehouses at Teesport

before being distributed in bulk by sea, road and rail to UK customers.

LaNdfaLLWilton may also become the landfall for the Dogger Bank

offshore wind farm for its onshore converter stations. The Dogger

Bank Teesside A and B developments, located 165 and 195 km

respectively, off Redcar, are expected to generate up to 17 terawatt-

hours of green electricity per year.

At Billingham, Air Products is building the world’s largest renewable

energy plant using advanced gasification energy-from-waste (EfW)

technology. Located next to the North Tees Chemical Complex, the

facility will provide renewable electricity for up to 50,000 homes and

will divert up to 350,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste per year

from landfill. Longer term, this plant has the potential to generate

hydrogen for commercial use – for example to fuel public transport.

The facility is scheduled to be complete in 2014.

joiNT vENTurEIn 2013 Teesside also won a major contract to build a £200 million

power plant at Wilton in a joint venture between Sembcorp, SITA

UK and the ITOCHU Corporation. Wilton 11 will receive more than

430,000 tonnes of household waste from Merseyside in a £1.2

billion, 30-year deal to generate electricity for homes as well as the

potential to provide steam for businesses on the Wilton site.

These developments, totalling billions of pounds and ranking among

the largest in the UK, paint a picture of optimism for the future.

ExpErTiSEThe North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) continues to

promote the region’s far-reaching expertise and diversity in this

sector. Established in the mid 1990s, the organisation has over 430

members and 120 associate members and provides a strong voice

at regional, national and European Union government level. It also

nurtures the relationship between the process industry and the

supply chain sector, vital for the success of the industry.

www.yorkpotash.co.uk www.forewind.co.uk www.nepic.co.uk

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pd porTS AcTivELy ENcOuRAGES cOmmuNiTy-WiDE iNiTiaTivES

makiNg a diffErENcE LocaLLy maTTErS To pd porTS

cSr

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pd portS takeS itS role very SeriouSly within

the communitieS in which it operateS and

recogniSeS the poSitive impact it can have on

local regionS and people.

ENviroNmENT

PD Ports continues to develop and maintain sustainable codes

of practice to minimise an adverse impact on its surrounding

environments.

To achieve this, the company has put in place a team of

Environmental Champions at each of its operating locations. These

teams ensure that PD Ports continues to adhere to environmental

legislation and to strive to keep improving its environmental

performance.

PD Ports introduced its own environmental management system

in 2012. Since then the business has achieved International

Environmental Standard ISO 14001, one of the fi rst UK ports

businesses to achieve this exacting qualifi cation.

commuNiTyPD Ports is one of the driving forces behind the High Tide

Foundation. This new charity was set up by port-related businesses

along the River Tees to raise the aspirations of young people on

Teesside by off ering better training and employment opportunities.

Working with the High Tide Foundation, the wider industrial

community and local education and training providers, PD Ports

runs eff ective programmes giving people practical skills and

experience in port-related sectors.

The first result of these programmes was the creation in

2013 of 13 full-time permanent positions for apprentices in

operational roles at Teesport. This represents a 100 percent

success rate following the introduction of the bespoke 18-month

apprenticeship scheme in 2011.

PD Ports is an active member of Business in the Community (BiTC).

Since joining in 2011, it has become fi rmly established in a network

of multinational household names, small local businesses and public

sector organisations that all stand for responsible business.

In 2012 David Robinson, chief executive of PD Ports, was appointed

Regional Ambassador to HRH The Prince of Wales for his leadership

in bringing businesses together to help improve the skills and

aspirations of young people on Teesside.

In 2013 HRH The Prince of Wales visited the headquarters of

PD Ports and met with young people and their mentors from the

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High Tide Foundation, as well as companies that are engaging with

the charity’s activities.

In 2013 PD Ports employee Eddie Miller was appointed BiTC Business

Connector for the North East to help vital community services tackle

local issues. The 12-month role focuses on taking business resource,

skills and time into the heart of communities where vital services are

under pressure to do more with less.

SupporTPD Ports also actively supports the personal interests and pursuits

of employees through a staff support scheme launched in 2007. This

programme has provided support for charitable ventures including

building communities in Peru, developing the skills of sports

leaders in South Africa, providing equipment for sports teams, and

supporting amateur dramatics students’ training.

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hiNTErLaNd LiNkS ENSurE SmooTh fLow of cargo

the teeS valley benefitS from Some of the

beSt hinterland connectionS in the uk

which iS an ideal Support Structure for the

port activitieS of teeSport and hartlepool.

cargo iS tranSported quickly and efficiently

thankS to a wide-reaching network of

railwayS and roadS, together with a major

regional airport.

roadThere are few delays or hold-ups on the fast-moving roads around

Teesport. Hauliers and cargo owners using Teesport have ready

access to the national road network via the A66 dual carriageway,

located just outside the port gates. This provides fast and

congestion-free access to the A19, A1(M), M1, M6 and M5 trunk roads.

airTeesside’s Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has scheduled and

charter flights throughout Europe. Scheduled passenger services

are operated by Eastern Airways (Aberdeen), and KLM (Amsterdam).

DTVA is ideal, too, for time-sensitive freight handling and is used

regularly for urgent traffic. Located just 15 minutes from three major

trunk roads, DTVA has excellent links to the immediate region. The

airport has a 2,291 metre runway that can receive almost any aircraft

in operation, including An-124s and Boeing 747s.

raiL

Tees Valley has more rail-linked sites than any comparable area in the

North of England. This is a key advantage as freight owners look to

rail transport to provide regular and reliable connections. The East

Coast main line connects Darlington with Aberdeen, Edinburgh,

Newcastle, York, Doncaster and London. Middlesbrough is linked

with Manchester and Leeds via the trans-Pennine route.

A series of rail-linked industrial sites, many operated by specialist

companies, offer intermodal and support services:

• Teesport’s cargo handling and warehouse facilities are served by

intermodal rail services with direct access to Teesport’s ferry and

container terminals.

• Tees Yard rail hub has ample land for logistics partners to carry

out intermodal operations.

• Freightliner Ltd is the UK’s largest maritime container haulier.

In the Tees Valley, the Wilton Freightliner Terminal operates 24

hours a day. There is a daily direct service to the East Anglian port

of Felixstowe. Freightliner handles about 20,000 containers a year.

• A V Dawson Ltd operates the Ayrton International Railhead and

Store, a major distribution hub with 30,000 sq m of rail-linked

warehousing, and the Tees Riverside Intermodal Park (TRIP), a

new 54,000 square metre facility with 750 m of rail sidings.

THERE ARE fEw dELayS OR HOLD-uPSON THE faST-moviNg roadS AROuND TEESPORT

coNNEcTioNS

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kEy roLE iN prESErviNg profESSioNaL STaNdardS

the north eaSt of england branch of the

inStitute of chartered ShipbrokerS playS a key

role in upholding profeSSional StandardS

through education and examination. they

protect the collective intereStS of memberS

by repreSenting them at national and

international level. alSo they provide Support

and encouragement to the Shipping and

logiSticS Sector in the north eaSt.

The branch in the Tees Valley works alongside key organisations including

PD Ports, Tees & Hartlepool Port Users Association, HMRC, Immigration,

Apostleship of the Sea, Mission to Seamen (North and South), German

Church, Sea Cadets and local charities including the Air Ambulance. More

recently, the branch has supported the charity High Tide Foundation, a

new initiative to provide local schools and community groups with the

infrastructure to raise aspirations and opportunities for young people,

ultimately leading to greater employment opportunities in the marine

and related industries on Teesside.

profESSioNaLiSmThe Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) was founded over 100

years ago in London at time when UK ports were thriving, British

shipbuilding was at its zenith and British shipping companies were

a major force in world trade. From the start, the ICS was about

professionalism and everything associated with professionalism:

iNSTiTuTE of charTErEd

ShipbrokErS

ThE EThoS ofTHE icS iS TO coNducT buSiNESS iN AN HONOuRAbLE & profESSioNaL

mANNER

integrity, dignity and strength through knowledge. ‘Our Word our

Bond’ is the ethos of the ICS, to conduct business in an honourable

and professional manner.

Today the ICS continues as a flourishing international organisation.

Its Royal Charter has allowed it to encourage the opening of

overseas branches, leading to significant worldwide growth. The

North East of England branch has played a pivotal role in this

development and remains one of the institute’s strongest branches,

leading the way in professionalism through education.

The North East branch can be traced back to 1914 when Sydney

Hogg represented West Hartlepool on the ICS Council. The

Hartlepool Shipbrokers’ Association and Middlesbrough Shipbrokers’

Association joined the institute in 1919 and 1925 respectively. The

ports of Middlesbrough and Hartlepool were merged in accordance

with the National Ports Council in 1967 with Teesside becoming

its own branch in the 1970s. The Tees and Hartlepool branch was

formed in 1996 and was again enlarged in 2009 following a further

merger with the Newcastle branch to form the North East of

England branch. Today the branch covers a geographical area from

Berwick to Whitby.

The branch continues to support professionalism through education

and works with its members to ensure that the North East of

England remains at the forefront of the shipping industry.

www.ics.org.uk

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TEESSidE’S mariTimE commuNiTy providES kEy bENEfiTS

privaTE opEraTorS

privaTE cOmPANiES PLAy a kEy roLE iN THE SuccESS OF TEESSiDE’S mariTimE SERvicES SEcTOR

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aS well aS the maritime facilitieS operated by

pd portS, there iS a range of private operatorS,

many with riverSide facilitieS on both SideS of

the teeS. theSe companieS play a key role in the

SucceSS of teeSSide’S maritime ServiceS Sector.

a v dawSoN

The multi service provider A V Dawson Ltd, a family-owned concern,

celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013 with a £10 million investment

in improved infrastructure and additional equipment. The company

operates intermodal rail terminals, 750 m of quay at Dawson’s Wharf,

a road haulage fl eet and warehousing. The Middlesbrough site also

includes the North Sea Supply Base, with three large fabrication

halls, a key facility by for the off shore industry.

The A V Dawson Group of companies also includes Millserve Steel

Processors Teesside, Tees Valley Coatings, Tees Valley Trailers,

Dinsdale Risk Management, the shipping agent Cockfi eld, Knight

and Co Ltd and Tees Riverside Intermodal Park (TRIP), all owned

companies and all complementary to its maritime activities.

In 2012 the group handled more than 150 vessels and 410,000

tonnes of cargo across its quays including steel, loose and bagged

bulks, heavy lift items, project cargo, palletised goods and

containers.

The North Sea Supply Base quay was expanded by 150 m in 2013

and deepened to 8.5 m to handle the new generation of off shore

support vessels. Dawson now off ers 750 m of continuous quay.

Also in 2013, work was completed on TRIP, a 54,000 sq m

purpose-built intermodal rail terminal just behind North Sea

Supply Base, which complements its existing Ayrton International

Railhead. The terminal has storage for 1,200 loaded containers

and also has AFSO accreditation to handle goods through the

Channel Tunnel.

The new TRIP facility off ers a range of container services including

loaded and empty container storage, vanning and devanning

services, packing, bonded warehousing and ACEP inspections. It has

750 m of rail sidings for trains carrying up to 80 containers.

Driven by the desire to expand its services into the energy sector,

Dawson has not only provided better facilities for the off shore wind

and oil industry but has also invested in a waste-to-energy plant,

next to the TRIP terminal.

As well as handling large volumes of scrap metal for export,

Dawson has facilities for dealing with major imports of biomass

materials including an 82,000 sq ft warehouse and a large-capacity

grab crane.

abLE ukAble UK operates eight facilities in Tees Valley, of which four are

port and dock facilities on the River Tees. These facilities combine

logistics with environmental services, marine fabrication and

decommissioning of onshore and off shore structures.

porTrack SEafrEighT At Bamletts Wharf, cargo handling services are provided by Portrack

Seafreight Ltd, which handles about 300,000 tonnes a year of bulk, bagged

and palletised cargo. The wharf has a depth alongside of 3.5 m LAT, allowing

vessels up to 110 m in length and 5,000 dwt to berth.

The wharf is equipped with a Sumitomo 40 tonne mobile crawler

crane, fork-lift trucks, Bobcats and a weighbridge. The wharf handles

exports of bagged fertilisers – and some imported raw materials –

for Terra Nitrogen.

Portrack also provides contract labour for Teesport and industrial

clients. It is used especially by Teesport to handle steel products,

new vehicles and other items. Portrack employs 16 multi-skilled

stevedores plus 14 trained drivers for discharging vehicles.

Lv ShippiNg LV Shipping is one of the fastest growing multimodal transport and

logistics companies in Tees Valley. At Teesport Commerce Park, the

company operates a deepwater berth and a road haulage depot. Its

core business is road haulage and distribution using its own fl eet of

trucks and trailers.

The nine acre site also includes 130,000 sq ft of warehousing with

overhead cranes of up to 60 tonnes capacity and fork-lift trucks

of up to 25 tonnes, specialising in container loading. LV Shipping

is at the forefront in providing complex transport services. The

company has extensive experience in large-scale project shipping

and management involving the whole shipping and transport chain,

from vessel charter through to installation.

LV shipping also has in-depth knowledge, understanding and

experience in ship chartering and ship agency. LV is the ideal partner

for those seeking to charter vessels and provide comprehensive

service and support, delivered by qualifi ed Institute of Chartered

Shipbrokers personnel.

LV shipping is able to off er comprehensive shipping and

engineering packages incorporating vessel chartering, precision

lifting and a sea fastening package comprising design supply and

fabrication, lift engineering and installation.

www.av-dawson.comwww.ableuk.comwww.lvshipping.com

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JOINED-UP APPROACH DRAWS bIG INVESTmENT TO TEESSIDE

bUSINESS GROWTH

TEES VALLEY UNLIMITED HAS ATTRACTED OVER

£500mILLION OF INVESTMENT TO THE AREA INTHE PAST TWO YEARS

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CONFIDeNCe IN THe TeeS VALLeY AS A BUSINeSS

LOCATION IS AT AN ALL-TIMe HIGH, WITH SeVerAL

BILLION POUNDS HAVING BeeN INVeSTeD IN LOCAL

INDUSTrY OVer THe PAST DeCADe. A ‘JOINeD-UP

APPrOACH’ BY KeY AGeNCIeS IN reCeNT YeArS

HAS HeLPeD BUILD THIS CONFIDeNCe INTO A SOLID

FOUNDATION FOr GrOWTH.

The driving force for investment advice and funding access is Tees

Valley Unlimited (TVU). TVU is focused on promoting the area to

potential investors and helping existing companies to expand.

TVU, created in 2011, is the local enterprise partnership (LEP) for the

Tees Valley and one of the fi rst LEPs to gain Government approval.

Funded by the fi ve local councils in Tees Valley, it has attracted over

£500 million of investment to the area in the past two years and over

£42 million of growth fund investment, creating and safeguarding

over 5,000 jobs.

Its remit also involves presenting a positive image of Tees Valley and

initiating transformational change in local communities by encouraging

and facilitating greater responsibility in future development.

TVU has direct access to local and national funding streams as well

as an unrivalled knowledge of the area and is often the fi rst point

of contact for businesses looking to invest in Tees Valley. TVU also

monitors trends, demographics and economic performance to

identify and shape local strategies, transport planning and issues that

need attention to support current and future employers.

By engaging with the business community and promoting Tees

Valley as a suitable area for investment, Tees Valley Unlimited has

been able to secure streamlined Government funding and attract

signifi cant private sector investment.

SKILLS bASEThe skills base of the Tees Valley is second to none. Benefi ting from

many years as a centre of heavy industry and later the off shore

oil industry, today this skill diversity has translated into other

sectors with equal success, including renewable energy, wind farm

construction, logistics and advanced engineering.

About 1.7 million people of working age are located within 30

miles of Tees Valley and studies indicate this workforce is loyal and

hard-working. However, it is the deep-rooted skills base that keeps

attracting companies to the area.

For an employers’ perspective, there are signifi cant benefi ts and

substantial savings to be made by locating in the Tees Valley,

including some of the most aff ordable business rents in the country,

low staffi ng costs and a wide range of premises and land available

for development.

Studies have also shown there are savings to be made on fuel

costs and driving time because of Tees Valley’s central UK location,

excellent infrastructure and proximity to market centres. Tees Valley

has the fastest-fl owing traffi c in the UK, with most roads free of

congestion even at busy times of day.

ENTERPRISE zONESThe Tees Valley Enterprise Zone was among the fi rst in the UK to be

approved by the Government. The zone consists of 12 individual

sites covering a total of 423 hectares. It includes existing offi ce and

industrial sites as well as some cleared land sites with access to

utilities, port services and logistics. Many of the sites are located near

the port areas of Hartlepool or Teesport.

Businesses that decide to locate in Tees Valley Enterprise Zones can

take advantage of fi nancial incentives such as enhanced capital

allowance and business rate relief as well as simplifi ed planning

regimes and super-fast broadband.

The sites are focused on companies operating in identifi ed

key sectors such as advanced manufacturing and engineering,

chemicals, renewable energy and digital.

LIFETees Valley off ers many advantages to employees looking to locate

to the area. As well as providing the best of city living with easy

access to the beauty of the surrounding countryside, it is home

to internationally recognised art galleries, museums, good shops,

award-winning restaurants, picturesque seaside villages, a wildlife

sanctuary and plenty of sports facilities.

Much of the region has been subject to regeneration and

redevelopment in recent years. Stockton and Middlesbrough have

come a long way since their industrial heyday, off ering modern

infrastructure, housing and offi ces as well as attractive redeveloped

former industrial areas such as Middlehaven, Riverside and Northshore.

Education is a top priority, with GCSE grades improving faster than

the national average. There is plenty of scope for further education:

six universities within an hour’s drive, fi ve colleges in Tees Valley and

over 20 other training centres. All of these work closely with local

industry to provide courses suitable for relevant skills delivery.

Furthermore, Tees Valley is one of the most aff ordable areas of the UK

for housing, with house prices only about half the national average.

www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk

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LOCATIONThe ports of Tees and Hartlepool are located on the north-east coast

of England.

Teesport: 54°36’N, 1°10’W

Hartlepool: 54°42’N, 1°12’W.

Tees Dock is on the south bank of the River Tees, 5 km from the sea.

Hartlepool Dock is 6 km north of the River Tees and faces south into

Hartlepool Bay.

AIRPORTDurham Tees Valley Airport, 18 miles from Teesport and 22 miles from

Hartlepool, off ers daily fl ights to London Heathrow and other UK

destinations as well as to Continental Europe. Newcastle Airport is 40

miles from Hartlepool and 55 miles from Teesport..

ANCHORAGETeesport: Vessels may anchor in Tees Bay, east or south-east of the

Tees fairway buoy. Anchoring is prohibited near pipelines and

caution is advised during sustained onshore winds.

APPROACHTeesport: From Tees fairway buoy to 450 m inside South Gare the

dredged depth is to 14.7 m LAT. From 450 m inside South Gare to No

15 buoy the dredged depth is 13.3 m. From No 15 buoy to North Tees

No 3 jetty the dredged depth is 9.9 m LAT.

Hartlepool: The approach channel is 1.1 km long with a minimum

width of 65 m. There is a leading light and a lighted buoyed entrance

channel. The channel is dredged to 5.0 m LAT.

AUTHORITyPD Ports, 17-27 Queen’s Square, Middlesbrough TS2 1AH

Tel: +44 (0)1642 877000

Fax: +44 (0)1642 877056

www.pdports.co.uk

SHIP REPAIRA&P Tees operates two dry docks and provides a wide range of other

services including quayside repairs.

The Cordell Group off ers a general vessel repair service including

emergency repairs.

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RECyC-OIL LTD recyc-Oil Ltd is a fully licensed oil recycling and environmental services business providing a full ‘cradle to grave’ service for recycling oily liquid waste such as waste oil, bilge water, engine sludge, cutting/soluble oils, oil-and-water mixtures and oily water.

The company operates a fl eet of waste oil collection tankers and a waste oil barge and off ers prompt and reliable collections throughout the North east of england. The barge ‘erimus Star’ operates on the river Tees from the Tees Barrage to Government Jetty at the river mouth, thus allowing waste oil to be discharged at all jetties on the Tees.

Trading as Garrity & Co, the company has been operating since 1980. It handles more than 350 vessels and more than 8 million litres of waste a year without a single environmental incident.

Services are provided in Blyth, Seaham, Tees & Hartlepool, Tyne & Wear and Whitby.

www.recyc-oil.co.uk

CONTAINER SERVICES AT TEESPORT

COMPANY FreQUeNCY DAYS OTHer POrTS ON rOTATION

Containerships 4 calls per week Tues/Wed/Fri/Sat Baltic Services

CMA 1 call per week Sun/Mon Zeebrugge

MSC 1 call per week Fri

K-Line 1 call per week Sun/Mon Felixstowe

Unifeeder 3 calls per week Tues/Thurs/Sat Felixstowe/Rotterdam

BG Freight 2 calls per week Sun/Thurs Felixstowe/Rotterdam

MacAndrews 2 calls per week Mon/Wed Scand/Baltic + Gdynia

P&O 6 calls per week Sun - Fri Zeebrugge/Rotterdam

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STEVEDORINGAll cargo handling operations are carried out by PD Ports.

STORAGETeesport: Two quayside transit sheds totalling nearly 25,200 sq m

plus large areas of open storage. Plug-in points available for reefer

containers.

Hartlepool: Over 500,000 sq m of quayside shed space including

dedicated warehousing for forest products.

TIDESTeesport: MHWS 5.45 m, MHWN 4.4 m, MLWN 1.95 m, MLWS 0.77 m.

Spring range is 4.68 m; neap range is 2.45 m.

Hartlepool: MHWS 5.35 m, MHWN 4.29 m, MLWN 1.72 m, MLWS 0.68

m. Spring range is 4.67 m, neap range is 2.57 m.

TOWAGESvitzer Marine Ltd provides a 24-hour towage service in Teesport and

Hartlepool. From its base in Middlesbrough the company operates

a fleet of six tugs including one 70 tonne bp ASD tug, one 60 tonne

bp tug, one 60 tonne bp tractor tug and two 40 tonne bp Voith tugs.

Four of these vessels are equipped for fire-fighting to FiFi 1 standard

and two carry oil dispersant.

WASTESvitzer Marine Ltd operates a daily garbage collection service for

shipping on the River Tees using a motorised barge. This service is

provided on behalf of PD Ports and is covered by a Harbour Office

levy on waste disposal.

Hartlepool: disposal available on request.

WATERFresh water is available at most berths on the Tees and in Hartlepool.

WEATHERPrevailing winds are south-westerly. The approach to the ports is

exposed to winds from N to SE. Local forecast available from Humber

Coastguard.

WORKING HOURSWorking hours are 06.00 to 22.00. Night and weekend working

available by arrangement.

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SVITzER UKSvitzer UK is the UK’s largest provider of towage and marine services. From its head office on the south side of the Tees in Middlesbrough, it manages day-to-day towage operations in the ports of Tees and Hartlepool.

On the Tees, the company operates six tugs – a strategic mix of Voith Schneider, azimuthing stern drive and tractor tugs. These vessels can cope with any type of ship in all weathers.

Svitzer UK is part of the Svitzer Group, a leading global towage and marine services provider, operating some 600 vessels in over 35 countries worldwide. Svitzer has been providing safety and support at sea since 1833.

In the UK, Svitzer employs over 700 people and operates more than 90 vessels including 85 tugs in 18 ports. It provides towage and marine services at 12 oil terminals and one LNG terminal.

The Svitzer Group is part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.

www.svitzer.com

TEESPORT

HARTLEPOOL DOCK

PurPose Berths Length DePth

Victoria Harbour 3 825 m 6.5 m to 8.2 m

North Basin 2 390 m 5.1 m

PUrPOSe BerTHS LeNGTH DePTH INFO

Steel and General 4 780 m 10.9 m Vessels up to cargo 115,000 dwt

Ro-Ro 2 in Tees Dock 180-200 m 8.8-10.9 m Freight only 1 on River Tees

Teesport Container 2 294 m 7.5 m and Ship-to-shore Terminal 1 8.5 m gantry cranes

Teesport Container 2 360 m 10.9 m 45 tonne Terminal 2 ship-to-shore gantry crane, vessels up to 2,500 TEU

Teesport Oil Jetties 3 (2 operated Total 550 m 9.5 m and SABIC berths can by SABIC) 6.5 m handle vessels up to 198 m and 100 m

Teesport Commerce 3 Total 450 m 4.9 m and Base for various Park 5.5 m offshore-related service companies

Heavy Lift berth 1 120 m 8.0 m Operated by Deep Ocean

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AbLE UK LImITEDBillingham Reach Industrial Estate Haverton Hill Road, Billingham TS23 1PXTel no: 01642 806080Colin HarrisonEmail: [email protected]

AGILITy LOGISTICS LImITEDRoom B210, The Wilton Centre Redcar TS10 4RFTel no: 01642 438336Gill Watson Email: [email protected]

A&P GROUP LImITEDTees Commerce Park, South BankMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel no: 01642 464024Ian Douglas Email: [email protected]

AV DAWSON LImITEDRiverside Park Road Middlesbrough TS2 1UTTel no: 01642 219271 Rob Turnbull Email: [email protected]

bASF PLCSeal Sands, P.O. Box 62Middlesbrough TS2 1TXTel no: 01642 546464Damien LyonsEmail: [email protected]

bG FREIGHT LINE bVEvans Business Centre31 Stephenson CourtSkippers Lane Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough TS6 6UTTel no: 01642 838383Chris SandersonEmail: [email protected]

CASPER SHIPPING LImITED1 Watson Street, Cleveland Business CentreMiddlesbrough TS1 2RQTel no: 01642 243662Bryan TismondEmail: [email protected]

CLEVELAND POTASH LImITEDPotash Terminal, Tees Dock, GrangetownMiddlesbrough TS6 6UDTel no: 01642 457131Mark Wilson Email: [email protected]

CL PROSSER & CO LImITEDNormanby Wharf, Dockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS3 8ATTel no: 01642 241166 Robert Bainbridge Email: [email protected] Thompson Email: [email protected]

CONOCOPHILLIPS PETROLEUm CO UK LTDTeesside Operations, Seal SandsMiddlesbrough TS2 1UHTel no: 01642 546411Dave MacDonald Email: [email protected] Bone Email: [email protected]

CORDELL GROUP LImITED159-160 High Street Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1PLTel no: 01642 662400 Keith Wilkinson Email: [email protected]

CORy bROTHERS SHIPPING AGENCy LTD16 Belasis Court, Belasis Hall Business ParkBillingham, TS23 4AZTel no: 01642 567930 Mike Crager Email: [email protected]

DEEPOCEAN UKTees Offshore Base, Dockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel no: 01642 451867Stuart McLeanEmail: [email protected]

DENHOLm WILHELmSEN LImITEDNorth Sea Supply Base, Dinsdale HouseRiverside Park, Middlesbrough TS2 1UTTel no: 01642 733590Andrew Dobson Email: [email protected]

GAC SHIPPING UK LImITEDGAC House, Sabatier Close, ThornabyStockton-on-Tees, TS17 6EWTel no: 01642 637500Hans BartoEmail: [email protected]

GRAyPEN LImITED4 Able House Billingham Reach Industrial EstateHaverton Hill Road, Billingham TS23 1PXTel no: 01642 560057Keith Russell Email: [email protected]

HARbOUR mANAGEmENT SOLUTIONS12 Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3NATel no: 01642611514Alexe Finlay Email: [email protected]

HUNTSmAN POLyURETHANES (UK) LImITEDPolyurethanes Building, PO Box 99 Wilton, Redcar TS10 4YATel no: 01642 834953 Claire MorrisonEmail: [email protected]

INEOS NITRILES (UK) LImITEDPO Box 62, Seal SandsMiddlesbrough TS2 1TXTel no: 01642 546464 Malcolm Cole Email: [email protected]

INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES LImITED Western Jetty, Seal SandsMiddlesbrough TS2 1UBTel no: 01642 680248Dave LangstaffEmail: [email protected]

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LV SHIPPING UK LImITEDTees Commerce Park, Dockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel no: 01642 440744Richard WillisEmail: [email protected]

mC WARE GROUP25A High Street, StokesleyNorth Yorkshire TS9 5ADTel no: 01642 715053Sean ConsidineEmail: [email protected]

mPI OFFSHORE LImITEDResolution House, 1st Floor 18 Ellerbeck Court, Stokesley Business ParkStokesley TS9 5PTTel no: 01642 742200 Peter Conlon Email: [email protected]

PORTRACK SEAFREIGHT LImITEDThe Grange Business CentreBelasis Avenue, Billingham TS23 1LGTel no: 01642 363598 Norman DavisonEmail: [email protected]

READmAN STEELS LImITEDCochranes Wharf, Cargo FleetMiddlesbrough TS3 6AWTel no: 01642 242641Anne O’Malley Email: [email protected]

RECyC-OIL LImITEDMurdock RoadEast Middlesbrough Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough TS3 8TBTel no: 01642 242792Helen SykesEmail: [email protected]

REDCAR bULK TERmINAL LImITEDSteel House, Trunk Road, Redcar TS10 5QWTel no: 01642 404040 Michael YoungEmail: [email protected] O’MalleyEmail: [email protected]

SGS UK LImITEDK6 Workshop, Wilton Site, Redcar TS10 4RGTel no: 01642 459111 Andrew SmithEmail: [email protected]

SImON STORAGE LImITED(Seal Sands Storage), Seal SandsMiddlesbrough TS2 1UBTel no: 01642 543245Ian O’DonnellEmail: [email protected]

SSI STEEL UK LImITEDSteel House, Redcar TS10 5QWJohn Baker Email: [email protected]

SVITzER mARINE LImITEDTees Wharf, Dockside Road Middlesbrough TS3 6ABTel no: 01642 258300David WilliamsEmail: [email protected]

TATA STEEL UK LImITEDShipping Office, PO Box 30Steel House, Redcar TS10 5RETel no: 01642 402440Steve Talbot Email: [email protected]

TEES ALLIANCE GROUP LImITEDHaverton House, Haverton Hill RoadBillingham TS23 1PZTel no: 01642 565500 Chris EdwardsEmail: [email protected]

TEES bAy PILOTSThe Pilot House, Breakwater, South Gare, Redcar TS10 5NXTel no: 01642 485648Colin Pratt Email: [email protected] Bolton Email: [email protected]

TEES LICENSED FOybOATmEN’S ASSOCKinkerdale Road, TeesportGrangetown, Middlesbrough TS6 7UDTel no: 01642 454494Wilf FarrenEmail: [email protected]

TEESPORTTees Dock, GrangetownMiddlesbrough TS6 6UDTel no: 01642 877000David Varey Email: [email protected]

VOPAK TERmINAL TEESSIDE LImITEDSeal Sands, Middlesbrough TS2 1UATel no: 01642 543600 Alison WrightEmail: [email protected] Tripp Email: [email protected]

WILTON GROUPPort Clarence Offshore BasePort Clarence Road Port Clarence TS2 1RZTel no: 01642 546611Richard ChambersEmail: [email protected]

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1 Airports

2 Bulk Liquid Storage

3 Bunkering

4 Car Handling & Transport

5 Cargo Inspectors

6 Consulates

7 Container Repair and Storage

8 Container Transport Operators

9 Cranes and Crane Hire

10 Customs and Excise

11 Diving Contractors

12 Economic Development

13 Hotels

14 Marine Consultants

15 Marine Electronics

16 Marine Engineers

17 Marine Surveyors

18 Mooring Services

19 Offshore Services

20 Pilots

21 Port and Harbour Authorities

22 Ships Agents/ Freight Forwarders

23 Ship Brokers

24 Ship Classification

25 Ship Owners

26 Ship Riggers

27 Ship Repairs/ Conversions

28 Ship Suppliers/Bunkering

29 Stevedores

30 Storage

31 Towage

32 Trade and General Maritime Organisations

33 Transport

34 Transport (Heavy Lift)

35. Wharf, Jetty and Terminal Operators

SERVICES KEy

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A V DAWSON LTDRiverside Park RoadMiddlesbrough TS2 1UTTel: 01642 219271Fax: 01642 222636www.av-dawson.comServices: 19, 35, 30, 34

A&P SHIPCARE LTDTees Offshore Base, South BankMiddlesbrough TS6 6UHTel: 01642 464024Services: 27

A&P TEES LTDTeesport Commerce ParkDockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel: 01642 464024Fax: 01642 460075www.ap-group.co.ukServices: 27, 15

AbLE UK LTDBillingham Reach Industrial Est.Haverton Hill RoadBillingham TS23 1PXTel: 01642 806080Fax: 01642 655655www.ableuk.comServices: 35, 19, 30

AbNORmAL LOAD ENGINEERING LTDSotherby RoadMiddlesbrough TS3 8BSTel: 01642 292299Fax: 01642 242004www.ale-heavylift.comServices: 35, 34

AbNORmAL LOAD SERVICES (INTERNATIONAL) LTD1501 Hedon Road, HullHumberside HU9 5NXTel: 01482 796214Fax: 01482 707650www.abnormal-loads.comServices: 35

AGILITy LOGISTICSUnit 6 North, Radius ParkFaggs RoadFeltham, Middlesex, TW14 0NGTel: 0208 917 3000Fax: 0208 917 3001Services: 34, 22

AINSCOUGH CRANE HIRE LTDMiddlesbrough RoadStockton on Tees TS17 7BNTel: 01642 661111Fax: 01642 612422Services: 9

ALLEN DIVING SERVICESTel: 01752 813658Fax: 01752 813658Services: 11

APL (UK)6th Floor, South Quay Plaza189 Marsh WallLondon E14 9SHTel: 0207 5367300Fax: 0207 5367400www.apl.co.ukServices: 25

ARC INDUSTRIAL SERVICESDinsdale HouseRiverside Park RoadMiddlesbrough, TS2 1UTTel: 01642 224469www.arcindustrialservices.comServices: 29

ARCOPO Box 22, Malleable WayPortrack Lane Stockton on Tees TS18 2PBTel: 01642 617441Fax: 01642 617025Services: 28

ATLANTIC ENGINEERING (UK) LTDDepot Road, Middlesbrough TS2 1LETel: 01642 248525Fax: 01642 221950Services: 19

b&W LIFTINGUnit 2e, Vaughan CourtBolckow Rd Ind Estate, GrangetownMiddlesbrough TS6 7BJTel: 01642 467900Fax: 01642 467900Services: 26

bCL (SHIPPING) LTDCliff Road, IpswichSuffolk IP3 0PSTel: 01473 286079Fax: 01473 286291Services: 33, 8

bEST WESTERN mIDDLESbROUGH335 Marton RoadMiddlesbrough TS4 2PATel: 01642 817638www.bestwestern.co.ukServices 13

bG FREIGHTLINER31 Stevenson CourtSkippers Lane Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough, TS6 6UTTel: 01642 438383Fax: 01642 438387www.bgfreightline.comServices: 25

bP CATS TERmINALSeal Sands Road, Seal SandsMiddlesbrough TS2 1UBTel: 01642 546404Fax: 01642 331219www.catspipeline.comServices: 35

bULKHAUL LTDBrignell RoadRiverside Park Industrial Est.Middlesbrough TS2 1PSTel: 01642 230423Fax: 01642 231608www.bulkhaul.co.ukServices: 33, 8

bUSHELL, NICOL, WAWN & SON26 Hartley AvenueWhitley Bay, NE26 3NTTel: 07905 278017Services: 16, 4

CAmAIR FREIGHT SOLUTIONSThe Cargo TerminalDurham Tees Valley AirportDarlington DL2 1LUTel: 01325 335600www.camairfrieghtsolutions.comServices: 22

CARAVEL LINER AGENCIES (DARLINGTON) LTD1-3 Lodge Street, DarlingtonCo Durham DL1 1TDTel: 01325 351518Fax: 01325 481536Services: 22

CASPER SHIPPING LTDCleveland Business Centre1 Watson StreetMiddlesbrough TS1 2RQTel: 01642 243662Fax: 01642 243936www.casperltd.comServices: 22

CAT (UK) SERVICES LTDVehicle Compound, TeesportMiddlesbrough TS6 6UDTel: 01642 446550Fax: 01642 461928www.groupecat.comServices: 4, 35

CLEVELAND CONTAINERSCleveland HouseEston Road, GrangetownMiddlesbrough TS6 6UATel: 01642 462608www.clevelandcontainers.co.ukServices: 7, 8, 33

CLEVELAND POTASH LTDTees Dock Terminal, Grangetown Middlesbrough TS6 6UDTel: 01642 770500Fax: 01642 454184www.clevelandpotash.co.ukServices: 35

CLEVESTONE TRANS LTDMoreland Street, Hartlepool TS24 7NLTel: 01429 279731Fax: 01429 864414www.clevestone.co.ukServices: 34

C.L. PROSSER & CO LTDNormanby Wharf, Dockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS3 8ATTel: 01642 241166Services: 35

CmA-CGmNew Building 4th Floor4 quai d’Arenc13325 Marseille, FranceTel: (+33) 4889 190956th Floor, 75 King William StreetLondon, EC4N 7BETel: 0207 7398 3900Fax: 0207 398 3901www.cma-cgm.comServices: 25

CObRA mIDDLESbROUGH LTDNorth Road, Middlesbrough TS2 1DQTel: 01642 240684Fax: 01642 246811www.cobra-railfreight.co.ukServices: 35, 33, 30

COCKFIELD KNIGHT & CO LTD15-16 Bridge Street EastMiddlesbrough TS2 1NATel: 01642 230111Fax: 01642 231651www.cockfield-knight.comServices: 21c, 22c, 10a

COCKFIELD KNIGHT AND CO (CONSULATE FOR GERmANy)Dinsdale House, Riverside Park RoadMiddlesbrough, TS2 1UTTel: 01642 230111Fax: 01642 231651www.cockfieldknight.comServices: 6

CONOCOPHILLIPS PETROLEUm (UK) LTDTeesside Operations, Seal SandsMiddlesbrough TS2 1UHTel: 01642 546411Fax: 01642 546096Services: 35

CONTAINERSHIPS (UK) LTDWilton Centre Post RoomRedcar, Cleveland, TS10 4RFTel: 01642 468592Fax: 01642 770738www.containershipsgroup.comServices: 22, 8, 25

CORDELL GROUP LTD159-160 High StreetStockton on Tees TS18 1PLTel: 01642 662400www.cordellgroup.comServices: 19

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CORRPRO COmPANIES EUROPE LTDAdam Street, Bowesfield LaneStockton on Tees TS18 3HQTel: 01642 614106Fax: 01642 614100www.corrpro.co.ukServices: 16

CORy bROTHERS SHIPPING AGENCy LTD16 Belasis CourtBelasis Hall Technology ParkBillingham TS23 4AZTel: 01642 567930Fax: 01642 566501www.cory.co.ukServices: 22

CRAWFORD OIL (ExPLORATION) SERVICES LTDDavy Road, Skippers Lane Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough, TS6 6PXTel: 01642 324821Fax: 01642 327997Services: 19

CTC mARINE & LEISURECastlegate Quay, Moat StreetStockton on Tees, TS18 3AZTel: 01642 230123Fax: 01642 619187www.marineandleisure.co.ukServices: 28

DARCHEm ENGINEERING LTDIron Masters Way, StillingtonStockton on Tees TS21 1LBTel: 01740 630461Fax: 01740 630529Services: 19

DARLINGTON bOROUGH COUNCILEconomic Regeneration- Business Engagement TeamTown Hall, DarlingtonCo Durham DL1 5QTTel: 01325 388660Services: 12

DAVID FOx TRANSPORT1a Bolckow Road, GrangetownMiddlesbrough TS6 7BNTel: 01642 469552Fax: 01642 452238www.davidfoxtransport.co.ukServices: 34

DAVRON SERVICES LTDUnit 31, Teesport Commerce ParkMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel: 01642 468733Fax: 01642 468609Services: 7

Db SCHENKER RAIL (UK) LTDLakeside Business Park, Carolina WayDoncaster DN4 5PNTel: 01302 57 5000www.rail-dbschenker.co.ukServices: 8, 33

DEE CEE FREIGHT SERVICES LTDKinkerdale Road, TeesportMiddlesbrough TS6 6UETel: 01642 464466Fax: 01642 464222Services: 30, 33

DEEPOCEAN LTDConiscliffe House, Coniscliffe RoadDarlington DL3 7EETel: 01325 390500www.deepoceangroup.comServices: 28

DENHOLm bARWILL LTDEpoch House, Falkirk RoadGrangemouth, FK3 8WW Tel: 01324 482 201Fax: 01324 472 175www.denholm-barwil.comServices: 22

DENNEy DIVING54 Esplanade, Redcar TS10 3AGTel: 01642 486666Fax: 01642 483507www.divingdirect.co.ukServices: 11

DENNIS DIxON LTDTilbury Road, South BankMiddlesbrough TS6 6AWTel: 01642 456336Fax: 01642 462959www.dennis-dixon.co.ukServices: 33

DIFFUSION ALLOyS (NORTH EAST) LTDTeesport Commerce ParkDockside Road, South BankMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel: 01642 457011Fax: 01642 467024www.diffusion-alloys.comServices: 19

DIRECT LAbOUR SERVICES LTDSuite 114, Queens Court Business Centre73 Gilkes Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 5EHTel: 01642 249099Fax: 01642 244085www.directlabourservices.co.ukServices: 29

DSVThe Business VillageDrum Industrial EstateChester-le-Street Co. Durham DH2 1AATel: 0191 4925500Fax: 0191 4925510www.uk.dsv.comServices: 33

DUNCAN ADAmS LTDGrange Dock, Grangemouth, FK3 8UGTel: 01324 484951Fax: 01324 486838www.duncanadams.co.ukServices: 33

DURHAm LIFTING LTDBritannia TesthouseRomaldkirk Road, Middlesbrough TS2 1HBTel: 01642 240672Fax: 01642 247709www.durhamlifting.co.ukServices: 27

DURHAm TEES VALLEy AIRPORTDarlington, Tees Valley DL2 1LUTel: 01325 332811Fax: 01325 332810www.durhamteesvalleyairport.comServices: 1

ENSUSThe Granary, 17a High StreetYarm TS15 9BWTel: 01642 794040Fax: 01642 794041www.ensusgroup.com

ExEL TANKFREIGHT LTDTame Street, Haverton HillBillingham TS23 4ERTel: 01642 700197Fax: 01642 560244Services: 33

F V S LTDChurch Road, Stockton on Tees TS18 2LYTel: 01642 617171Fax: 01642 611815Services: 33

FARADAy CENTREUnit 3, Stephenson CourtSkippers Lane Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough TS6 6UTTel: 01642 467236Fax: 01642 454197www.faradaycentre.co.ukServices: 19

FEEDERLINK SHIPPING & TRADING bVUnifeeder UKFirst Floor Unit 3, Summit Business ParkLanger Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2BWTel: 01394 691040Fax: 01394 691059www.feederlink.comServices: 25

FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATIONHermes House, 2 Manor RoadHorsforth, Leeds LS18 4DXTel: 01132 589861Fax: 01132 586501www.fta.co.ukServices: 33

FREIGHTLINER LTDCleveland Terminal, Trunk RoadGrangetown Middlesbrough TS6 7SDTel: 01642 411 800Fax: 01642 411 808www.freightliner.co.ukServices: 7, 8, 33

G STILLER (TRANSPORT) LTDRidgeway, Aycliffe Business ParkNewton Aycliffe Co. Durham, DL5 6SPTel: 01325 313140Fax: 01325 304096www.stiller.co.ukServices: 33

GAC SHIPPING (UK) LTDGAC House, Sabatier CloseThornaby Stockton on Tees TS17 6EWTel: 01642 637500Fax: 02070679132www.gacworld.comServices: 22, 23

GbA GROUP OF COmPANIESAlexandra Dock NorthMeridian House, Grimsby DN31 3UATel: 01472 246500Fax: 01472 348751www.gbagroup.comServices: 4, 22

GCA TANKmASTERS UK bVTees Dock, Middlesbrough TS6 6UDTel: 01642 457672Fax: 01642 440359Services: 22

GILLIE AND bLAIR178 New Bridge StreetNewcastle upon TyneTyne & Wear NE1 2TETel: 01912 323431Fax: 01912 328255www.gillieblair.comServices: 23

GRAyPENSuite 4, Able HouseBillingham Reach Ind. Est.Billingham TS23 1PXTel: 01642 560057Fax: 01469 552904www.graypen.co.ukServices: 22, 23

H&P FREIGHTWAyS LTDAscot Drive, Haverton Hill RoadStockton on Tees TS18 2QFTel: 01642 675111Fax: 01642 606171www.hpfreightways.co.ukServices: 22

H C CONTROLSWetherby ClosePortrack Interchange Business ParkStockton on Tees TS18 2SLTel: 01642 671681Fax: 01642 676100www.hccontrols.co.ukServices: 19

H m REVENUE & CUSTOmSEustace House, TeesportMiddlesbrough TS6 7SATel: 01642 440111Fax: 01642 459080Services: 10

HAmbLETON GROUP LTD4 Fleck Way, Teesside Industrial EstateStockton on Tees TS17 9JZTel: 01642 762534Fax: 01642 765450www.thehambletongroup.co.ukServices: 30

HARTGROVE bROTHERSStation Square, Station RoadRedcar TS10 1RDTel: 01642 484663Fax: 01642 489937www.hartgrove.co.ukServices: 33

HARTLEPOOL bOROUGH COUNCIL ECONOmIC REGENERATIONBrian Hanson House, Hanson SquareHartlepool TS24 7BTTel: 01429 523511Fax: 01429 523516www.investinhartlepool.comServices: 12

HARTLEPOOL mARINALock Office, Slake TerraceHartlepool TS24 0RUTel: 01429 865744www.hartlepool-marina.comServices: 18

HARTLEPOOL mARINE ENGINEERINGUnit 3d, Tofts Farm Industrial Estate East Brenda Road, HartlepoolCleveland, TS25 2BSTel: 01429 867883Fax: 01429 865427www.nauticalworld.co.ukServices: 16

HEEREmA HARTLEPOOL LTDGreenland RoadHartlepool TS24 0RQTel: 01642 340200Fax: 01642 340208www.heerema.comServices: 19

HEWDEN REACH CRANE HIREBillingham Ind Estate, Haverton HillBillingham TS23 1PXTel: 01642 853737www.hewdon.co.ukServices: 9

HUNTSmAN POLyURETHANES (UK) LTDPolyurethanes BuildingPO Box 99, WiltonRedcar, TS10 4YATel: 01642 834700Fax: 01642 834742www.huntsman.comServices: 2

ImPERIAL TANKERS LTDBoeing Way, Preston Farm Industrial EstateStockton on Tees, TS18 3TETel: 01642 607777Fax: 01642 607111www.hargreavesservices.co.ukServices: 33

INbOND LTDEaglescliffe Logistics CentreDurham Lane, EaglescliffeStockton on Tees TS16 0RWTel: 01642 867000Fax: 01642 867010www.inbond.comServices: 30, 22

INEOS NITRILESPO Box 62, Seal SandsMiddlesbrough TS2 1TXTel: 01642 546464Fax: 01642 546446www.basf-plc.co.ukServices: 35

INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SHIPbROKERS39 Highbury AvenueTollesby, Middlesbrough, TS5 7PPTel: 01642 279272www.ics.org.ukServices: 32

INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES LTDSeal Sands, Middlesbrough TS2 1UBTel: 01642 680248www.intertek.comServices: 5

ISOTANK SERVICES LTDLimerick Road, DormanstownRedcar TS10 5JUTel: 01642 488521Fax: 01642 489883www.isotank.co.ukServices: 7, 33

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J HEWITT CRANE HIRE LTDTeesport Commerce ParkDockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel: 01642 467482Fax: 01642 458640www.hewitt-cranehire.co.ukServices: 9

J m CODDThomlinson RoadLong Hill Industrial EstateHartlepool, TS26 8NFTel: 01429 235255Services: 33

JADE-TEES LINE LTDPostfach 1755, D-26357Wilhelmshaven, GermanyTel: +49 421 168730Fax: +49 421 1687325www.jadeteesline.comServices: 25

JENTONE FREIGHT LTD1-5 Puddlers Lane, South BankMiddlesbrough, TS6 6TXTel: 01642 430020Fax: 01642 430023www.jentone.co.ukServices: 33

JOHNSON STEVENS AGENCIES LTDUnit 5, Summit Business ParkLanger Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2JBTel: 01394 678678Fax: 01394 676646www.jsagb.comServices: 22

JOHNSON STEVENS AGENCIES LTDChina Shipping HouseWalton Avenue, FelixstoweSuffolk IP11 3HGTel: 01394 678678Fax: 01639 4676646Services: 22

KOPPERS (UK) LTD/CARbON mATERIALS & CHEmICALSPort Clarence Works, Huntsman DrivePort Clarence Middlesbrough TS2 1SDTel: 01642 546040Fax: 01642 546241www.koppers.comServices: 35

LAFARGE TARmAC LTDCochranes Wharf, Cargo Fleet LaneMiddlesbrough TS3 6AUTel: 01642 240204Fax: 01642 217450www.lafargetarmac.comServices: 35

LAFARGE TARmAC LTD – TEESSPORT WORKSTarmac Wharf, TeesportMiddlesbrough TS6 6UFTel: 01642 455001Fax: 01642 455006www.lafargetarmac.co.ukServices: 35

LINER SHIPPING (UK) LTD87 St Martins Lane, Langley ParkBeckenham, Kent, BR3 3XUTel: 020 3565 5336Services: 22

LINGFIELD WAREHOUSING LTDLingfield Point, McMullen RoadDarlington, Co Durham DL1 1RW Tel: 01325 359795Fax: 01325 488172www.lingfieldwarehousing.co.ukServices: 30

LIONWELD KENNEDy LTDMarsh Road, Middlesbrough TS1 5JSTel: 01642 245151Fax: 01642 224710www.lk-uk.comServices: 19

LIFTING AND COOLING LTDLindsey Park, Bowburn North Ind EstDurham DH6 5PFTel: 01913 779777Fax: 01913 773131www.liftingandcooling.comServices: 16

LV SHIPPING LTDTeesport Commerce ParkDockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel: 01642 440744Fax: 01642 440799www.lvshipping.comServices: 22, 19, 35

mPI OFFSHORE LTDResolution House, 18 Ellerbeck CourtStokesley Business ParkStokesley TS9 5PTTel: 01642 742200Services: 19

m P STORAGE & bLENDING LTDDeepwater Wharf, Dockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS3 8ASTel: 01642 244125Fax: 01642 231780www.mpstorage.co.ukServices: 30

mAmmOET (UK) LTDThe Grange Business Centre, Belasis AvenueBillingham, Cleveland, TS23 1LGTel: 01642 366150Fax: 01642 361738www.mammoet.comServices: 18, 35, 34

mANCHESTER AIRPORTOlympic HouseManchester M90 1AATel: 01614 893000Services: 1

mARINE ELECTRICAL SERVICESSouth Tees Business CentreSouth Bank,Middlesbrough TS6 6TLTel: 01642 438446Fax: 01642 438557Services: 15

mARITImE & COASTGUARD AGENCyMarine Office East of England Region3rd Floor, Victoria HousePearson Court, Teesdale ParkThornaby TS17 6PTTel: 01642 611040Fax: 01642 614048www.mcga.gov.ukServices: 32

mARTON HOTEL & COUNTRy CLUbStokesley Road, MartonMiddlesbrough TS7 8DSTel: 01642 317141Fax: 01642 325355www.martonhotel.co.ukServices: 13

mARSKE SITE SERVICESEllerbeck Way Stokesley Business ParkStokesley, North Yorkshire TS9 5JZTel: 01642 718950Fax: 01642 718947www.marske.comServices: 19

mCAUSLAND & TURNER LTDRoom 4, Eustace HouseTeesport, Middlesbrough TS6 6UDTel: 01642 469371Fax: 01642 460805www.mcauslands.comServices: 17

mCE PLCPennine House, Concorde WayPreston Farm Industrial EstateStockton on Tees TS18 3TLTel: 01642 882211Fax: 01642 882233www.mceplc.comServices: 19

mECH TOOL ENGINEERING LTDWhessoe Road, DarlingtonCo Durham DL3 0QTTel: 01325 355141Fax: 01325 487053www.mechtool.co.ukServices: 18b

mIDDLEGATE EUROPE LTDUnit 4 Marfleet Environmental Technology ParkHull HU9 5LWTel: 01482 226460Services: 33

mIDDLESbROUGH bOROUGH COUNCILPublic Protection & PlanningPO Box 65, Vancouver House Gurney StreetMiddlesbrough TS1 1QPTel: 01642 245432Fax: 01642 728960Services: 12

mISSIONS TO SEAFARERSFlying Angel Club, Kinkerdale HouseTees Dock, GrangetownMiddlesbrough TS6 6UDTel: 01642 460244Fax: 01642 460994Services: 32

mJR CONTROLS85 Willows CourtTeesside Industrial EstateThornaby Stockton on Tees, TS17 9PPTel: 01642 762151Fax: 01642 762502www.mjrcontrols.comServices: 15

mSC (mEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COmPANy) SA40 Eugene Pittard, CH-1206Geneva, SwitzerlandServices: 22, 25

N T WHITFIELD TRANSPORT LTDPortrack Lane Stockton on Tees TS18 2NRTel: 01642 603309Fax: 01642 615136Services: 33

NEPIC Room H224, The Wilton CentreWilton, Redcar, TS10 4RFTel: 01642 442 560Fax: 01642 442 561www.nepic.co.ukServices: 12

NETA TRAINING GROUPPennine AvenueNorth Tees Industrial EstatePortrack Lane Stockton Tees, TS18 2RJTel: 01642 616936Fax: 01642 612431www.neta.co.ukServices: 19

NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTWoolsington, Newcastle upon TyneTyne & Wear NE13 8BZTel: 0870 1221488Fax: 0191 2143363www.newcastleinternational.comServices: 1

NICHOLSONS TRANSPORT LTDBurnside House, ICI West GateChiltons AvenueBillingham TS23 1JDTel: 01642 556622Fax: 01642 551144www.nicholsonstransport.co.ukServices: 7, 8, 30, 33

NIPPON ExPRESSAirport Freightways, Freight VillageNewcastle International AirportNewcastle upon TyneTyne & Wear NE13 8BHTel: 01912 864477Fax: 01912 868318www.nipponexpress.netServices: 22

NOR-CARGO LTDScandic Terminal, North Moss LaneNorth Moss Lane, StallingboroughNorth East Lincs DN41 8DDTel: 01469 575700Fax: 01469 572930Services: 22

NORTH EAST CHAmbER OF COmmERCE TRADE AND INDUSTRyAykley Heads Business CentreAykley Heads, Durham DH1 5TSTel: 0191 3861133Fax: 0191 3861144Services: 12

NORTHERN ENVIRONmENTAL mANAGEmENT12 Yarm Road Stockton on Tees TS18 3NATel: 01642 611514Services: 14

NORTH EAST CONTRACT SERVICES LTDHowdon Terminal, Willington QuayWallsend, Tyne & Wear NE28 6ULTel: 01912 626116Fax: 01912 340888Services: 7, 16, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35

NUTEC CENTRE FOR SAFETy LTDHaverton Hill Industrial EstateBillingham TS23 1PZTel: 01642 566656Fax: 01642 563224www.nutecglobal.comServices: 19

OCEAN ExPRESS LTDThe Courtyard, 86 Worsley RoadWinton, Eccles, Manchester M30 8LSTel: 01617 895088Fax: 01617 896762Services: 223

OIL INSPECTIONS LTDAble HouseBillingham Reach Industrial EstateBillingham TS23 1PXTel: 01642 565544Fax: 01642 565577www.oilinspections.comServices: 5

P&O FERRIESKing George Dock, Hedon RoadHull, Humberside HU9 5QATel: 01482 795141Fax: 01482 708255www.poferries.comServices: 22, 25

PSA TRANSPORT LTDClaire Lane OfficeEast Road Middlesbrough TS6 6TZTel: 01642 462727Services: 22, 33

PARSONS CONTAINERS LTDSalters Lane Sedgefield Industrial EstateSedgefield, Co Durham TS21 3EETel: 01740 629999Fax: 01740 629989Services: 7

PD PORTS (HEADqUARTERS)17-27 Queen’s SquareMiddlesbrough, TS2 1AHTel: 01642 877000Fax: 01642 877056www.pdports.co.ukServices: 21

PD PORTS (TEESPORT)Tees Dock, GrangetownMiddlesbrough, TS6 6UDTel: 01642 877000Fax: 01642 877056www.pdports.co.ukServices: 21

PD PORTS (HARTLEPOOL)Hartlepool DockCleveland RoadHartlepool, TS24 0UZTel: 01642 877000Fax: 01642 877056www.pdports.co.ukServices: 21

PD LOGISTICSCowpen Lane Industrial Estate Billingham, TS23 4DBTel: 01642 877000Fax: 01642 877056www.pdports.co.ukServices: 21, 29, 35

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PETER COOK TRANSPORT LTDBelmont Industrial EstateBelmont, Durham DH1 1STTel: 0191 3864323Fax: 0191 3860805Services: 33

PLANT & CONSUmAbLE SERVICES LTDReed Street, Gladstone Industrial EstateMandale Road, Thornaby TS17 7AFTel: 01642 605555Fax: 01642 671814Services: 19

PORTRACK SEAFREIGHT LTDThe Grange Business CentreBelasis Avenue, Billingham TS23 1LGTel: 01642 363598Fax: 01642 [email protected]: 29

PRESTONS OF POTTOPotto, NorthallertonNorth Yorkshire DL6 3HXTel: 01642 700243Fax: 01642 700081Services: 33

R F RICHARDSON TRANSPORT LTD4-6 Tame RoadLawson Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough TS3 6LLTel: 01642 243563Fax: 01642 210254Services: 33

RAVENSTOCK mSG LTDTeesport Commerce ParkDockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS6 6UZTel: 01642 463463Fax: 01642 465465www.ravenstockmsg.co.ukServices: 30

RECyC-OIL LTDMurdock RoadEast Middlesbrough Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough TS3 8TBTel: 01642 242792Fax: 01642 217748www.recyc-oil.co.ukServices: 2

REDCAR & CLEVELAND bOROUGH COUNCILChief Executive DepartmentBelmont House, Rectory LaneGuisborough TS14 7FDTel: 08456 126126www.redcar-cleveland.gov.ukServices: 12

REED bOARDALL COLD STORAGE LTDBar Lane, BoroughbridgeYork YO51 9NNTel: 01423 321313Fax: 01423 321314www.reedboardall.comServices: 30

RExEL E m S LTD10 Cannon ParkMiddlesbrough, TS1 5JPTel: 01642 232090Fax: 01642 247694Services: 189

RINNEN UK LTDLaing Close, Bolckow Industrial EstateGrangetown Middlesbrough TS6 7EATel: 01642 463000Fax: 01642 463111www.rinnen.comServices: 8

RIVER TEES PORT HEALTH AUTHORITyBelmont House, Rectory LaneGuisborough, TS14 7FDTel: 01287 612406Fax: 01287 612406Services: 32

ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION LTDRoadway House, Littlewood DriveWest 26 Ind. Est.Cleckheaton BD19 4TQTel: 01274 863100Fax: 01274 865855www.rha.netServices: 32

S & m C TRANSPORT LTD28 High StreetStockton on Tees TS18 1SFTel: 01642 678709Fax: 01642 604214Services: 33

SAbIC UK PETROCHEmICALSNorth Tees Site, Seaton RoadPort Clarence Middlesbrough TS2 1TTTel: 01642 731222Fax: 01642 731217www.sabic-europe.com

SARENS (UK) LTDBooth House, Riverside Park RoadMiddlesbrough TS2 1UTTel: 01642 621621Fax: 01642 621620www.sarens.comServices: 9

SAmSKIP LTDBridge House, Wherstead ParkWherstead, Ipswich, IP9 2BJFax: 01473 222070www.samskip.comServices: 25

SEmbCORP UTILITIES TEESSIDE LTDPO Box 1985, Wilton InternationalMiddlesbrough TS90 8WSTel: 01642 212000Fax: 01642 212690www.sembcorp.co.ukServices: 33

SGS OIL, GAS & CHEmICALSPetroservice House, Macklin AvenueBillingham TS23 4BYTel: 01642 561612Fax: 01642 564420www.sgs.comServices: 5

SImON STORAGE LTDSeal Sands, Middlesbrough TS2 1UBTel: 01642 546775Fax: 01642 546076www.simonstorage.co.ukServices: 2, 30, 35

SImS mETAL mANAGEmENTLonghill Industrial EstateWindermere RoadHartlepool TS25 1NXTel: 01429 267884Fax: 01429 861989www.simsmm.co.ukServices: 33

SOUTHERN ELECTRONICSUnit 15 Prospect Terrace Industrial EstateNorth Shields Tyne & Wear, NE30 1DXTel: 01912 574981Fax: 01912 576958www.southern-electronics.co.ukServices: 15, 19, 27, 28

SPEEDy SERVICESUnit 1, Sotherby RoadMiddlesbroughCleveland, TS3 8BSTel: 01642 244555Fax: 01642 244407www.speedyservices.comServices: 18

SPLIETHOFF’S bEVRACHT-INGSKANTOOR bVRadarweg 36, 1042 AAAmsterdam, The NetherlandsTel: +31 204 488400Fax: +31 204 488500www.spliethoff.comServices: 25

STEPHENSON TRANSPORT8 Beeford Close, Billingham TS23 3YJTel: 01642 560314Fax: 01642 560314Services: 33

STOCKTON ON TEES bOROUGH COUNCILMunicipal Buildings, Church RoadStockton on Tees, TS18 1LDTel: 01642 393939www.stockton.gov.ukServices: 12

SUb AqUA DIVING SERVICES17 Tame Road Lawson Industrial EstateMiddlesbrough TS3 6LLTel: 01642 230209Fax: 01642 252282www.subaquadivingservices.co.ukServices: 11

SUbSEA 7200 Hammersmith RoadLondon W6 7DLTel: 0208 210 5500Fax: 0208 210 5501www.subsea7.comServices: 18

SUTTON & SON ST HELENS LTDWilson Street, Bon Lea Industrial Estate, ThornabyStockton on Tees TS17 7ARTel: 01642 606160Fax: 01642 606460www.suttonsgroup.comServices: 33

SVITzER UKTees Wharf. Dockside RoadMiddlesbrough, TS3 6ABTel: 01642 258300Fax: 01642 246370www.svitzer.comServices: 31

SWEDISH CHURCH (CONSULATE FOR SWEDEN)386 Linthorpe RoadMiddlesbrough TS5 6HATel: 01642 819878Fax: 01642 820912www.nettkirken.no/middlesbroughServices: 6

TATA STEELLackenby Works, RedcarTel: 01642 405184www.tatasteeleurope.comServices: 35

TAG ENERGy SOLUTIONSHaverton House, Haverton Hill YardHaverton Hill RoadBillingham TS23 1PZTel: 01642 565500Fax: 01642 565555www.tagenergysolutions.comServices: 16, 19

TEES bAy PILOTSThe Pilot House, BreakwaterSouth Gare, Redcar TS10 5NXTel: 01642 472991www.teesbaypilots.co.ukServices: 20, 33

TEES AND HARTLEPOOL PILOTAGE COmPANy LTD17-27 Queen’s SquareMiddlesbrough TS2 1AHTel: 01642 877000Fax: 01642 877056Services: 20

TEES INSHORE ENGINEERINGCochranes Wharf, Dockside RoadMiddlesbrough TS3 6AUTel: 01642 217363Fax: 01642 231883www.teesinshore.co.ukServices: 19

TEES LICENSED FOybOATmEN’S ASS. LTDKinkerdale Road, TeesportMiddlesbrough TS6 7UDTel: 01642 454494Fax: 01642 454494Services: 18

TEES VALLEy UNLImITEDCavendish House, Teesdale Business ParkStockton on Tees Tees Valley TS17 6QYTel: 01642 524400wwww.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.ukServices: 12

TEESSIDE WAREHOUSING LTD4 Fleck Way, Teesside Industrial EstateStockton on Tees TS17 9JZTel: 01642 762534Fax: 01642 762450www.thehambletongroup.co.ukServices: 30

TOWNE LIFTING & TESTING COPennine AvenueNorth Tees industrial EstatePortrack, Stockton on Tees TS18 2RJTel: 01642 611035www.towne.co.ukServices: 26

TRANS-STOREDockside Road Middlesbrough TS3 6AHTel: 01642 244975Fax: 01642 246161www.trans-store.co.ukServices: 30

TyNE TEES bUNKERINGc/o F. Peart & CoBaltic Works, Baltic StreetHartlepool, TS25 1PWTel: 01429 852100Fax: 01429 233833www.fpeart.co.ukServices: 3

UNITE THE UNIONFry Street, Middlesbrough TS1 1HATel: 01642 242314Fax: 01642 254145www.unitetheunion.orgServices: 32

UNITED TRANSPORT TANKCONTAINERSVictoria House, Pearson CourtPearson Way, TeesdaleStockton on Tees TS17 6PTTel: 01642 674226Fax: 01642 673558www.utt.infoServices: 33

VOPAK TERmINAL TEESSIDE LTDSeal Sands, Middlesbrough TS2 1UATel: 01642 546767Fax: 01642 543600www.vopak.co.ukServices: 2, 30, 35

W G READmAN LTDCochranes Wharf, Cargo FleetMiddlesbrough TS3 6AWTel: 01642 242641Fax: 01642 241912www.wgrsteels.co.ukServices: 35

W H bOWKER (INT) LTDLittlefair Road, Hedon RoadHull, Humberside HU9 5LPTel: 01482 706557Fax: 01482 706533www.bowkertransport.co.ukServices: 33

WILTON GROUPPort Clarence Offshore BasePort Clarence Road, Port ClarenceMiddlesbrough TS2 1RZTel: 01642 546611Fax: 01642 546622www.wiltonengineering.co.ukServices: 16, 19

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