Authority/Operator:
Port of Tyne
UK Ports Association
British Ports Association (BPA)
http://www.britishports.org.uk
Ownership:
Trust
Contact
Maritime House
Tyne Dock, South Shields
Tyne and Wear NE34 9PT
Tel: 0191 455 2671
Fax: 0191 454 4678
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.portoftyne.co.uk
Pilotage
Compulsory for vessels over 50m LOA VTS Channel 16 and 12
Approx annual tonnage
3,300,000
Principal traffic
Containers (lo/lo);
Unit loads (ro/ro);
Vehicles/wheeled cargoes;
Cruise and ferry Passengers;
Dry bulks;
Fruit/vegetables;
Grains/feedstuffs;
Refrigerated products;
Forest products;
Fish;
Project cargo (heavy lift);
General cargo;
Offshore;
Other liquid bulk;
Oil/petroleum, Aluminium, Scrap
Access/Accommodation
River/Tidal Berths
10.5m below CD at riverside quay
general quays total length: 784m
Location
Lat: 55° 01’ N; Long: 01° 25’ W North East England
Port contacts
Chief Executive Officer: Matthew Beeton
Chief Finance Officer: Mark Stoner
Head of Engineering: Martin Graham
Technology and Transformation Director : Jo North
Marine Director & Harbour Master: Steve Clapperton Email:[email protected]
Chief Operations Officer: Mel Brockhouse
Normal hours: weekdays 0800 – 1600 (0600-2200 and 24 hours working available by arrangement)
24-hr Tel: 0191 257 2080
Storage
Covered: 51,424m2
Transport connections
A1 motorway/A19 dual/A69 dual and single carriageway
Rail connected
Nearest passenger rail: Newcastle 13km
Nearest int’l airport: Newcastle 20km
Commercial cargo handling facilities
Stevedoring services provided by port authority and crane operators.
Cranes
Container: 1 max 40;
Mobile: 1 x 100T;
2 x 15T
Rail mounted: 3 x 15T; 4 x 10T
Linkspans: 2 max capacity 160T
Other ro-ro
3 pontoon berths, one taking side ports for car carriers.
Other handling equipment
Forklifts: 26 max capacity 42T
Intermodal Rail Terminal: Accommodating all Channel tunnel trains.
Secure container to rail facility.
Facilities & services
Moorings for leisure craft; Ship repair/ graving docks; Lay up berths; Chandlers; Yacht Marina; Bunkering; Towage; Ice Supply; Seamen’s Mission
Waste Disposal
Oil, noxious liquids, hazardous waste, slops, sewage and garbage. Please contact the Harbour Master.
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VESSELS IN AND AROUND THE PORT
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