Tees & Hartlepool Ports Handbook 2008-09 by Land & Marine Publications Ltd.

Tees & Hartlepool P O R T S

H A N D B O O K

2008-09

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PD Teesport Commercial Department, Tees Dock, Grangetown, Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 277564 Fax: +44 (0)1642 277565 www.pdteesport.co.uk

PD Ports Head Office, Queens Square, Middlesbrough, TS2 1AH Tel: +44 (0)1642 877000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 877056 www.pdports.co.uk Tees & Hartlepool Ports Handbook 2008/09 was published by: Land & Marine Publications Ltd 1 Kings Court, Newcomen Way Severalls Business Park Colchester C04 9RA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1206 752902 Fax: +44 (0)1206 842958 Email: publishing@landmarine.com www.landmarine.com The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor, or any other organisation associated with this publication. No liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies or omissions. ISSN 1477-5786 ©2008 Land & Marine Publications Ltd

Forewords

Expertise in liquid bulk handling

Opportunity knocks for northern port community

Ideal facilities drive up car imports

Location map

Specialist port operator

Ro-ro service a big hit with suppliers

Versatile port looks to the future with confidence

Expert handling of vessels in and out of port

New lease of life for northern port

People power makes all the difference

PD Ports gets go-ahead for Northern Gateway

Team work leads to smooth handling of steel exports

Portcentric makes perfect sense

Industry takes steps to ensure a green future

Container handling goes from strength to strength

First-class infrastructure fosters logistics growth

So much more than a haulage company

All the right connections for rail freight

Bio products bring ‘green power’ to Tees Valley

Huge opportunity for growth at airport

Strategic location for offshore industry

Creating the perfect environment for growth

Market leader expands its liquid bulk storage capacity

Process industry is region’s main economic driver

Still leading from the front

World-class site for process industry

Tradition of excellence in shipping services

Port details

Wide range of specialist facilities and expertise

Liner services

Directory of services

Integral role in marine services 66

Directory of companies

I am delighted to introduce this latest edition of the Tees Valley port and logistics handbook.

Forewords Welcome to the 2008 port handbook of PD Ports, owners and operators of Teesport and Hartlepool. At Teesport we are proudly ranked as one of the UK’s three largest ports, employing hundreds of local people. Our business is well recognised as a key economic driver in the North East of England. Over the past 12 months we have seen a number of major projects reach key milestones at the Port, the most significant of which has been the Government approval of our plans to build the Northern Gateway Container Terminal. The approval of these plans has seen marketing visits by PD Ports representatives in Asia, to establish a foothold in the Far Eastern market and ultimately attract deepsea container vessels particularly from the Far East to call direct to Teesport. We have made further progress in our positioning as a key portcentric logistics hub for the North of England with the commitment by major retailer Tesco to build a 1.2 million sq ft import centre at Teesport, which will create over 800 new jobs. This development follows the highly successful ASDA Wal*Mart import facility, which opened in 2006

and has reduced ASDA’s distribution journeys by over 2 million road miles since operations began. At Teesport there are many exciting opportunities that lie ahead for the Port, particularly in the renewable energy and process industries. Whilst such new and exciting developments are necessary to help further grow the business, our core activities such as the handling of steel slab continues to provide a solid and stable foundation, which underpins our business at Teesport. A significant milestone was reached during the past 12 months when we celebrated handling a record 2 million tonnes of steel slab exports at the Port on behalf of long term customer Corus Teesside Cast Products. This was the first time the Port has ever exceeded the 2 million tonne mark in a calendar year. I hope this port handbook offers you an interesting and informative insight into our current operations and future developments at Teesport. We will continue to achieve best in class status throughout the business.

David Robinson Group Chief Executive Officer PD Ports

It is an exciting time for Tees Valley. In addition to Tees Valley Regeneration’s core land projects in Middlesbrough, Darlington, Stockton and Hartlepool, several strategically important developments – including TVR’s 2 million sq ft SKYL NK International Business Park at Durham Tees Valley Airport and the Northern Gateway Container Terminal – represent a strong confidence in the region and confirm our belief that Tees Valley is a first choice business location. Our transport infrastructure has always played an important role in the Tees Valley economy, and even more so now, as wholesale and distribution companies face ever-increasing challenges, higher customer expectations, the demands of on-line shopping, shorter delivery times, greater customer choice and the need to source supplies and raw materials. We’re certainly not going to tell you that it’s easy, but we can show you the skills, services and partnerships that have helped Tees Valley carve a name for itself as the logistics-friendly location and attract over £500 million of inward investment in the last two years alone. Furthermore, Tees Valley Regeneration is on hand to provide full support and assistance for your move to the region. Whether you require information on location and premises, workforce and skills or access to grants and quality of life, our aim is to get you exactly where you want to be. We are confident you will find that Tees Valley is not just great for business; it’s great for you, too.

Neil Kenley Strategic Investment and Marketing Director, Tees Valley Regeneration

Opportunity knocks for northern port community

Long heralded as one of the UK’s most successful industrial areas, the Tees Valley is on course for even greater success as new opportunities beckon and inward investment grows. The River Tees has been a natural centre for industry and trade since the Industrial Revolution. Traditional activities such as shipbuilding, iron and steel, heavy industry and, more recently, chemical production have led to a huge economic expansion of the region that continues to this day. Towards the end of the 20th century, the focus on Teesside turned to serving the offshore industry, with fabrication of rigs and other large structures. More recently, there has been an emphasis on logistics and distribution services – although the steel and petrochemical industries continue to be the major players in the region’s economy.

Tees Valley contains Europe’s second-largest petrochemical complex and the UK’s third-largest seaport by volume. The chemical industry alone employs some 14,000 people and contributes £4.8 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product.

Investment Visitors are often surprised by the high level of activity on Teesside. Across a range of sectors – chemicals and petrochemicals, the offshore industry and port development as well as commercial and residential development, improvements to the infrastructure and regeneration of disused and underused areas – there is growth, investment and optimism. All this makes Tees Valley one of the UK’s fastest growing areas in economic terms with ongoing and

announced investment that can be measured in billions of pounds. The principal driver behind this optimism is an initiative by PD Ports – the Northern Gateway Container Terminal – that is set to transform the region’s largest port, Teesport, into a northern container hub for the UK. There is major investment, too, in the offshore and petrochemical sectors. In the coming years, Teesside will be home to the largest non-military fabrication project in the UK for 20 years; an expansion in production of biofuels; and the largest-ever single investment on Teesside in the shape of a crude oil processing plant. These investments, along with many others, are creating thousands of new jobs and providing a big challenge for

the region’s growing range of specialist transport and logistics companies.

Port authority PD Ports is the statutory harbour authority on the River Tees, with authority over a stretch of 11 miles from the Tees Estuary to the Stockton Barrage. The company also operates major facilities within the Teesport Estate on the south bank of the river and at Hartlepool Dock. About 10 per cent of the total tonnage handled on the River Tees is handled by PD Teesport using its own stevedores. Each year, the River Tees has some 6,000 ship calls carrying some 50 million tonnes of cargo, of which about 70 per cent is liquid bulks for chemical and petrochemical companies in the area.

The rapid growth in Teesport’s container business has brought many new opportunities to the region. With a new container hub in the offing, the future for this sector looks bright indeed. Teesport’s strategic location makes it an ideal gateway for markets in the North and North East of England.

Regeneration Elsewhere in the region, many areas are undergoing regeneration as various sites receive a new lease of life. Tees Valley Regeneration has focused its efforts on five key projects across the area, with former industrial sites being cleared and redeveloped to accommodate a range of new activities. TVR also plays a key role in attracting inward investment and provides a single

point of contact for companies looking to invest in the area and for the various Government and regional agencies that provide funding for new ventures.

Positive outlook The business and industrial community of Tees Valley is extremely positive about the future of the region. Both PD Ports and Tees Valley Regeneration work closely with their partners and local authorities to ensure that each new development is compatible with the regional strategy of economic and industrial development. A high level of transparency and cooperation is evident across all sectors – one of the main reasons why Tees Valley continues to be so attractive to investors.

Location map

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE A69 A1(M)

SUNDERLAND

Durham

A68

Hartlepool

A19

A1(M)

T E E S I D E Stockton on Tees

DARLINGTON

MIDDLESBROUGH

Teeside International Airport

A66 Scotch Corner

A172

A19 A1

Thirsk

A168 A61

A19

A1(M) Harrogate Skipton

YORK

A59

BRADFORD

Redcar

LEEDS A1 M62

UK DISTANCES (miles) Birmingham Bristol Carlisle Edinburgh Glasgow Leeds Liverpool London Newcastle upon Tyne Sheffield

EUROPEAN DISTANCES (nautical miles) 178 269 94 146 184 64 145 255 39 104

Antwerp Bergen Esbjerg Gothenburg Hamburg Kiel Rotterdam Zeebrugge

332 413 343 485 409 427 271 272

Specialist port operator

PD Teesport is part of the PD Ports group, which specialises in providing supply chain services for customers shipping materials and products to and from the UK and within the UK. After PD Ports was listed on the London Stock Exchange in December 2004, Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) acquired the entire share capital in February 2006 and the company was delisted. Sister port operations are managed separately from Luxembourg by Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Euroports across mainland Europe in Spain, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Finland and Bulgaria. These include 20 ports and one inland rail terminal. The group handles about 118 million tonnes of cargo a year in Europe. PD Ports operates across the UK, with bases at many key ports and logistics centres. It employs over 1,200 people in 30 locations and

has an annual turnover of more than ÂŁ130 million. The three main businesses of PD Ports are Port Operations, Property and Conservancy.

Port Operations Port Operations now embraces PD Port Services (including PD Logistics) and specialises in port, shipping and marine solutions for UK industry. PD Logistics provides warehousing and distribution services at several UK locations, using road, rail and sea transport. Its main customers are in the automotive, chemicals, metals, recycling and retail sectors.

Property The Property team deals with revenue from facilities owned by PD Ports and used by third-party clients on long-term leases. It also deals with

non-operational land offering scope for development. A key project for this team is the redevelopment of Hartlepoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Victoria Harbour.

Conservancy The Conservancy Division looks after marine and port safety issues at the ports of Tees and Hartlepool. A modern harbour office looks after the safe arrival and departure of over 6,000 vessels a year, carrying 50 million tonnes of cargo. There is a fleet of dredgers, buoy tenders and survey craft to ensure safe navigation at all times. A marine engineering section maintains craft and navigational aids to the highest standards.

Versatile port looks to the future with confidence

Versatility has always been a hallmark of the Tees and Hartlepool ports complex. Few other ports in the UK – or, indeed, the world – offer such an extensive range of services as those on Teesside. In cargo tonnage terms, Teesport ranks third in the UK, handling some 55 million tonnes a year, including containers, dry and liquid bulks, imported vehicles, passengers, petrochemicals, project cargo, ro-ro traffic and steel products.

Tees Dock PD Teesport’s main cargo handling facility is Tees Dock, which lies at the heart of the 283 hectare Teesport Estate on the south side of the river. Tees

Dock handles about 5 million tonnes of cargo a year and is the main centre for imports of consumer products for Tees Valley and the wider hinterland. The Tees Dock estate embraces two container terminals, two ro-ro berths, storage areas for cars, five general cargo berths, a Steel Export Terminal for Corus and a rapidly growing cluster of import and distribution facilities. All berths have a depth alongside of 10.9 metres LAT with the exception of one ro-ro berth of 8.8 metres depth. The dock has about 30,000 square metres of covered warehousing and large paved areas for cargo storage. There is a wide range of equipment including five heavy lift Gottwald HMK cranes of 63 to

100 tonnes capacity, 15 reach stackers and five quay cranes. Each of the two container terminals has two gantry cranes providing up to 30 container moves per hour. Teesport Container Terminal 1 (TCT1) is on the riverside while TCT2 is within Tees Dock. The terminals have a combined annual capacity of 300,000 teu. Further planned expansion of TCT2, including a new gantry crane and four more rubber tyred gantry cranes, will push this up to 433,000 teu per year.

Versatile Steel exports from Tees Dock reached 2 million tonnes a year for the first time in 2007. The port has

exported growing volumes of steel slabs for Corus since 2004 in vessels from 3,000 to 55,000 tonnes. There is a direct rail link from the Corus plant and slabs are handled inside the covered terminal by eight overhead gantry cranes. Tees Dock is also equipped to handle engineering and project cargoes ranging from single heavy lifts (up to 100 tonnes) to complex construction projects. Teesport has a lot of experience in handling such shipments. About 200,000 tonnes of bulk cargo passes through Tees Dock each year. All cranes are equipped for grab operations involving vessels from 8,000 to 35,000 tonnes. Handling of new cars is another key business area. The dock has about

28 hectares of storage – currently used for imports of new vehicles from General Motors and Renault.

Connected A major advantage of Tees Dock is its ready access to the national road network. The A66 dual carriageway road is just outside the port gates, providing quick and congestion-free access to the A19, A1(M), M6 and M5 trunk roads. The dock is also linked to the national rail system and receives large quantities of bulk cargo, containers and steel on the rail services of EWS.

New ventures Confidence in future growth is stronger than ever. After Asda opened its

first northern import and distribution centre in the Tees Dock estate in 2006, PD Ports lost no time in developing this niche sector further. The ‘Asda effect’ alone has brought several new container lines to the port and has increased its container throughput significantly. Development of warehouses operated by PD Ports, together with independent design-andbuild-options, will expand this burgeoning ‘Portcentric’ sector even further. But perhaps the biggest opportunity for Tees Dock will be provided by the Northern Gateway Container Terminal, expected to open in 2010. This will allow Teesport to focus on becoming the UK’s next major container hub.

New lease of life for northern port

Hartlepool Dock, just 6.4 km north of the River Tees, consists of a large tidal harbour with open access to the sea, plus a small enclosed dock. Historically, the port existed to serve the coalfields of County Durham. Today it has reinvented itself by handling a range of niche cargoes as well as integrating itself into the life of the town. The main quays in Victoria Harbour are Victoria Quay, of 150 metres length, Irvineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quay, of 380 metres, and Deep Water Berth, of 380 metres. In addition, the North Basin is an enclosed dock with 386 metres of quay and a depth of 3.11 metres over the sill. Hartlepool Dock has 86,000 square metres of quayside warehousing with dedicated sheds for bulk cargo, forest products and offshore support and mobilisation operations. Many of the port areas around Victoria Dock have been transformed in recent years bringing surplus land

into play. An area of 200 acres of former dockland is being redeveloped for residential and commercial use. Eventually two-thirds of the port estate will be redeveloped.

Port operations Meanwhile, the core business areas of bulk cargo, forest products, offshore services and steel continue to perform well.

The offshore sector has really put Hartlepool back on the map in terms of port operations. Victoria Harbour is home to Heerema Offshore, which fabricates large modules for use in the North Sea. In 2006 Corus transferred its pipe mill to Hartlepool, reinforcing the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status as a leading centre of pipe manufacture.

Quay and harbour mobile cranes are equipped with a range of grabs for bulk imports and there are three elevators for exports of grain. Limestone and scrap metal are loaded for export using grabs.

Hartlepool handled over 1 million tonnes of concrete coated pipes for the Ormen Lange gas pipeline in 2005. More recently the port undertook vessel loading of spools of rigid pipes for installation by Helix Energy and Bluewater.

Purpose-built facilities for import and storage of forest products include over five hectares of fully surfaced and fenced open areas. There is 8,000 square metres of dedicated warehousing for weather sensitive timber products from the Baltic States, Russia and Scandinavia.

Hartlepool Dock is set to be the site for the home of umbilical cable manufacturer JDR cable systems, which will be operational in 2009. Hartlepool Dock will become a major centre for the supply and spooling of cable umbilicals for the offshore oil and wind-farm sectors.

PD Ports gets go-ahead for Northern Gateway

An ambitious plan to construct a new deepwater container terminal on the River Tees received final Government approval in February 2008. The Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) will be built on the site of the existing Teesport Container Terminal 1 (TCT1) and is expected to transform Teesport into a major container hub with an annual capacity of 1.5 million teu when complete. The rationale behind this bold step is obvious. Growing pressure on southern UK ports combined with high congestion on Britain’s roads is bad news for retailers and shippers and for the environment and general public. Container lines are shifting their strategy in favour of using regional ports

with both feeders and, if possible, direct lines – so a northern container hub is the ideal solution. PD Ports has been encouraged by the level of interest from shipping lines.

Trends Strong growth in manufacturing in the Far East has led to a huge increase in container movements from East to West and the UK’s southern ports are struggling to cope because of congestion, limited capacity and the cost of expansion. The volume of containers handled in the UK each year is about 5.5 million teu – expected to grow by 150 per cent by 2020. By then, Teesport hopes to have captured 1.5 million teu of the market share.

Over 50 per cent of containers now being routed through southern UK ports are destined for the North of England. It makes more sense to take these further on their journey north by ship. Teesport is the obvious choice for a new container hub. It is the only port in the region capable of handling vessels up to 150,000 dwt. With its east coast location, Teesport is relatively close to several European hub ports, involving a minor deviation of perhaps eight to 10 hours. In addition, Tees Valley has an efficient transport infrastructure – one of the best in the UK – and a high concentration of transport and logistics specialists. The new terminal will allow shippers to reach northern markets directly, leading to greater efficiency in the

transport chain and saving about 60 million truck-miles a year on UK roads. This equates to a 40 per cent saving in delivery costs compared with southern ports – an estimated annual saving of about £60 million.

Infrastructure PD Ports plans to invest about £300 million in the NGCT, which will include 1,000 metres of continuous berth alongside 50 hectares of brownfield land. The river channel will be dredged to 14.5 metres with berth ‘pockets’ of up to 16.0 metres alongside the terminal. There will be three berths for modern containerships up to 9,000 teu. The initial phase of construction will take two to three years. The first

containers are expected to pass over the quay in 2010. The whole project will create jobs for 500 dock workers and up to 5,000 jobs in logistics and related fields. As well as the existing road and rail links from Teesport, a new intermodal rail terminal will be created alongside the NGCT. A deepsea container terminal in Teesport will provide global shipping lines with a more cost-effective option for goods destined for northern retailers and customers. Several lines have already expressed their interest and support. It is also hoped that a deepsea container port will attract more retailers and others to set up import and

distribution centres at Teesport and in the local area. Reduced lead times would allow retailers to route many more containers through the port.

Green light The process of evaluation, consultation and approval reached its conclusion in February 2008 when PD Ports received formal planning approval from the Transport Secretary. With this UK Government backing, PD Ports can now focus on delivering a viable northern alternative for shipping lines and retailers while making a real difference both to the environment – by saving tens of millions of truck-miles a year – and to the economy of Tees Valley.

Portcentric makes perfect sense

Portcentric is the new buzzword in Teesport. It is a new initiative from PD Ports designed to centralise the distribution activities of importers and supply chain specialists within Teesport so as to take advantage of all the benefits of being based within a thriving commercial port. Looking deeper, it is a far-sighted initiative that in the long term will bring suppliers closer to the markets they serve and reduce annual truckmiles by tens of millions. With many of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major ports hampered by congestion on the road network, any attempt to find a reliable alternative has to be welcomed.

Portcentric Traditionally, most goods destined for the northern half of the UK have been discharged in southern ports and taken north by road or rail. But this is starting to change as environmental awareness, combined with growing road congestion, forces other solutions to be considered.

PD Teesport has set aside 250 acres of brownfield land within the port area for development of distribution centres. Goods are then discharged direct to the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premises for sorting, repacking and onward delivery to final destination. Distribution centres can vary in specification according to the type of products. Within the Teesport bonded area, customers can design and build to their own specification or they can use a purpose-built facility. Advantages of locating a distribution centre in Teesport: Direct container links to Far East, Middle East, Africa and Europe No return-to-port container handling Secure bonded warehousing Customer-specific facilities

Excellent road and rail links Wide choice of local hauliers and forwarders Full security services of the port Located alongside the future Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT).

Landmark project Already, the supermarket giant Asda Walmart has opened a 320,000 sq ft warehouse at Tees Dock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; its first logistics operation in the North East. In Phase 1 of the project a 320,000 sq ft warehouse was constructed on an 18 acre site. Thanks to the success of this initiative, construction of a further 150,000 sq ft warehouse will start in the summer of 2008 with the option of another 600,000 sq ft unit. Asda expects to save 4 million freight miles a year by shipping 70 per cent

of its non-food products direct to Teesport. By creating this import centre, Asda has been able to virtually eliminate inland container movements.

Environment Portcentric is good news for the environment, too, addressing concerns over emissions and congestion. Teesport offers a minimum distance from ship to distribution centre and then on to the end-user and conforms with ‘Motorways of the Sea’, the European Union’s shortsea shipping initiative. Few areas of the UK are better served by road or rail links. Within a few hundred metres of the port gates there are dual carriageway roads to the south via the A19 and A1(M), to the north via the A66, A1(M) and M6 and to the west via the A66, M6 and M5. In addition, there are rail links via the East Coast Main Line and the TransPennine routes to all parts of the UK for both freight and passengers.

Import centre In 2007 PD Ports announced plans to build a new import centre on brownfield land at Tees Dock to complement the NGCT. It intends to construct a 1.2 million sq ft regional import centre on 68 acres. The £50 million centre, three times the size of the existing Asda import centre, will be made available to a major UK retailer. There will be car parking for up to 800 employees and 528 truck parking spaces.

Development There is space on the Tees Dock estate for up to seven more centres of similar size to the Asda facility. In May 2008, Tesco entered into an agreement with PD Teesport to open a 1.2 million sq ft import centre next door to the Asda site. This represents one of the largest agreements to be signed at the port in the last 30 years. The first phase is expected to open by Autumn 2009. The new centre, built to Tesco’s design, will

include 450 car and 350 truck parking spaces and will create more than 800 new jobs. Following Asda’s move to Teesport, several shipping lines started up new feeder services to Teesport from Antwerp, Rotterdam and Felixstowe. An added advantage is that manufacturers now have a direct route to hub ports to export their products worldwide, using the emptied containers on the backhaul services. With the NGCT now being given the green light, supply chain operators based on the Teesport estate will soon have direct access to one of the UK’s largest import centres with all its associated benefits. The most difficult part of the supply chain is often considered to be the link from the UK port to the distribution centre. But, with NGCT and Portcentric, PD Ports has made it easy and everything is in place to ensure its future success.

Container handling goes from strength to strength

A major expansion of PD Teesport’s container handling facilities will take place in the coming years as the port makes a bid to become the UK’s next container hub port. Ongoing investment in the past decade has transformed Tees Dock’s container handling throughput from almost a sideline to its fastest growing sector. In 2007 alone the port experienced a 25 per cent growth in container handling.

Growth The original container terminal, Teesport Container Terminal 1 (TCT1), offers direct access to the North Sea from its riverside location at Teesport. Located alongside 300 metres of continuous quay, the terminal is equipped with two wide-span gantry cranes, each providing more than 25 moves per hour.

TCT1 reached its maximum capacity in 2002, so PD Ports invested in a second terminal, TCT2, which opened in 2003. Located inside Tees Dock on the site of the former West African Terminal, TCT2 has 360 metres of continuous quay with two gantry cranes of 50 tonnes capacity. The two terminals have a combined annual capacity of 300,000 teu, with lo-lo volumes of about 150,000 teu, so there is plenty of capacity for growth. Vessels of up to 3,500 teu can be handled at Teesport.

Expansion Phase 3 of the TCT2 development will cost about £25 million and will add a further six acres of storage to the terminal as well as four additional rubber tyred gantry cranes and a third ship-to-shore gantry crane. This expansion is partly to deal with ongoing growth but also to handle ex-

pected future demand from distribution centres for incoming goods in the port areas. The opening of the Asda distribution centre in 2006 brought an additional 17,000 teu to the port. And, with three more such sites ready for development, container throughput could rise dramatically in the coming years. In addition, looking ahead to the opening of the deepwater Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT), expected to in service by 2010, TCT2 would cater mainly for feeder lines. Early in 2008 PD Ports invested more than £800,000 in three new Hyster reach stackers to work on the ferry and container terminals Each unit can handle containers of up to 46 tonnes.

Wide choice More and more shipping lines are discovering the benefits of including

Teesport in their schedules and there is strong interest from a number of other lines as the activities of Portcentric gather momentum. Already CMA-CGM, “K” Line, Maersk and MSC have started feeder services to Tees Dock in response to the opening of the Asda distribution centre. Liner services include: Containerships (UK) Ltd to Helsinki/ St Petersburg Contaz Line to the Mediterranean and Turkey Kursiu Linija to the Baltic States CMA-CGM feeder service to Grangemouth, Immingham, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge Concorde Container Line feeder service to Grangemouth, Antwerp and Rotterdam

MSC feeder service to Antwerp, Tilbury, Bremerhaven and the Baltic Maersk feeder service to Portugal, Felixstowe and Rotterdam. The port also receives many containers from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam on the P&O Ferries services, which provide shippers with timely and regular services to markets on both sides of the North Sea. In addition, the Logical Link, planned for introduction in 2008 in partnership with 3A Marine, is set to provide an east coast feeder service initially to Felixstowe but with future ambitions for a service to Southampton and Immingham, with three vessels of up to 300 teu operating in rotation.

Future The future of Tees Dock is certainly box-shaped. The NGCT will transform

the port into a major container hub for the North East and will revolutionise the way shippers think about transporting their cargoes to the north of the UK. The growing use of high cube containers has also made shippers more reliant on shortsea services such as those available at Teesport. These containers are too large to be transported by rail from the South, while traffic congestion can prevent timely delivery by truck. Teesport is less than 30 minutes’ sailing time from the open sea, offering 24-hour access with no locks and providing excellent inland road and rail links to UK markets. All this makes it the ideal choice for container handling operations in the north of England. The success of its container handling ambitions would seem to be a foregone conclusion.

So much more than a haulage company

Extensive waterside facilities in the heart of Middlesbrough and a ‘can do’ attitude have enabled the multimodal logistics operator A.V. Dawson to expand its operations in several new directions. While its core business remains UKwide haulage services, using its fleet of 200 trailers, the company has also diversified into handling cargoes such as liquid bulks, steel imports, aggregates and scrap iron. Using its three main facilities – Ayrton International Rail Terminal, Dawson’s Wharf and the landmark North Sea Supply Base – A.V. Dawson provides integrated road, rail and sea logistics services as well as storage and warehousing. Its marine activities are carried out on four quays with a total length of about 480 metres. Recent dredging

has provided the supply base with a minimum depth alongside of 6.0 metres LAT. This puts it in a good position to win more business in offshore supply services.

tonnes of scrap plate iron, for which the company acquired a hydraulic spider grab; and transferring hazardous chemicals from road tankers to rail tank wagons at Ayrton.

In 2007 the company received 105 vessels compared with 86 vessels in 2006. In tonnage terms, however, it was a 90 per cent increase thanks to larger vessels and heavier cargoes.

The company continues to maintain supply chain services for major clients including the handling of containers from Italy, importing steel for yellow goods and serving the Irish market with weekly deliveries using a combination of road and sea transport.

Growth areas One of A.V. Dawson’s main growth areas is off-port handling and storage of loaded containers. About 150 containers a week were handled in 2007, mostly loaded with steel products from Corus. Recent new initiatives include: picking up and loading 1,700 tonnes of aggregates on weekly trains to Southampton for Tarmac; loading 50,000

For the future, an exciting opportunity exists to provide medium-term container storage facilities for a major retailer. All this not only underlines the flexible, competent and enterprising approach the company takes to new contracts, but also emphasises its willingness to meet new challenges head-on with confidence.

Bio products bring ‘green power’ to Tees Valley

The up-and-coming biofuel sector has provided Tees Valley with exciting new business opportunities as the demand grows for renewable fuels.

oping a sustainable transport biofuels business in north-east England.

This is seen as the right way forward, both politically and environmentally, and new companies are emerging to meet these needs. Several initiatives are under way across Tees Valley both to produce biofuels using agricultural products and to provide storage.

The Biofuels Corporation Trading Ltd opened its first biodiesel processing plant at Seal Sands in 2006, with a production capacity of 250,000 tonnes per year. This plant is designed to produce 284 million litres of biodiesel a year using renewable vegetable oil crops as feedstock. The site has a deepwater port and a well established infrastructure.

The driving force behind this initiative is Northeast Biofuels (NEB), which has been working since 2001 to establish a biofuels industry in the region. NEB is a cluster of companies and organisations committed to devel-

Success

In addition, Teesside is home to the UK and European headquarters and refinery centre of D1 Oils. Since mid 2006 this company has operated four

units at its Teesside site, each capable of producing 8,000 tonnes of biodiesel. The company serves markets both in the UK and in Continental Europe. Meanwhile, the first world-scale bioethanol production facility is expected to start up in 2009. When Ensus plc needed a suitable site for what will be the largest bioethanol plant in Europe, it had no hesitation in choosing Tees Valley for the £250 million development. The Ensus plant is designed to produce over 4 million litres of bioethanol a year. This will be fermented from wheat grain, sourced predominantly from Europe, and will be blended with standard road fuels.

Strategic location for offshore industry

The extensive riverside facilities and support services of Tees Valley made it an ideal location for serving the offshore industry during the boom years of exploration and fabrication in the 1970s.

to build a £250 million offshore drilling rig. Described as the largest nonmilitary marine fabrication contract in the UK, it will create hundreds of jobs and provide sub-contracting work for many companies in Tees Valley.

As a result, both the River Tees and Hartlepool are home to a large number of fabrication halls, shipyards and marine engineering companies. As well as large single-user facilities there are multi-user sites with a range of service and support companies. Tees Valley has many areas suitable for such development in the future – many of them with river access.

Rig contract

Although the last decade has witnessed a significant decline in demand for large-scale fabrication work, the outlook for Tees Valley’s offshore industry is positive.

After construction in Russia, the baredeck unit – the hull – will be towed to the UK and berthed at a new 300 metre piled quay at Able UK’s Graythorp facility. Concurrent with baredeck unit construction, TAG will construct topside modules at both the Haverton Hill Yard and at the North Sea Supply Base of A.V. Daw-

The catalyst for this new-found optimism was the awarding in 2007 of a contract to Tees Alliance Group (TAG)

TAG won the contract to build the first of a new series of sixth-generation drilling rigs for SeaDragon Offshore. With a deck measuring more than 80 metres by 70 metres, this semi-submersible rig will be one of the largest single construction projects ever undertaken on the Tees.

son. Barges will be used to transport the topside modules downriver to Graythorp. Upon arrival of the baredeck unit, TAG will install the topside modules and complete the rig. The first baredeck unit is scheduled to arrive on Teesside in the third quarter of 2008 with the completed rig scheduled for delivery in 2009 ready to commence a five-year charter with Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico. TAG took over the disused Teesside shipyard in late 2007 with a view to starting work early in 2008. Although TAG will remain as a management company, it will provide work for over 700 people on Teesside. Much of the steel fabrication work will be performed by Cleveland Bridge, in Darlington, the accommodation modules will be built locally by McGill Services and the remainder of the work will be undertaken by local specialist subcontractors.

In the medium term, TAG expects to establish itself as an internationally acclaimed contractor of major projects, focusing on the offshore, process and maritime industries.

North Sea Supply Base The fabrication halls of A.V. Dawsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Sea Supply Base tower over the River Tees, offering some 15,000 square metres of shed space, 5,000 square metres of warehousing and office accommodation for up to 500 people. The Supply Base is a one-stop shop for all kinds of onshore and offshore engineering projects including the decommissioning of offshore structures in partnership with local fabrication and waste management companies. It also offers a comprehensive range of fabrication, haulage, heavy lift and railhead facilities as well as warehousing and wharfage.

The three fabrication halls measure 65 metres long by 40 metres wide by 45 metres high. Three cranes provide a combined lifting capacity of 60 tonnes.

tion to offshore and marine construction and decommissioning, it is used for conventional port operations, bulks, aggregates and rock armour.

Able UK

Teesport Commerce Park

Able UK Ltd is a recognised leader in the decommissioning of offshore structures. There is a steady demand from the offshore sector for this specialised service as more and more North Sea rigs come to the end of their working life.

Further downriver lies Teesport Commerce Park. This multi-user site is home to about 20 companies including LV Shipping, a multimodal specialist which has developed a niche market for marine and offshore projects.

The company operates the Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre (TERRC), one of the largest of its kind. Located at Seaton Port, on the north side of the Tees estuary, this 126 acre facility has a 25 acre flooded basin and dry dock. Able UK has developed the TERRC facility as a multi-user centre. In addi-

The major cargo handling quay is the 120 metre long Heavy Lift Quay, which is on long-term lease to offshore vessel operator CTC Marine. The quay is equipped with a 180 tonne capacity Manitowac heavy lift crane, which also undertakes third party contract lifts. Owned and managed by PD Teesport, the 48 hectare park is ideal for companies involved in offshore-related services. In addition to industrial units,

office space and warehousing, it has 860 metres of deepwater quays.

Heerema

for loading heavy reels and project cargo, and overside transfers of structures built at upriver wharves to deep draught vessels.

Another successful player in the local offshore industry is Heerema, which has purpose-built fabrication facilities at two locations in Hartlepool.

Tees Dock is equipped with three 100 tonne capacity Gottwald cranes allowing lifts of 100 tonnes to be lifted without relying on hired in equipment.

At Victoria Dock the company has 28,000 square metres of fabrication area, while at Greenland Road it has 48,000 square metres.

Hartlepool Dock

Heerema is involved in fabrication of offshore oil and gas installations, drilling facilities, integrated decks and modules, jackets and substructure, pipelines and heavy structural steel projects.

Tees Dock PD Teesportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facility at Tees Dock offers the only deep-water quay on the river allowing the largest offshore support vessels access. At 10.9 metres depth LAT, Tees Dock is used

The ample quay space at Hartlepool Dock and the relatively deep quayside depths of over 8.0 metres LAT has enabled the facility to attract a number of major offshore contracts. During 2005-6 over 1 million tonnes of concrete coated pipe was handled and stored for the Ormen Lange gas field pipeline, called the Langaled Pipeline, which is now transporting over 20 per cent of UK gas from northern Norway to Easington in Hull. Over 400 ship calls were involved in this project. During 2006-7 Helix Energy occupied over 40 acres of land at Hartlepool

Dock to assemble 700 metre long pipes to be spooled for laying in the North Sea and offshore in Trinidad. This operation was a tremendous success for the port and it is anticipated that a similar operation will take place during 2008 for an international offshore pipe laying company. In addition to major projects, Hartlepool also has regular vessel calls from the likes of Acergy, Sub-Sea 7 and Ocean Team 2000, which are engaged in support work in the North Sea oilfields. Hartlepoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy lock free access to the North Sea and its proximity to the southern North Sea oilfields has led to a growing business supporting the offshore sector. The heavy load out quay at Irvines Quay within Hartlepool Dock is also used by Heerema to load out to North Sea barges its massive modules constructed within the dock estate.

Market leader expands its liquid bulk storage capacity

The growth in liquid bulk storage and handling services across Tees Valley is being driven to a large extent by the demand for biofuels. For Vopak Terminal Teesside Ltd, this has led the company to expand its facilities for the first time since 2000.

some 35,000 road tankers. Its three deepwater jetties can accommodate vessels up to 45,000 dwt and 200 metres LOA. Product can be also transhipped between vessels. Vessels are normally turned round within 24 hours and road tankers in under an hour.

At Seal Sands, Vopak operates one of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest dedicated chemical storage facilities, with 160 tanks providing a total capacity of some 247,000 cubic metres.

Safety awareness is a matter of top priority for Vopak, which has with comprehensive safety systems in place. As well as conforming to BS EN ISO 9001: 2000 quality standards, the terminal has top tier classification under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Comah).

Serving clients across the North East, principally in the chemical sector, this terminal handles over 90 individual products including base chemicals, feedstocks, solvents and monomers. Vopak handles about 3 million tonnes of products on a year on Teesside, receiving about 550 vessels and loading

Expansion By September 2008 Vopak will have eight new tanks with a combined capacity of 40,000 cubic metres to serve a new bioethanol plant under

construction at Wilton International. The two sites will be linked by pipeline and Vopak expect to handle some 400,000 cubic metres a year. Up to 80 per cent of this will be exported by ship, with the remainder being loaded into road tankers for destinations in the UK and Europe. Bioethanol is blended with gasoline for use as road fuel.

Uniformity Vopak Terminal Teesside Ltd is part of Royal Vopak, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading operator of liquid bulk terminals, with 75 terminals in 30 countries. The sharing of knowledge across this large network provides key benefits to the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customers. This is being further strengthened in 2008 by a process of standardising operational procedures and excellence across the group.

Still leading from the front

One of the fastest growing multimodal transport and logistics companies in Tees Valley is LV Shipping Ltd.

company has also invested in 24 new Euroliner trailers to serve Scandinavian markets

As part of the Dutch-owned LV Group, the company has benefited from significant investment in the past decade. This has enabled it to respond effectively to the ever-changing demands of its customers and to push into new markets.

LV Shipping has modern storage facilities with inventory control systems â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ideal for customers requiring a large store for transit or spare parts for urgent dispatch worldwide.

The core of its business, however, is road haulage and distribution using its own fleet of trucks and trailers. At its base at Teesport Commerce Park, the company operates a road haulage depot and deepwater wharf. The six acre site includes 80,000 sq ft of warehousing with overhead cranes of up to 60 tonnes capacity and forklifts trucks of up to 25 tonnes. The

Flexible In recent years, LV Shipping has expanded its Customs management services. It offers fast and efficient import clearance services at most UK major ports and export clearance services at all UK ports. The company has a lot of experience in handling out-of-gauge project cargoes. In 2007 it managed a project

for Costain Oil & Gas Process Ltd that involved the whole shipping and transport chain from vessel charter through to direct installation of four preassembled units, each weighing 58 tonnes. Project shipping and management on this scale have placed LV Shipping at the forefront in providing complex transport services for materials and equipment. Every aspect is organised and managed in-house, from start to finish, with the same level of quality and service throughout. LV Shippingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comprehensive range of services also includes chartering, ship agency, air freight and freight forwarding, both nationally and worldwide. It also works with joint venture partners in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Tradition of excellence in shipping services

The ports complex of Teesport and Hartlepool is one Britain’s largest and most important, with a long tradition of expertise and experience going back to the 12th century. Today this tradition of excellence is carried on by a sizeable community of port and ship agents and specialised support companies which is there to provide top quality services for maritime customers. With every size of vessel calling at Teesport, from large crude carriers to coasters, no shipment is too large or too small for the region’s ship agents. Some have been in business for over a century and carry this wealth of experience as a mark of confidence in their services.

Agencies Casper Shipping is the number one ship agency on the River Tees and

one of the largest in the North East. With its head office in Middlesbrough, it has offices in Grangemouth, Blyth, Hull and Immingham. In addition to port agency, the company deals with Customs clearance, documentation and freight forwarding. Casper Shipping has wide experience in chemicals, gas, dry bulks, steel and biomass materials. It is a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, carries ISO 9001 and Investors in People certification and was the first company in Europe to be audited by the Chemical Distribution Institute. GAC-OBC, the UK arm of GAC Shipping, was launched in May 2008 following the acquisition by GAC Shipping of Ord Brough & Collins Ltd (OBC Group). This company was established in Middlesbrough in 1979. GAC-OBC is one of the UK’s leading port agencies with offices in all major ports. Its core activities include tanker port agency, offshore agency and logistics,

liner agency and freight forwarding. The company’s home is on Teesside with the head office being in Stockton. Following its acquisition the company has evolved considerably in both services and locations, and now offers global services through its parent company GBA Group is a leading provider of total logistics services to motor manufacturers and shipping lines. With its head office in Grimsby, it has branch offices in most major UK ports, including Teesside. Services include port and distribution terminal management, specialist stevedoring, liner and port agency, freight forwarding, consultancy, cargo surveying, automotive technical services, Customs clearance and superintending services.

Wide range of specialist facilities and expertise

Tees Valley is home to an astonishingly diverse range of marine facilities and private jetties. Along the River Tees there are some 30 private wharves and jetties offering storage and handling, transport, logistics and offshore services.

petrochemical plants as well as major facilities for liquid bulk storage. Tees Valley contains some of the largest chemical and petrochemical sites in the UK, so it is no surprise that liquid bulk handling accounts for 70 per cent of PD Teesportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total cargo tonnage.

One of the main sites is Teesport Commerce Park, just upriver from the Teesport estate. This 48 hectare facility is owned and managed by PD Ports and companies on site include the transport and logistics specialists LV Shipping and Hanbury Davies. As well as industrial units and warehousing, the Commerce Park has dry docks, extensive berthing and heavy lift cranes of up to 190 tonnes capacity.

Private operators

Seal Sands, on the north bank of the river, is home to a large cluster of

Able UK operates eight facilities in the Tees Valley, of which four are port and dock facilities on the River Tees, combining logistics with environmental services, marine fabrication and decommissioning of onshore and offshore structures. At Bamletts Wharf, various cargo handling services are provided by Portrack Seafreight Ltd, which handles about 120,000 tonnes a year of bulk,

bagged and palletised cargo. The wharf has a depth alongside of 3.5 metres LAT, allowing vessels up to 106 metres in length and 5,000 dwt to berth. At Dawsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wharf, the multi-service company A.V. Dawson Ltd operates rail terminals, river berths, a road haulage fleet and warehousing. The site also includes the North Sea Supply Base, with three large fabrication halls. Tees Valley has long been associated with top quality engineering and shipbuilding and this tradition is continued by companies along the river, although most facilities are now geared to offshore support.

Integral role in marine services

Svitzer UK uses its considerable resources and specialised knowledge to provide safety and support to the Port of Tees and Hartlepool. Svitzer UK is the largest towage and marine services company in the United Kingdom. Its head office is situated in Middlesbrough on the south bank of the River Tees and from here the day-to-day towage operation which services the port of Tees and Hartlepool is also managed. The port operations team organise the movements of six tugs which berth and unberth the diverse shipping entering the ports: oil and gas tankers, ore carriers, container ships, chemical tankers and ferries are some of the types of vessels regularly using the busy river.

Teesport to provide a Ship Waste Management service, collecting general waste from vessels calling at the port.

Emergency response and rescue

Svitzer UK is an integral part of the marine service industry within the port of Tees and Hartlepool. Its experience and expertise, backed by quality assurance and safety programmes, allows it to offer a dedicated, efficient service adding real value for its customers.

Emergency response and rescue operations

Svitzer UK is part of the Svitzer Group, a leading global towage and marine services provider, which currently operates some 600 vessels in over 35 countries worldwide. Celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2008, the Svitzer Group has been providing safety and support at sea since 1833. At present the activities of the Group are:

The six-tug fleet comprises a strategic mix of Voith Schneider, Azimuthing Stern Drive and tractor tugs and is able to cope with every type of ship in all weather conditions.

Terminal and offshore towage

Svitzer is also contracted to PD

Salvage

Harbour towage

Salvage

Jetty services Pollution control The Svitzer Group is also a market leader in providing towage and marine services to oil and gas terminal operations with over 70 Svitzer vessels providing safety and marine support worldwide. In the UK Svitzer has over 700 employees, operates over 90 vessels including 85 tugs in 18 ports. It already provides towage and marine services to 12 oil terminals and one LNG Terminal and will commence services to Dragon and South Hook LNG terminals in Milford Haven in 2008.

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

Expertise in liquid bulk handling

Simon storage offers comprehensive terminal and facility management services for bulk liquids bulks at two wholly owned sites on the River Tees. The sites at Seal Sands and Riverside have a combined capacity of approximately 280,000 cubic metres and provide storage for 60 to 70 chemical and petrochemical products for both UK based and international companies.

Specialised Located near the mouth of the River Tees, the Seal Sands terminal has a capacity of 219,995 cubic metres in 111 tanks and offers specialised facilities including stainless steel tanks, pressure storage for gases and a vapour recovery unit for gasoline. Two jetties offer a maximum draught of 10.4 metres for vessels up to 35,000 dwt. On the landside there

are good road connections, a dedicated rail terminal and direct pipelines to the Wilton, North Tees and Billingham plants. The terminal can provide bespoke solutions for each customer including blending, load consolidation and breaking of bulk. The Riverside Terminal, acquired in 1999, is located seven nautical miles upriver. It has been expanded to 22 storage tanks with a total capacity of 65,150 cubic metres. Construction of eight new tanks is planned. The Riverside Terminal also handles a wide range of products, with expertise in the handling and storage of methanol, acetone and methyl methacrylate. It also has special facilities for loading road tankers with volatile and hazardous liquids. The terminal has one jetty for vessels up to 4,500 dwt. The site also has

the potential for rail access and is linked by pipeline to Billingham. Owing to the nature of the products being handled, both terminals are have been designated top-tier sites under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Comah).

Independent Simon Storage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; acquired by Inter Pipeline Fund in 2005 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is a leading European independent bulk liquid and gas logistics service provider with nine wholly owned storage terminals in the UK, Germany and Ireland. These activities are complemented by a wide range of services for the general oil, chemical, food, agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors. The company also has expertise in the handling and management of technical wastes.

Ideal facilities drive up car imports

The import of new cars for the UK market is a continuing success story for PD Teesport thanks to a combination of easy access for ro-ro vessels and ample landside storage. Tees Dock has three ro-ro ramps ideal for handling vehicle imports. Renault cars and vans are handled at Tees Dock by CAT UK Services, while Vauxhall cars are received by Walon UK.

CAT UK Renault imports about 80,000 cars and vans through Teesport each year from its main distribution centre in Le Havre. Shipping is provided by EMC

with about five vessel calls a week at Teesport, each carrying up to 1,500 vehicles. The company also sends cars by rail to Bathgate in Scotland. At Tees Dock, vehicles are processed and prepared for final delivery to the dealer. The Teesport facility covers about 23 hectares (57 acres) with space for up to 9,000 vehicles on a fully paved storage area.

Walon UK Walon UK is the main agent for General Motors in Teesport, where it operates a dedicated import centre

for Vauxhall cars. Each year the company imports some 45,000 vehicles through Teesport from GMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s European distribution hub in Zeebrugge. Cars arrive on the daily services of P&O Ferries and on UECC vessels and are discharged by PD Teesport stevedores and road-hauled by Walon UK to retailers in the North of England and Scotland. Tees Dock has storage for up to 12,000 cars.

Ro-ro service a big hit with suppliers

Teesport has provided additional ro-ro berths in recent years to match the growth of ferry services provided by its single ferry operator, P&O Ferries. Demand for these services continues to grow year on year. Ro-ro operators now have a choice of two berths at Tees Dock and another at the Riverside Ro-ro Terminal at the eastern end of the Teesport estate. P&O Ferries has been operating services into Tees Dock for over 15 years and now offer six sailings a week to Zeebrugge and six to Rotterdam. These services provide cargo owners in the North of England and southern Scotland with fast and frequent access to markets in mainland Europe. The arriving ferries also provide a valuable

inroad into these key UK markets for exporters in the Benelux countries, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Over the years, P&O Ferries has deployed larger and newer vessels on these routes.

The Zeebrugge ferry arrives at about 11.00 hours and the Rotterdam ferry at 13.00 hours. Both depart for the Continent at 21.00 hours, thus allowing shippers to get their trailers to Teesport in time for the overnight crossing. Products can be on the shelves within 24 hours of leaving the factory in the UK or on the Continent.

PD Ports has matched this investment with additional berths, gatehouse facilities and information technology.

Time savings These fast links offer time savings to shippers of up to 24 hours compared with conventional lo-lo container services. Each ferry has three decks that can be loaded simultaneously, while containers can be doubled stacked on the main decks.

Three 46 tonne capacity reach stackers were installed by PD Ports in 2007 to serve the ferry terminal and container berths â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an investment of about ÂŁ800,000. Volumes are up by more than 50 per cent since 2002. The port now handles about 200,000 ro-ro units a year, of which 60 per cent are containers. Up to 880 units a day can be loaded and discharged at Tees Dock.

Expert handling of vessels in and out of port

The Tees Bay Pilots organisation has over 250 years of experience and its skilled personnel play a key role in the region’s maritime operations. The organisation is an independent co-operative of highly qualified and motivated UK Class 1 Master Mariners working together to provide professional pilotage and consultation services to vessels, their operators and associated businesses in and near the ports of Tees and Hartlepool. Pilots board and leave vessels up to five miles off the coast, sometimes in very bad weather, using a specially designed fleet of high-speed pilot cutters. There are 35 pilots operating in the ports of Tees and Hartlepool. All have

served many years at sea before undergoing a six-year programme of intensive training. Successful completion culminates in the granting of a Senior 1st Class Pilot Licence.

Local knowledge Tees pilots have the specialist local knowledge and ship handling skills to navigate and manoeuvre vessels of up to 225,000 dwt safely to their berths. The wide diversity of trade throughout the ports of Tees and Hartlepool means that pilots are required to be versatile in this international environment and to deal with people and ships from all over the world.

Each year, the members of Tees Bay Pilots carry out some 9,000 acts of pilotage. All Tees pilots are committed to a demanding regime of training and continuous professional development. All this puts the pilots in a strong position to meet the requirements of Teesport both now and in the future. Already the UK’s third-largest port in tonnage terms, Teesport is looking to a further increase in containership traffic in the years ahead – especially in light of the Northern Gateway Container Terminal, which will generate hundreds more shipping movements and will place an even greater emphasis on the importance of the pilots’ role.

People power makes all the difference

Well trained and reliable employees are a vital ingredient in the success of any business – especially in the port and maritime sector, where safety and security are paramount. This responsibility is not taken lightly by PD Ports, which in recent years has introduced programmes to develop the skills and knowledge base of its employees. PD Teesport employs about 800 people. Thanks to a PD Ports initiative, about 300 of these have attended a week-long skills development course designed to benefit both employer and employee. Recognising the symbiosis between development of the individual and the business as a whole, PD Ports designed the course to raise aware-

ness of the individual’s role within a team and to capture and channel the intellectual energy within that team. PD Ports is also continuing to look carefully at the professional development of its employees and provides many opportunities to achieve this.

Organisations Two organisations provide a mouthpiece for the interests of Tees Valley port users. The Tees & Hartlepool branch of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) is one of the most active in the country. It makes an ongoing contribution to the local transport and port community, overseeing an education programme leading to professional qualifications. In its mission to drive up standards, ICS also arranges health and safety courses, supports the local seamen’s welfare

organisations and meets once a month to discuss port-related issues. Meanwhile, the Tees & Hartlepool Port Users Association represents a wide range of marine interests in Tees Valley and lobbies PD Teesport on issues affecting the port community. PD Teesport itself is a member of the association and this transparent approach has enabled the port community to obtain fast and effective action. One of Tees Valley’s greatest assets is its people. Typically, employees in this region are highly trained and well motivated. Owing to the lower cost of living in this area, wage rates are below the UK average – an advantage for companies looking to set up new businesses and recruit staff in the region.

Team work leads to smooth handling of steel exports

A main source of business for PD Teesport is the handling of steel products for Corus, which has a major presence in Tees Valley. After several years of investment and growth, PD Teesport is now the largest steel slab exporter in the world. Since Corus took the decision to focus its slab production at Corus Teesside Cast Products (TCP), there has been a steady growth in exports. The TCP plant at Redcar/Lackenby produces about 3 million tonnes of steel slab each year. TCP has worked closely with PD Teesport to develop a smooth and efficient handling system for the slab exports. The port operation is now ranked among the top three world slab export terminals with consistent productivity ensuring minimum port time for the ocean carrier. More efficient movement of products between TCP and Tees Dock has

been achieved by a new private rail link, installed by Corus, which entered service in September 2006. TCP has been able to increase shipments of slab to more than 50,000 tonnes per week since the rail link opened. Between them, Corus and PD Teesport have invested about £10 million in new steel handling facilities at Tees Dock including £3 million on the Teesdock link rail infrastructure. Exported steel slab is shipped to the five offtakers: Dongkuk (South Korea), Duferco (Belgium, Italy and USA), Imsa (Mexico) and Marcegaglia (Germany and Italy) plus shipments to Corus. Heavy duty magnets are used by PD Teesport for efficient handling of steel slabs at Tees Dock. The company has invested in six £50,000 sets of magnets, mounted on 42/45 tonne fork-lift trucks.

This enables the slabs, each weighing 33 tonnes, to be lifted directly from rail wagon to open storage without manual intervention. In addition, PD Teesport invested in two large Gottwald cranes, one of which was Gottwald’s 1,000th crane produced. To handle the steel slabs it is equipped with chains and lifting beams and was specially built to handle loads up to 63 tonnes at a radius of 35 metres and is therefore able to lift two steel slabs at once. With higher volumes of steel slab now being produced at TCP, throughput at Tees Dock has risen dramatically. PD Teesport handled about 900,000 tonnes of slabs in 2005, 1.6 million tonnes in 2006 and to 2.4 million tonnes in 2007. The contract with Corus continues until 2014.

Industry takes steps to ensure a green future

Caring for the environment is a special challenge in Tees Valley, which contains one of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest concentration of chemical and petrochemical plants. Companies on both sides of the river, including PD Ports, continue to put environmental awareness high on their agenda â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thus bringing confidence and reassurance to river users and port customers. In spite of its many industrial plants, Tees Valley has consistently higher air quality than other parts of the UK and the increasing wildlife in and near the River Tees is a sign of its improving water quality. PD Ports works in partnership with local authorities and organisations such as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Centre for Environment, Fisher-

ies & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), English Nature and the Environment Agency to ensure the continued welfare of the River Tees and to encourage the conservation of various sites along the river. In addition, PD Ports is a member of the Industry Nature Conservation Association (INCA), which encourages local companies to seek a balance between industrial development and the environment.

First response PD Ports was the first to respond to a challenge to UK ports by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) to enhance their pollution response procedures. The ports company was able to prove it had all the equipment, personnel and procedures in place to respond

rapidly to any incident of pollution in the river. PD Ports has carried out intensive in-house training of its conservancy response team and has refurbished every item of pollution response equipment on the River Tees. The company has also adopted a new approach to dealing with any potential oil incident. Instead of relying on an external contractor for assistance through a land-based operation, PD Ports can resolve an oil spill at its point of origin by using containment booms and skimmers to minimise any impact on the environment. The audit of its response services was highly applauded by MCA, which also noted the enthusiasm and motivation of the response team, with its first-rate knowledge of the marine environment on the Tees.

First-class infrastructure fosters logistics growth

The provision of logistics and haulage services is one of the fastest growing sectors in Tees Valley. With more and more cargo owners taking advantage of the region’s excellent road, rail, sea and air links, the need for fast, efficient and reliable logistics services is greater than ever. A key factor in this growth is Teesport’s location within easy reach of high-density conurbations such as Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds as well as its growing reputation as a centre for imports. Leeds is only 70 minutes away and Newcastle can be reached in less than an hour This has led to a significant number of logistics and haulage providers that have established a base in the North East to serve these markets.

Operators Tees Valley is home to many logistics and trucking companies offering spe-

cialist cargo handling services as well as conventional haulage: AV Dawson – multimodal distribution centre and warehousing base Bulmers Logistics Ltd – family owned haulage and logistics company specialising in bulk cargo and containers. It owns and operates 250 trucks and a fleet of versatile trailers. David Fox Transport – family owned company specialising in newsprint, non-hazardous chemicals and steel as well as general haulage. It offers storage services, warehousing and distribution, container handling, loading and devanning. LV Shipping Ltd – a logistics, shipping and transport specialist offering multimodal solutions to customers in the UK and worldwide. Wincanton – one of the UK’s leading container transport companies following its acquisition and rebranding

of Hanbury Davies in January 2008. Operating across the UK with a presence at all key ports, including Teesport, the company handles over 3,000 container movements every week, utilising a fleet of 500+ vehicles. It also offers a ‘specialist equipment’ service, providing tipper trailers, low loaders and side loaders and has a team of ADR-trained drivers qualified in many classes of hazardous work. The company is also licensed to carry arms and ammunition under Section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968. Meanwhile, PD Logistics, owned by PD Ports, is branching out with a 150,000 sq ft warehouse in Tees Dock to complement its existing network in other UK ports. It has also entered the container market, handling mainly paper and general commodities in addition to serving heavy industry. This is part of a larger multi-user project under way at Teesport.

All the right connections for rail freight

One of the Tees Valley’s greatest advantages is its excellent rail infrastructure. In fact, the region has more rail-linked sites – with ready access to the national network – than anywhere else in the North of England.

Darlington is the regional hub, linking the key centres of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Stockton with the East Coast Main Line. In addition, Middlesbrough is linked with Manchester, Manchester Airport and Leeds via the trans-Pennine route.

This key asset is a legacy of the long industrial history of the Tees Valley and its special status as the birthplace of Britain’s railways.

Rail-linked sites

Today, this asset is more precious than ever as freight owners look to rail transport – and related intermodal services – to provide them with regular and reliable connections throughout the UK. The recently modernised East Coast Main Line, which crosses the Tees Valley at Darlington, also connects the principal cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, York, Doncaster and London. It offers fast transit times to Scotland, the Midlands, the South of England and other principal destinations.

Tees Valley has a series of rail-linked industrial sites located on or near the River Tees. Several of the larger sites contain specialist companies offering intermodal and support services: PD Teesport’s cargo handling facilities are served by intermodal rail services with direct access to Teesport’s ferry and container terminals. Tees Yard rail hub, operated by EWS, has ample land for logistics partners to carry out intermodal operations. Freightliner has its own terminal on the Wilton International chemical production site.

A.V. Dawson Ltd operates the Ayrton International Railhead and Store, with 20,000 square metres of rail-linked warehousing. Most of the facilities of PD Teesport are rail-linked, including the quays, storage areas and warehouses at Tees Dock. Cargo can be handled under cover at various sheds with overhead cranes and extensive storage areas. Tees Dock receives 14 trains a day, unloading bulk cargoes, steel and containers.

Rail operators Rail freight services are provided by English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd (EWS) and Freightliner Ltd, both of which offer customer-focused services with modern rolling stock and handling equipment.

EWS EWS – the preferred rail freight partner of PD Teesport – is the prime

mover of heavy freight in the Tees Valley, transporting large volumes of aggregates, coal, steel and petrochemicals to and from dock areas and industrial sites. EWS also operates regular container services, using Teesport as a hub for its intermodal maritime movements. All EWS services out of Teesport are operated on a multi user basis, so customers can send as few or as many containers as they wish. Teesport is linked to the EWS Enterprise network, providing connections with most parts of the UK. EWS operates a daily container service to Mossend, Glasgow, and to Grangemouth; a daily container service to Trafford Park, Manchester; and a daily service to Workington in Cumbria carrying mainly imported bulk products for the chemical industry. Arrival times are next day or better, with overnight services delivering containers to their destination the following morning.

At Teesport, trains are loaded and discharged next to the ro-ro berths by PD Teesport stevedores using reach stackers. EWS and PD Teesport have developed the intermodal business together and are working in partnership to build on this success.

The chemical industry has generated a huge demand for specialist container transport and Freightliner handles about 35,000 containers a year through its Wilton terminal.

PD Ports has also entered into a joint venture to introduce lowliner wagons the resolve the issue of moving high cube containers by rail.

Freightliner has specialist lifting equipment and wagons for handling all types of containers including 9 ft 6 in units. The company deals mainly with logistics specialists such as container owners, shipping lines and haulage companies.

Freightliner Ltd

Ayrton

Freightliner Ltd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest haulier of maritime containers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; provides trunk rail services between key ports and inland rail freight interchanges within the UK,

Ayrton International Railhead and Store is a major distribution hub on the south bank of the River Tees in Middlesbrough. The six hectare facility is operated by A.V. Dawson Ltd and includes reception and warehousing for dry bulks, a weighbridge, cranes of up to 40 tonnes capacity and rail-linked storage.

In the Tees Valley, its operations are centred on the Wilton Freightliner Terminal, located within the Wilton International chemical park. The Freightliner terminal operates 24 hours a day, with a daily direct service to the deepsea container port of Felixstowe.

Huge opportunity for growth at airport

One of the region’s main drivers of economic development is Durham Tees Valley Airport. In recent years it has grown from a relatively minor airport to a major international facility with a growing range of international passenger and freight services.

new cargo and maintenance ‘village’ together with a business park and hotel. This will provide excellent opportunities not only for the airport but also for the whole area.

Well connected

Bmi to London Heathrow

Since 2005 a great deal of planning has gone into the preparation and delivery of a sustainable 15-year growth strategy for the airport. A key element of this has been the provision of much needed investment in the airport infrastructure to create a modern product with sufficient capacity to deal with future growth. A total of £56 million of public and private investment has been committed over the next 5 years.

Durham Tees Valley Airport is 75 per cent owned and operated by Peel Airports. It has an ideal location just 24 miles south of Durham and six miles east of Darlington, on the A67. The airport can be accessed with ease from the A1(M), A19 and A66. Darlington railway station is a short taxi ride away, with regular services to York, Durham and Newcastle. In addition, the Tees Valley Sky Express provides a direct bus link, free of charge, between the airport, Darlington railway station and the town hall.

Flyglobespan to seven destinations

These plans will enable Durham Tees Valley to handle 3 million passengers a year by 2015 as well as creating a

Six carriers offer scheduled services from the airport. There are also charter flights, with up to 15 departures a week in summer. The scheduled services are:

Eastern Airways to Aberdeen (connection to Stavanger, Norway) Ryanair to Dublin, Barcelona Girona and Alicante KLM to Amsterdam Wizz Air to Warsaw, Poland.

Opportunities The airport currently provides the equivalent of about 750 jobs and

supports a further 190 to 260 jobs within the Tees Valley. As a result of planned developments, however, the airport could be employing up to 2,700 people in 10 years’ time and generating hundreds more jobs in the area as well as contributing £120 million a year to the local economy. A planned extension of the airport terminal will provide impressive new departure facilities, with 30 check-in points and baggage handling facilities on the ground floor and departure lounges on the first floor with four gate ‘bridges’ linked directly with the aircraft stands. To cope with the additional business there will be nine new aircraft stands together with new apron and taxiway facilities.

Business parks A key advantage of Durham Tees Valley Airport is the prospect of major development opportunities on site. Planning permission has now been granted for the North Side Business Park, offering state-of-the-art office space as well as new hotel, pub and restaurant facilities. This 20,000 square metre development at the north-east end of the runway will provide facilities for maintenance and for cargo handling and processing. Meanwhile, work continues with partners on long-term plans to develop a large area on the south side of the runway. This 250 acre site is being developed in conjunction with English Partnerships, One NorthEast, Tees Valley Regeneration and the local authorities. The multi-million-

pound development will offer 2 million square feet of business space with an emphasis on airport, logistics and travel related activities. In addition, work has already been completed on a new £1.8 million access road to improve traffic flow, create a sense of arrival and enhance the business potential of land round the airport.

Vibrant With all the new facilities in place, the airport will be a modern and vibrant facility, able to compete with the best in Europe and offering benefits to the whole region. More business and leisure flights will connect the region with a range of European cities, providing improved opportunities for both commerce and personal travel.

Creating the perfect environment for growth

Leading a £1.5 billion investment programme in land, property and infrastructure, Tees Valley Regeneration is the UK’s largest urban regeneration company. Since it was established in 2002, the independent company has focused on developing core sites across the region as well as offering an impressive level of support for investors and potential investors. In addition, TVR provides inward investors with a single point of contact and a deep knowledge and wide experience of land and property development in the area. This knowledge is offered with an enthusiasm and willingness to co-operate that comes as a breath of fresh air to many potential investors. Many are astonished, too, by the level of development and growth in Tees Valley. Core to the work of TVR are five flagship projects which underline its

long-term commitment to the economic well-being of the area. Work is continuing at a steady pace on these projects, which are destined to put Tees Valley firmly on the map in terms of job creation, inward investment and urban renewal.

Middlehaven, Middlesbrough

Central Park, Darlington

The multi million pound scheme, featuring 900,000 sq ft of development, will be the UK’s most environmentally friendly development, offering zero carbon emissions. The first two buildings will respectively feature 70 and 80 apartments and 6,000 sq ft and 7,000 sq ft of ground floor office space.

Cited as the biggest single development in Darlington for a generation and representing an investment of £200 million, Central Park is a 75 acre site near the town centre. It is expected to create some 2,000 new jobs as well as a further 400 during the construction process. Work begins in 2008 to provide 600 new homes, offices, restaurants and bars, a hotel with conference centre, health and child care facilities, public art and open spaces. Central Park symbolises the ambition and vision of Tees Valley. It will provide huge benefits for the people of Darlington.

The Middlehaven project is under way, with detailed planning consent now granted for the first of nine futuristic cube buildings on the site, which is being developed by BioRegional Quintain.

Overall, the Middlehaven scheme is expected to create over 3,000 jobs and will feature 2,400 homes as well as bars, cafés, restaurants, shops a luxury hotel and the five storey Middlesbrough College home to 20,000 students.

North Shore, Stockton-onTees In Stockton, work has begun on a distinctive new footbridge linking TVR’s North Shore development with the flourishing Teesdale area of the town. The £15 million bridge consists of two asymmetrical flowing arches. Its highest point will be 40 metres above the River Tees. This will complement a 56 acre development near the town centre and a new road network.

Victoria Harbour, Hartlepool In Hartlepool, TVR’s Victoria Harbour project is an exciting and innovative 200 acre development that opens up a new stretch of waterfront north of the marina. The scheme includes top-class housing, leisure and business facilities as well as a proposed new school, an attractive area of open space and a new bridge leading to a coastal walk.

Durham Tees Valley Airport Work has been completed on a new £1.8 million access road to improve traffic flow at the airport and boost the commercial potential of land round the airport. Development continues with a 250 acre project next to the airport.

TVR can draw as it helps to get new projects started. Working closely with other agencies in the area, TVR offers the following services: Location matching Liaison with local authorities

In addition, a business park, aimed at airport-related activities, will be launched in spring 2008 alongside hotel and leisure facilities. This will create an exciting first impression for people arriving in Tees Valley.

Introduction to property developers Help with recruitment Preparing a business plan

Helping hand

Local grants and incentives

As well as the prime mover in developing new sites, TVR is the first point of contact for investors. The organisation actively markets the region, both nationally and internationally, so as to attract further inward investment.

Up to two years’ support.

This task is made easier by the local knowledge and resources on which

Asset base The work of TVR is greatly assisted by an impressive asset base that includes: First-rate logistics infrastructure including the UK’s second-largest seaport

Look no further than Tees Valley

and a fast-growing regional airport Easy access to a large centre of population for speedy delivery of goods Cost-effective locations for commercial activities Wide range of sites and premises available including modern industrial parks

More and more businesses every year are choosing Tees Valley as their preferred location for expansion or relocation.

Tees Valley has the fastest flowing roads in the UK while roads in the North East carry the lowest amount of traffic

Tees Valley has all the right ingredients for business success, with service and support companies, skilled and trained workers, opportunities for landsite development, an efficient road and rail infrastructure, an international airport and a thriving port and industrial community.

Excellent road and rail links to all parts of the UK as well as a thriving international airport

Advice and support are available from Tees Valley Regeneration, which works towards providing opportunities for development and investment to ensure a bright future for Tees Valley.

Asset base Tees Valley has an extensive asset base including: Large and skilled workforce

Skilled workforce of up to 1.4 million people readily available within 30 miles of central Tees Valley

Highest one-year business survival rate in the UK

Low cost of living with a good quality of life.

Highest percentage of approved planning applications in the UK

Successful

Partnership of the five Tees Valley councils has been cited as a model of good practice

TVR attracted some ÂŁ500 million of investment between 2005 and 2007 and created over 2,000 jobs. These are successful times in Tees Valley and TVR continues to play a vital role in ensuring that, when businesses are looking for a new location or a new opportunity, Tees Valley is always top of the list.

Above-average number of apprenticeships and employee training schemes Proven track record of employers working with colleges to improve skills

Third-largest port facility in the UK Excellent quality of life in a region described as the most beautiful, exciting and friendly in the UK Plenty of scope for business to expand Availability of land for development and plenty of affordable office and industrial accommodation Thousands of square metres of office space available Largest integrated heavy industry complex in the UK in terms of manufacturing capacity Largest non-military private sector research centre in western Europe Largest port in the UK for iron, steel and crude oil traffic One of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three main producer sites for steel Links to five universities providing a continuous supply of highly skilled employees.

Process industry is region’s main economic driver

The process industry continues to be the main economic driver in the North East, generating 25 per cent of the region’s gross domestic product. New developments are constantly emerging at sites across the North East including Teesside. While the Wilton International complex – formerly ICI – contains many of the larger processing plants, there are many more at Billingham and at Seal Sands, where most of the large petrochemical plants and storage facilities are located. Huge volumes of raw materials and finished products are handled at terminals alongside the River Tees. About 70 per cent of the cargo handled at Teesport is related to the process industry. Shippers can rest assured that the region’s expertise in the process industry is matched by

its efficiency in handling and shipping gaseous and liquid products.

Key role The key role of promoting these assets is performed by the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC), an organisation born in the mid 1990s which has become the focal point of the region’s biotechnology, commodity, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and speciality sectors. NEPIC represents the 500 companies within this sector based in the region which includes at least 150 companies in the supply chain of these industries. Companies within NEPIC employ some 34,000 people directly and indirectly provide income for a further 280,000. NEPIC sees its mission as creating jobs, acting as a catalyst for investment, highlighting the region’s excel-

lent skills in this sector and ensuring the smooth running of supply chains across the region. NEPIC has also continued to nurture the strong relationship between the process industry and the supply chain sector – a vital element in the success of the industry. For example, it works closely with PD Ports to keep the infrastructure as effective and efficient as possible. The process industry plays a vital role in attracting research centres to the region, which now contains five recognised centres of excellence. One of these is the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) which is located within Wilton Centre, and where NEPIC also has its head office. The Wilton Centre is Europe’s largest process industry research centre and is situated next door to Wilton International, making this one of Europe’s premier locations for this sector.

World-class site for process industry

A key component of the economy of Tees Valley for over 60 years is the chemical production site of Wilton International. Located just south of the River Tees estuary, it contains one of the largest concentrations of chemical process manufacturing companies in the world. Wilton International has been owned by SembCorp Utilities UK since 2003. It is one of the few sites in western Europe to offer an ideal environment for large-scale chemical processing. Its location near a major seaport and its ample infrastructure make it ideal for inward investors. More than ÂŁ2.5 billion has been invested in the site in recent years. This trend is set to continue, with several large-scale projects either under way or announced.

Plants Some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading chemical and manufacturing companies have

their home at Wilton International:

Advantage

Sabic UK Petrochemicals (formerly Huntsman) manufactures basic chemical products

Shared infrastructure, support and utility services are available to all tenants on site. Supplied by SembCorp Utilities UK, they have the advantage of keeping costs down and allowing manufacturers to focus on their core activities and maintain a competitive edge.

Invista provides chemicals materials and energy solutions Atenius UK is a leader in polyester polymer solutions Dow develops and manufactures a range of chemical, plastic and agriculture products Uniqema manufactures surfactants and olechemical derivatives. In addition, there are over 80 engineering and support companies including ADD, Airtech, Arco, Kvaerner, MAN and TDG Nexus. New companies connecting to the resources and facilities of Wilton International can be confident of its long-term future and its potential for further growth.

In addition, there is ready access to a wide range of raw materials and feedstocks: High, intermediate and low pressure steam Demineralised, potable and untreated water Nitrogen, oxygen and compressed air Coal, gas and fuel oil. Electricity and steam are supplied by the 175 MW Wilton Power Station. The site is also linked to Teesside Power Station, a large modern gas-fired plant.

Electricity from renewable energy sources will soon be a reality at Wilton thanks to the 30 MW SembCorp Biomass Power Station. Opened in October 2007 at a cost of some £60 million, this is the UK’s first ‘wood to energy’ power station, using 300,000 tonnes a year of wood as fuel. This accounts for up to 40 per cent of its consumable fuel, which would previously have ended up in landfill.

Safety first Safety procedures across Tees Valley are among the strictest in the UK. At Wilton International the nature of the processes on site has dictated even tougher measures to ensure the safe operation of plants as well as emergency response services. SembCorp’s asset protection and logistics team is ready to respond to emergencies across Tees Valley with services that include ambulances, paramedics, 24-hour incident monitoring, security gatehouses, media

and community support and top quality fire-fighting equipment.

Developments As a base for process operations, Wilton has key advantages that have enabled it to attract significant investment. They include infrastructure, onsite utilities, easy access to materials and services, location near a major seaport, logistics links, economic stability and skilled local labour. Construction of Europe’s largest bioethanol plant is under way. Owned by the Ensus group, the plant will produce over 4 million litres a year of environmentally preferred fuel, fermented from wheat grain. The clear, colourless, highoctane liquid is a renewable alternative to oil for use in petrol-driven vehicles and ensures improved air quality, lower carbon emissions and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Another development at Wilton is an environmentally friendly newspaper

recycling mill for Ecco Newsprint that is expected to produce over 400,000 tonnes of newsprint a year. In addition, Wilton is the location for the largest single industry investment ever to come to Teesside: a heavy crude oil processing plant to be built by the UK company Sonhoe at a cost of £2 billion. Work is expected to start at the end of 2009 for completion by 2014. The new plant will generate 2,500 jobs in the construction phase and provide up to 450 jobs in the long term, plus an additional 1,600 in support and service companies. This will also generate a need for new port facilities at Teesport to cope with the estimated 400 additional vessel calls each year. This is the first major oil processing plant in the UK for 20 years. When fully operational, it will process 10 million tonnes of oil a year, producing high quality low sulphur diesel, naphtha and kerosene fuel for jet aircraft.

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Location The ports of Tees and Hartlepool are located on the north-east coast of England. Teesport is in position 54°35’N, 1°13’W and Hartlepool is in position 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.

Accommodation Teesport has lock-free access to two general cargo berths, two specialised steel berths, three ro-ro berths, a bulk handling terminal and Teesport Container Terminals 1 and 2. Most

berths are dredged to between 8.5 and 10.9 metres. The bulk terminal can handle vessels up to 60,000 dwt, with steel and general cargo berths accommodating vessels up to 50,000 dwt. PD Teesport also owns three tanker berths, two of which are operated by Huntsman and can accommodate ships up to 198 metres and 100 metres in length in depths of 9.5 metres and 6.5 metres. Hartlepool has three quays within Victoria Harbour with a total length of 825 metres and depths alongside of 6.2 metres to 7.9 metres LAT. A further 390 metres of quay is available inside the non-tidal North Basin, with a depth of 5.1 metres LAT. There are other berths related to engineering and offshore construction.

Seal Sands is a major petrochemical complex on the north bank of the River Tees. Teesport Commerce Park is just upriver from Tees Dock. It provides a base for various offshore-related service companies. It has two lay-by berths with 4.9 and 5.5 metres depth and a heavy lift quay with 6.4 metres depth.

Airport Durham Tees Valley Airport, 29 km from the docks, offers daily flights to London Heathrow and other UK destinations as well as to Continental Europe. Newcastle Airport is 48 km away.

Anchorage Teesport: 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 offshore winds. Hartlepool: Vessels may anchor in Hartlepool Bay, north-east of Longscar buoy, but this presents exposure to easterly gales.

Approach Teesport: From Tees fairway buoy to 450 metres inside South Gare the depth is maintained at 14.7 metres LAT. From 450 metres inside South Gare to No 15 buoy the depth is 13.3 metres. From No 15 buoy to Huntsman No 3 jetty the depth is 9.9 metres.

Hartlepool: The approach channel is 1.1 km long with a minimum width of 65 metres. There is a leading light and a lighted buoyed entrance channel. The channel is maintained at 5.0 metres LAT.

Authority

River Tees Engineering & Welding offers a general vessel repair service including emergency repairs.

Stevedoring All cargo handling operations are carried out by PD Teesport.

PD Teesport, Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Square, Middlesbrough TS2 1H Tel: +44 (0)1642 877000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 877056 www.pdteesport.co.uk

Storage

Shiprepair

Hartlepool: Over 86,000 square metres of quayside shed space including dedicated warehousing for forest products.

A&P Tees operates two dry docks and quayside repairs along with a wide range of other services.

Teesport: Three quayside transit sheds totalling nearly 30,000 square metres plus large areas of open storage. Plugin points available for reefer containers.

Tides Teesport: Spring range is 4.6 metres; neap range is 2.3 metres. Hartlepool: MHWS 5.4 metres, MHWN 4.2 metres, MLWS 0.8 metre, MLWN 1.8 metres. Spring range is 4.6 metres, neap range is 2.4 metres.

Towage Svitzer Marine Ltd provides a 24hour towage service in Teesport and Hartlepool. From its base in Middlesbrough the company operates a fleet of six tugs comprising one 70 tonne bp ASD tug, one 60 tonne bp tug, one 60 tonne bp tractor tug, two 40 tonne bp Voith tugs and one 35 tonne bp tractor

tug. Four of these vessels are equipped with fire-fighting equipment to FiFi 1 standard and two carry oil dispersant.

Waste Svitzer 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 Teesport and is covered by a Harbour Office levy on waste disposal. Hartlepool: disposal available on request.

Water Fresh water is available at most berths in Tees and Hartlepool.

Weather Prevailing winds are south-westerly. The approach to the ports is exposed to winds from N to SE. Local forecast available from Tyne Tees Coastguard.

Working hours Working hours are 06.00 to 22.00 hours. Night and weekend working available by arrangement.

Liner services 63 REGION

PORT

LINE

AGENT

Asia

Dalian Hong Kong Hong Kong Ningbo Shanghai Shanghai Xiamen Xingang Yantian

Rickmers CMA-CGM MSC CMA-CGM Rickmers CMA-CGM CMA-CGM Rickmers CMA-CGM

Cockfield Knight Cory Bros Shipping Agency MSC Shipping Cory Bros Shipping Agency Cockfield Knight Cory Bros Shipping Agency Cory Bros Shipping Agency Cockfield Knight Cory Bros Shipping Agency

Eastern Med.

Iraklion Istanbul Izmir Piraeus Salerno Volos

Contaz Contaz Contaz Contaz Contaz Contaz

Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson

Europe

Antwerp Antwerp Bremerhaven Helsinki Le Havre Lisbon Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam Wilhelmshaven Zeebrugge Zeebrugge

Concorde Container Line MSC MSC Containerships UECC Portlink Concorde Container Line P&O Ferries CMA-CGM Portlink Jade-Tees Line P&O Ferries CMA-CGM

OBC Shipping Ltd MSC Shipping MSC Shipping Containerships (UK) Ltd GB Agencies OBC Shipping Ltd OBC Shipping Ltd P&O Ferries Cory Bros Shipping Agency OBC Shipping Ltd Cory Bros Shipping Agency P&O Ferries Cory Bros Shipping Agency

Middle East

Abu Dhabi Dubai Jeddah

Rickmers Rickmers Rickmers

Cockfield Knight Cockfield Knight Cockfield Knight

Russia/Baltic States

Kaliningrad Klaipeda Riga St. Petersburg

Containerships Containerships Containerships Containerships

OBC Shipping Ltd OBC Shipping Ltd OBC Shipping Ltd Containerships (UK) Ltd

Line Line Line Line Line Line

Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens Stevens

Agencies Agencies Agencies Agencies Agencies Agencies

Directory of services 65 AIRPORTS

Manchester Airport Newcastle International Airport Durham Tees Valley Airport Ltd

BULK LIQUID STORAGE Simon Storage Limited Vopak Terminal Teesside Limited

BUNKERING

Tyne Tees Bunkering

CAR HANDLING & TRANSPORT

Autocarriers Limited CAT (UK) Services Limited

CARGO INSPECTORS

Bushell, Nicol, Wawn & Son Intertek Caleb Brett Oil Inspections Limited SGS Oil, Gas & Chemicals Waterhouse & Yare Ltd

CONSULATES

Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd (Consulate for Germany) GAC-OBC Shipping Ltd (Consulates for Denmark and Norway) Swedish Church (Consulate for Sweden)

CONTAINER REPAIR & STORAGE

Bulmers Logistics Ltd Davron Services Limited Freightliner Limited Isotank Services Limited Nicholsons Transport Limited Parsons Containers Limited

CONTAINER TRANSPORT OPERATORS

BCL (Shipping) Limited Bulkhaul Limited Bulmers Logistics Ltd Containerships (UK) Limited English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd Freightliner Limited Nicholsons Transport Limited Rinnen UK Limited

CRANES & CRANE HIRE

Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd Cleveland Crane & Plant Hire Ltd Gottwald Port Technology Gmbh Hewden-Reach Crane Hire J Hewitt Crane Hire Limited Sarens (UK) Limited

CUSTOMS & EXCISE

Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd H M Revenue & Customs

DIVING CONTRACTORS

Allen Diving Services Denney Diving Diving Supervisor Services Sub Aqua Diving Services

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Darlington Borough Council Hartlepool Borough Council Middlesbrough Borough Council

NEPIC One North East Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Stockton on Tees Borough Council Tees Valley Regeneration

PORT & HARBOUR AUTHORITIES

HOTELS

ABX Logistics UK Limited Agility Logistics C M Shaw Limited Caravel Liner Agencies (Darlington) Ltd Casper Shipping Limited Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd Containerships (UK) Limited Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Ltd Denholm Barwil Ltd G B Agencies Limited GAC- OBC Shipping Limited GCA Transport Ltd GeoLogistics Limited Graypen Limited, GP Shipping H & P Freightways Limited INBond Limited Inchcape Shipping Services Johnson Stevens Agencies Limited L V Shipping Ltd Liner Shipping (UK) Ltd Nippon Express Nor-Cargo Limited Ocean Express Ltd P & 0 Ferries P S A Transport Ltd Smith Hogg & Company Ltd

Marton Hotel

MARINE CONSULTANTS Richards Marine Products Limited

MARINE ELECTRONICS MJR Controls

MARINE ENGINEERS

A&P Tees Limited Aveco (Teesside) Limited Corrpro Companies Europe Limited Davison Engineering North East Ltd Hartlepool Marine Engineering Marine Electrical Services River Tees Engineering & Welding Ltd Southern Electronics

MARINE SURVEYORS

Bushell, Nicol, Wawn & Son McAusland & Turner Limited Waterhouse & Yare Ltd

MOORING SERVICES

Hartlepool Foyboatmen Hartlepool Marina Tees Licensed Foyboatmens Ass. Ltd

OFFSHORE SERVICES

Able UK Limited Atlantic Engineering (UK) Limited Crawford Oil (Exploration) Services Ltd CTC Marine Darchem Engineering Limited Davison Engineering North East Ltd Diffusion Alloys Limited Faraday Centre H C Controls Heerema Hartlepool Limited L V Shipping Ltd LGH Group pic Lionweld Kennedy Limited Mammoet (UK) Ltd Marske Site Services MCE PIC Mech Tool Engineering Ltd Neta Training Group North East Contract Services Ltd Nutec Centre for Safety Limited Plant & Consumable Services Limited Rexel E M S Limited Southern Electronics Tees Inshore Engineering VINCI Services Ltd, McGill Division Wilton Marine Services Ltd

PILOTS

Tees & Hartlepool Pilotage Company Ltd

PD Ports, Logistics & Shipping PD Teesport

SHIPS AGENTS /FREIGHT FORWARDERS

SHIP BROKERS

Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd GAC-OBC Shipping Limited Gillie and Blair Graypen Limited, GP Shipping Inchcape Shipping Services Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Smith Hogg & Company Ltd

SHIP CLASSIFICATION

Lloyds Register of Shipping

SHIPOWNERS

APL (UK) CMA-CGM Concorde Container Line Limited Containerships (UK) Limited Contaz Line Feederlink Shipping & Trading BV North East Contract Services Ltd P & 0 Ferries SamSkip Ltd Spliethoffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bevrachtingskantoor BV UECC

SHIP RIGGERS

B & W Lifting Towne Lifting & Testing Co

SUP REPAIRS/ CONVERSIONS

A&P Tees Limited Aveco (Teesside) Limited Davison Engineering North East Ltd Durham Lifting Limited North East Contract Services Ltd

River Tees Engineering & Welding Ltd Southern Electronics

SHIP SUPPLIERS/ BUNKERING

Arco Cliff Reynolds CTC Marine & Leisure H S S International Ship Supplies Southern Electronics

STEVEDORES

Direct Labour Services Limited PD Ports, Logistics and Shipping Portrack Seafreight Ltd

STORAGE

A.V. Dawson Limited Able UK Limited Cobra Middlesbrough Ltd Dee Cee Freight Services Limited G Force (UK) Limited Hambleton Group Limited INBond Limited Lingfield Warehousing Limited M P Storage & Blending Limited (Temp.Controlled Storage) Nicholsons Transport Limited PD Estates PD Logistics Ravenstock MSG Limited Reed Boardall Cold Storage Ltd Simon Storage Limited Teesside Warehousing Limited Trans-Store Vopak Terminal Teesside Limited Wincanton

G & U Logistics UK Limited G Stiller (Transport) Limited Hartgrove Brothers Imperial Tankers Limited Interoute Transport Services Isotank Services Limited J M Codd Jentone Freight Ltd Kellys Transport Kinchfield Haulage L V Shipping Ltd Mammoet (UK) Ltd Middlegate Europe Limited N T Whitfield Transport Limited Nicholsons Transport Limited Limited P S A Transport Ltd PD Logistics Peter Cook Transport Limited Prestons of Potto R F Richardson Transport Limited S & M C Transport Limited SembCorp Utilities Teesside Ltd Skipfreight Stephenson Transport Sutton & Son St Helens Ltd UBC Limited United Transport W H Bowker (Int) Limited Wincanton

TRANSPORT (HEAVY LIFT)

Abnormal Load Engineering Ltd Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited Mammoet (UK) Ltd

WHARF, JETTY & TERMINAL OPERATORS

A.V. Dawson Limited Able UK Limited BASF PLC TRADE & GENERAL BP CATS Terminal MARITIME ORGANISATIONS CAT (UK) Services Limited Cleveland Potash Ltd English Nature Cobra Middlesbrough Ltd Freight Transport Association ConocoPhillips Petroleum Institute of Chartered Corus Shipbrokers Koppers (UK) Limited/Carbon Maritime & Coastguard Agency Materials & Chemicals Missions to Seafarers PD Ports North East Chamber of Petroplus Refining Teesside Commerce, Trade and Industry Limited River Tees Port Health Simon Storage Limited Authority Tarmac Northern Limited Road Haulage Association Tarmac Shipping Limited Transport & General Workers Vopak Terminal Teesside Limited Union W G Readman Limited

TOWAGE

Svitzer Marine Limited

TRANSPORT

A.V. Dawson Limited Abnormal Load Engineering Ltd ABX Logistics UK Limited Agility Logistics BCL (Shipping) Limited Bulkhaul Limited C Herring & Son Limited Clevestone Trans Limited Cobra Middlesbrough Ltd David Fox Transport Dee Cee Freight Services Limited Dennis Dixon Limited Duncan Adams Limited Exel Tankfreight Limited F V S Limited Festina Transport Frans Maas (UK) Limited Freightliner Limited

Directory of companies 66 A V Dawson Limited Riverside Park Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1UT Tel: +44 (0)1642 219271 Fax: +44 (0)1642 222636 www.av-dawson.com A&P Tees Limited Teesport Commerce Park Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS6 6UZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 464024 Fax: +44 (0)1642 460075 Able UK Limited Billingham Reach Industrial Est. Haverton Hill Road Billingham, TS23 1PX Tel: +44 (0)1642 806080 Fax: +44 (0)1642 655655 www.ableuk.com Abnormal Load Engineering Ltd Sotherby Road Middlesbrough TS3 8BS Tel: +44 (0)1642 292299 Fax: +44 (0)1642 242004 www.ale-heavylift.com Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited 1501 Hedon Road Hull, Humberside, HU9 5NX Tel: +44 (0)1482 796214 Fax: +44 (0)1482 707650 www.abnormal-loads.com ABX Logistics UK Limited Unit S, Birch Industrial Estate Whittle Lane, Heywood Manchester, OL10 2SX Tel: +44 (0)1706 623333 Fax: +44 (0)1706 694189 Agility Logistics 8-9 Roseberry Court Ellerbeck Way Stokesley TS9 5QT Tel: +44 (0)1642 718200 Fax: +44 (0)1642 718201 Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd Middlesbrough Road Stockton On Tees, TS17 7BN Tel: +44 (0)1642 661111 Fax: +44 (0)1642 612422 Allen Diving Services Tel: +44 (0)1752 813658 Fax: +44 (0)1752 813658 APL(UK) 6th Floor, South Quay Plaza 189 Marsh Wall London, E14 9SH Tel: +44 (0)207 5367300 Fax: +44 (0)207 5367400 www.apl.co.uk Arco P O Box 22, Malleable Way Portrack Lane Stockton on Tees, TS18 2PD Tel: +44 (0)1642 617441 Fax: +44 (0)1642 617025 Atlantic Engineering (UK) Limited Depot Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1LE Tel: +44 (0)1642 248525 Fax: +44 (0)1642 221950

Autocarriers Limited Graythorp House, Portrack Grange Close Portrack Industrial Estate Stockton On Tees, TS18 2PU Tel: +44 (0)1642 608602 Fax: +44 (0)1642 671232 www.autocarriers.co.uk Aveco (Teesside) Limited The Graving Dock Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS3 8AT Tel: +44 (0)1642 224994 Fax: +44 (0)1642 248138 B & W Lifting Unit 2e, Vaughan Court Bolckow Rd Ind Estate Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 7BJ Tel: +44 (0)1642 467900 Fax: +44 (0)1642 467900 BASF PLC P O Box 62, Seal Sands Middlesbrough, TS2 1TX Tel: +44 (0)1642 546464 Fax: +44 (0)1642 546446 www.basf-plc.co.uk BCL (Shipping) Limited Cliff Road, Ipswich Suffolk, IP3 0PB Tel: +44 (0)1473 286079 Fax: +44 (0)1473 286291 BP CATS Terminal Seal Sands Road, Seal Sands Middlesbrough, TS2 1UB Tel: +44 (0)1642 546404 Fax: +44 (0)1642 331219 www.catspipeline.com Bulkhaul Limited Brignell Road Riverside Park Industrial Est. Middlesbrough, TS2 1PS Tel: +44 (0)1642 230423 Fax: +44 (0)1642 236946 www.bulkhaul.co.uk Bulmers Logistics Ltd Eston Road, Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 6UA Tel: +44 (0)1642 462608 Fax: +44 (0)1642 462932 Bushell, Nicol, Wawn & Son P.O. Box 720 Whitley Bay, NE26 9BN Tel: +44 (0)7905 278017 C Herring & Son Limited Longhill Industrial Estate Windermere Road Hartlepool TS25 1NX Tel: +44 (0)1429 267884 Fax: +44 (0)1429 861989 C M Shaw Limited Clarence Row Stockton On Tees, TS18 2HD Tel: +44 (0)1642 606668 Fax: +44 (0)1642 617845 Caravel Liner Agencies (Darlington) Limited 1-3 Lodge Street, Darlington Co Durham, DL1 1TD Tel: +44 (0)1325 351518 Fax: +44 (0)1325 481536

Casper Shipping Limited Cleveland Business Centre 1 Watson Street Middlesbrough, TS1 2RQ Tel: +44 (0)1642 243662 Fax: +44 (0)1642 243936 www.casperltd.com

ConocoPhillips Petroleum (UK) Ltd Teesside Operations Seal Sands Middlesbrough, TS2 1UH Tel: +44 (0)1642 546411 Fax: +44 (0)1642 546096

CAT (UK) Services Limited Vehicle Compound, Teesport Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 446550 Fax: +44 (0)1642 469934

Containerships (UK) Limited Teesport Container Terminal Teesport Middlesbrough, TS6 7SA Tel: +44 (0)1642 468592 Fax: +44 (0)1642 770737 www.containerships.fi

Cleveland Crane & Plant Hire Ltd 20 Tame Road Lawson Industrial Estate Middlesbrough Tel: +44 (0)1642 230390 Cleveland Potash Ltd Tees Dock Terminal Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 457131 Fax: +44 (0)1642 454184 www.clevelandpotash.ltd.uk Clevestone Trans Limited Moreland Street Hartlepool, TS24 7NL Tel: +44 (0)1429 279731 Fax: +44 (0)1429 864414 www.clevestone.co.uk Cliff Reynolds Whitby Street Hartlepool, TS24 7AB Tel: +44 (0)1429 272049 Fax: +44 (0)1429 891833 www.cliffreynolds.co.uk CMA-CGM New Building 4th Floor 4 Quai dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arenc 13002 Marseille, France Tel: +33 (0)4 8891 8472 www.cma-cgm.com CMA-CGM 4th Floor 1 Warwick Road London, SW1E 5ER Tel: +44 (0)207 9323587 Fax: +44 (0)207 8343814 www.cma-cgm.com Cobra Middlesbrough Ltd North Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1DQ Tel: +44 (0)1642 240684 Fax: +44 (0)1642 246811 www.cobra-railfreight.co.uk Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd 15-16 Bridge Street East Middlesbrough, TS2 1NA Tel: +44 (0)1642 230111 Fax: +44 (0)1642 231651 www.cockfield-knight.com Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd (Consulate for Germany) 15-16 Bridge Street East Middlesbrough, TS2 1NA Tel: +44 (0)1642 230111 Fax: +44 (0)1642 231651 Concorde Container Line Limited 8 The Innovation Centre Staffordshire Technology Park Beaconside, Staffs, ST18 OAR Tel: +44 (0)1785 212164 Fax: +44 (0)1785 212165

Davison Engineering North East Ltd Unit 2 A Malleable Way Portrack Stockton On Tees, TS18 2 QX Tel: +44 (0)1642 606057 Fax: +44 (0)1642 603560 www.davisonengineering.co.uk Davron Services Limited Unit 31 Teesport Commerce Park Middlesbrough, TS6 6UZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 468733 Fax: +44 (0)1642 468609

Contaz Line Hal Yolu cad. no:5 Bay Plaza kat:9, Kozyatagi, Istanbul Turkey, 81120 Tel: +90 (0)2165787250 Fax: +90 (0)2165734866 www.contaz.com

Dee Cee Freight Services Limited Kinkerdale Road, Teesport Middlesbrough, TS6 6UE Tel: +44 (0)1642 464466 Fax: +44 (0)1642 464222 www.deeceefs.com

Corrpro Companies Europe Limited Adam Street, Bowesfield Lane Stockton On Tees, TS18 3HQ Tel: +44 (0)1642 614106 Fax: +44 (0)1642 614100 www.corrpro.com

Denholm Barwill Ltd Keel House Tyne Dock, South Shields Tyne & Wear, NE34 9PY Tel: +44 (0)1914 549829 Fax: +44 (0)1914 549844 www.denholm-barwill.co.uk

Corus Teesside Works, Steel House Redcar, TS10 5QW Tel: +44 (0)1642 404040 Fax: +44 (0)1642 404552 www.corusgroup.com

Denney Diving 54 Esplanade Redcar, TS10 3AG Tel: +44 (0)1642 486666 Fax: +44 (0)1642 483507 www.divingdirect.co.uk

Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Limited 16 Belasis Court Belasis Hall Technology Park Billingham, TS23 4AZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 567930 Fax: +44 (0)1642 566501 www.corytees@cory.co.uk

Dennis Dixon Limited Tilbury Road, South Bank Middlesbrough, TS6 6AW Tel: +44 (0)1642 456336 Fax: +44 (0)1642 462959 www.dennis-dixon.co.uk

Crawford Oil (Exploration) Services Ltd Davy Road Skippers Lane Industrial Estate Middlesbrough, TS6 6PX Tel: +44 (0)1642 324821 Fax: +44 (0)1642 327997 CTC Marine & Leisure 25 Macklin Avenue Cowpen Lane Industrial Estate Billingham, TS23 4BY Tel: +44 (0)1642 372600 Fax: +44 (0)1642 566807 www.marineandleisure.co.uk Darchem Engineering Limited Stillington Stockton On Tees, TS21 1LB Tel: +44 (0)1740 630461 Fax: +44 (0)1740 630529 Darlington Borough Council Economic Regeneration & Tourism, Town Hall, Darlington Co Durham, DL1 5QT Tel: +44 (0)1325 388660 Fax: +44 (0)1325 357157 David Fox Transport 1a Bolckow Road, Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 7BN Tel: +44 (0)1642 469552 Fax: +44 (0)1642 452238 www.davidfoxtransport.co.uk

Diffusion Alloys Limited Teesport Commerce Park Dockside Road, South Bank Middlesbrough, TS6 6UZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 457011 Fax: +44 (0)1642 467024 www.diffusion-alloys.com Direct Labour Services Limited Eustace House, Tees Dock Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 466714 Fax: +44 (0)1642 463170 Diving Supervisor Services 89 Granville Avenue Hartlepool, TS26 8NB Tel: +44 (0)1429 421462 Fax: +44 (0)7850 265264 Duncan Adams Limited Tyne Dock, South Shields Tyne & Wear, NE34 0AB Tel: +44 (0)1914 967523 Fax: +44 (0)1914 967536 www.duncanadams.co.uk Durham Lifting Limited Britannia Test House, Britannia Business Park Riverside Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1HB Tel: +44 (0)1642 240672 Fax: +44 (0)1642 247709

Durham Tees Valley Airport Darlington Co Durham, DL2 1LU Tel: +44 (0)1325 332811 Fax: +44 (0)1325 332810 www.teessideairport.com Ecergy Group Limited Bucksburn House Howes Road Aberdeen, AB16 7QU Tel: +44 (0)1224 718200 Fax: +44 (0)1224 715129 www.ecergy.com English Nature Stocksfield Hall, Stocksfield Northumberland, NE43 7TN Tel: +44 (0)1661 845500 Fax: +44 (0)1661 845501 www.english-nature.org.uk English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd 310 Goswell Road London, EC1V 7LW Tel: +44 (0)207 7132304 www.ews-railway.co.uk Exel Tankfreight Limited Tame Street, Haverton Hill Billingham, TS23 4ER Tel: +44 (0)1642 561118 Fax: +44 (0)1642 560244 F V S Limited Church Road Stockton On Tees, TS18 2LY Tel: +44 (0)1642 617171 Fax: +44 (0)1642 611815 Faraday Centre Unit 3, Stephenson Court Skippers Lane Industrial Estate Middlesbrough, TS6 6UT Tel: +44 (0)1642 467236 Fax: +44 (0)1642 467236 www.faradaycentre.co.uk Feederlink Shipping & Trading B.V. P O Box 53050, 3008 HB Rotterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31(0)1 04912666 Fax: +31(0)1 04295205 Festina Transport Margrove Park Farm Margrove Park Saltburn By The Sea TS12 3BZ Tel: +44 (0)1287 632962 Fax: +44 (0)1287 632962

G Stiller (Transport) Limited Boeing Way Preston Farm Industrial Estate Stockton On Tees, TS18 3TE Tel: +44 (0)1642 607777 Fax: +44 (0)1642 607711 www.stiller.co.uk GAC-OBC Shipping Limited OBC House, Sabatier Close Thornaby Stockton On Tees, TS17 6EW Tel: +44 (0)1642 637500 Fax: +44 (0)1642 637501 www.obcgroup.com GAC-OBC Shipping Ltd (Consulates for Denmark, Norway & Finland) OBC House, Sabatier Close Thornaby Stockton On Tees, TS17 6EW Tel: +44 (0)1642 637500 Fax: +44 (0)1642 637501 www.obcgroup.com GCA Trankmasters UK BV Durham Lane Ind Park Eaglescliffe Stockton On Tees, TS16 0RG Tel: +44 (0)1642 794960 Fax: +44 (0)1642 783860 GeoLogistics Limited Freight Village Newcastle International Airport, Newcastle Tyne & Wear, NE13 8BH Tel: +44 (0)1912 862799 Fax: +44 (0)1912 714275 www.geologistics.com Gillie and Blair 178 New Bridge Street Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear, NE1 2TE Tel: +44 (0)1912 323431 Fax: +44 (0)1912 328255 www.gillieblair.com Gottwald Port Technology GmbH Forststrasse 16 40597 D端sseldorf, Germany Tel: +49 (0)211 7102 3776 Fax: +49 (0)172 24 18 603 www.gottwald.com Gottwald United Kingdom: Beaumont Road, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1QX Tel: +44 (0)1295 676227 Fax: +44 (0)1295 226147

Frans Maas (UK) Limited Drum Industrial Estate Chester-Le-Street Co Durham, DH2 1AY Tel: +44 (0)1914 107811 Fax: +44 (0)1914 107870 www.fransmass.com

Graypen Suite 4, Able House Billingham Reach Ind. Est. Billingham, TS23 1PX Tel: +44 (0)1642 560057 Fax: +44 (0)1469 552904 www.graypen.co.uk

Freight Transport Association Springwood House Low Lane, Horsforth Leeds, LS18 5NU Tel: +44 (0)1132 589861 Fax: +44 (0)1132 586501 www.fta.co.uk

H & P Freightways Limited Ascot Drive Haverton Hill Road Stockton On Tees, TS18 2QF Tel: +44 (0)1642 604206 Fax: +44 (0)1642 604260

Freightliner Limited Cleveland Terminal, Trunk Road Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 7SD Tel: +44 (0)1642 743300 Fax: +44 (0)1642 743303 www.freightliner.co.uk G & U Logistics UK Limited Winnpenny House 135/137 High Street Yarm On Tees, TS15 9AY Tel: +44 (0)1642 355360 Fax: +44 (0)1642 355361 www.gu-logistics.co.uk G B Agencies Limited Alexandra Dock North Grimsby N E Lincs., DN31 3UA Tel: +44 (0)1472 246500 Fax: +44 (0)1472 348751 www.gbagroup.com G Force (UK) Limited Unit 11, Newcomen Road Skippers Lane Industrial Estate Middlesbrough, TS6 6PS Tel: +44 (0)1642 469342 Fax: +44 (0)1642 456214

H C Controls Wetherby Close Portrack Interchange Business Park Stockton On Tees, TS18 2SL Tel: +44 (0)1642 671681 Fax: +44 (0)1642 676100 www.hccontrols.co.uk H M Revenue & Customs Eustace House, Teesport Middlesbrough, TS6 7SA Tel: +44 (0)1642 440111 Fax: +44 (0)1642 459080 H S S International Ship Supplies Unit 13, South Bank Business Centre Normanby Road, South Bank Middlesbrough, TS6 6RD Tel: +44 (0)1642 456631 Fax: +44 (0)1642 440319 Hambleton Group Limited 4 Fleck Way Teesside Industrial Estate Stockton On Tees, TS17 9JZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 762534 Fax: +44 (0)1642 750147

Hartgrove Brothers Station Square, Station Road Redcar, TS10 1RD Tel: +44 (0)1642 484663 Fax: +44 (0)1642 489937

J M Codd Thomlinson Road Hartlepool, TS10 1NS Tel: +44 (0)1429 235255 Fax: +44 (0)1429 278294

Hartlepool Borough Council Economic Development Section Brian Hanson House, Hanson Square Hartlepool, TS24 7BT Tel: +44 (0)1429 523511 Fax: +44 (0)1429 523516 www.investinhartlepool.com

Jade-Tees Line Ltd Peterstrasse 11, 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany Tel: +49 (0)44 25982302 Fax: +49 (0)44 2581377 www.jadeteesline.com

Hartlepool Foyboatmen 8 Regent Street Hartlepool, TS24 0QN Tel: +44 (0)1429 273642 Fax: +44 (0)1429 234332 Hartlepool Marina Lock Office, Slake Terrace Hartlepool, TS24 0RU Tel: +44 (0)1429 865744 Fax: +44 (0)1429 865947 www.hartlepoolmarina.com Hartlepool Marine Engineering Parsons Business Centre Brenda Road Hartlepool, TS25 2BJ Tel: +44 (0)1429 867883 Fax: +44 (0)1429 865427 Heerema Hartlepool Limited Greenland Road Hartlepool, TS24 0RQ Tel: +44 (0)1642 340200 Fax: +44 (0)1642 340208 www.heerema.com Hewden Reach Crane Hire Billingham Ind Estate Haverton Hill Billingham, TS23 1PX Tel: +44 (0)1642 853737 Fax: +44 (0)1642 853738 Imperial Tankers Limited Teesside Depot, Haverton Hill Road, Billingham Stockton On Tees, TS23 1QA Tel: +44 (0)1642 370525 Fax: +44 (0)1642 370526 www.imperialtankers.co.uk InBond Limited Eaglescliffe Logistics Centre Durham Lane, Eaglescliffe Stockton on Tees, TS16 0RW Tel: +44 (0)1642 867000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 867060 www.inbond.com Inchcape Shipping Services Dinsdale House, North Sea Supply Base Riverside Park Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1UT Tel: +44 (0)1642 882266 Fax: +44 (0)1642 882277 www.iss-shipping.com Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers c/o OBC Shipping Ltd, OBC House Sabatier Close, Thornaby Stockton On Tees, TS17 6EW Tel: +44 (0)1642 637500 Fax: +44 (0)1642 637501

Jentone Freight Ltd 14-15 Tame Road Lawson Industrial Estate N Ormesby Middlesbrough, TS3 6LL Tel: +44 (0)1642 213655 Fax: +44 (0)1642 232922 www.jentone.co.uk Johnson Stevens Agencies Limited 2 Abbey Road, Barking Essex, IG11 7AX Tel: +44 (0)208 5916200 Fax: +44 (0)208 5942161 Johnson Stevens Agencies Limited Room 7, Lackenby House Tees Dock Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 463078 Fax: +44 (0)1642 466007 Kellys Transport West Lane Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 7AA Tel: +44 (0)1642 461100 Fax: +44 (0)1642 455740 Kinchfield Haulage Waldon Street Hartlepool, TS24 7QN Tel: +44 (0)1429 274453 Fax: +44 (0)1429 235485 Koppers (UK) Limited/Carbon Materials & Chemicals Port Clarence Works, Huntsman Drive, Port Clarence Middlesbrough, TS2 1SD Tel: +44 (0)1642 546040 Fax: +44 (0)1642 546241 www.koppers.com L V Shipping Ltd Teesport Commerce Park Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS6 6UZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 440744 Fax: +44 (0)1642 440799 www.lvshipping.com LGH Group plc Unit A2, Bentley Avenue Cowpen Bewley Industrial Estate Billingham, TS23 4BU Tel: +44 (0)1642 561611 Fax: +44 (0)1642 566032 Liner Shipping (UK) Limited 111 Masonos Hill, Bromley Kent, BR2 9HT Tel: +44 (0)2082901717 Fax: +44 (0)2082905454

Interoute Transport Services Wass Way Durham Lane Industrial Park Stockton On Tees, TS16 0PN Tel: +44 (0)1642 780168 Fax: +44 (0)1642 783860

Lingfield Warehousing Limited Lingfield Point McMullen Road, Darlington Co Durham, DL1 1RW Tel: +44 (0)1325 359795 Fax: +44 (0)1325 488172 www.lingfieldwarehousing.co.uk

Intertek Caleb Brett Seal Sands Middlesbrough, TS2 1UB Tel: +44 (0)1642 546669 Fax: +44 (0)1642 546107 www.intertek.com

Lionweld Kennedy Limited Marsh Road Middlesbrough, TS1 5JS Tel: +44 (0)1642 245151 Fax: +44 (0)1642 224710 www.lk-uk.com

Isotank Services Limited Limerick Road, Dormanstown Redcar, TS10 5JU Tel: +44 (0)1642 488521 Fax: +44 (0)1642 489883 www.isotank.co.uk

Listing and Cooling Ltd Lindsey Park Bowburn North Ind Est Durham, DH6 5PF Tel: +44 (0)1913 779777 Fax: +44 (0)1913 773131 www.listingandcooling.com

J Hewitt Crane Hire Limited Teesport Commerce Park Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS6 6UZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 467482 Fax: +44 (0)1642 458640 www.hewitt-cranehire.co.uk

Lloyds Register EMEA Collingwood House Tyne Dock, South Shields Tyne & Wear, NE33 5SP Tel: +44 (0)191 4512800 Fax: +44 (0)191 4512899 www.lr.org M P Storage & Blending Limited Deepwater Wharf Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS3 8AS Tel: +44 (0)1642 244125 Fax: +44 (0)1642 231780 www.mpstorage.co.uk Mammoet (UK) Ltd Beatrix House, Howdon Supply Base Willington Quay, Wallsend Tyne & Wear, NE28 6UL Tel: +44 (0)1912 639222 Fax: +44 (0)1912 639333 www.mammoet.com Manchester Airport Olympic House Manchester, M90 1QX Tel: +44 (0)1614 893000 Marine Electrical Services South Tees Business Centre South Bank Middlesbrough, TS6 6TL Tel: +44 (0)1642 438446 Fax: +44 (0)1642 438557 Maritime & Coastguard Agency Marine Office, East of England Region 3rd Floor, Victoria House Pearson Court, Teesdale Park Thornaby, TS17 6PT Tel: +44 (0)1642 611040 Fax: +44 (0)1642 614048 www.mcga.gov.uk Marske Site Services Forty Foot Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1HG Tel: +44 (0)1642 888999 Fax: +44 (0)1642 874444 www.marske.com Marton Hotel Stokesby Road, Marton Middlesbrough, TS7 8DS Tel: +44 (0)1642 317141 Fax: +44 (0)1642 325355 www.martonhotel.com McAusland & Turner Limited Room 4, Eustace House Teesport Middlebsrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 469371 Fax: +44 (0)1642 460805 www.mcauslands.com MCE Plc Pennine House, Concorde Way Preston Farm Industrial Estate Stockton On Tees, TS18 3TL Tel: +44 (0)1642 882211 Fax: +44 (0)1642 882233 www.mceplc.com Mech Tool Engineering Ltd Whessoe Road, Darlington Co Durham, DL3 0QT Tel: +44 (0)1325 355141 Fax: +44 (0)1325 487053 www.mechtool.co.uk Middlegate Europe Limited Haller Street, Hedon Road Hull, Humberside, HU9 1RZ Tel: +44 (0)1482 226460 Fax: +44 (0)1482 586198 Middlesbrough Borough Council Public Protection & Planning P O Box 65, Vancouver House, Gurney Street Middlebsrough, TS1 1QP Tel: +44 (0)1642 245432 Fax: +44 (0)1642 728960 Missions to Seafarers Flying Angel Club, Kinkerdale House Tees Dock, Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 460244 Fax: +44 (0)1642 460994

MJR Controls Units 4 & 5, Stapylton Court Bolckow Industrial Estate Grangetown, Middlesbrough TS6 7BL Tel: +44 (0)1642 206647 Fax: +44 (0)1642 206975 www.mjrcontrols.com

One North East Stella House, Goldcrest Way Newburn Riverside Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear, NE15 8NY Tel: +44 (0)1912 296200 Fax: +44 (0)1912 296201 www.onenortheast.co.uk

MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) S.A. 40 Eugene Pittard, CH-1206 Geneva, Switzerland

P & O Ferries King George Dock Hedon Road, Hull Humberside, HU9 5QA Tel: +44 (0)1482 795141 Fax: +44 (0)1482 708255 www.poferries.com

N T Whitfield Transport Limited Portrack Lane Stockton On Tees, TS18 2NR Tel: +44 (0)1642 603309 Fax: +44 (0)1642 615136

NEPIC (formerly Teesside Chemical Initiative) Aurora Court Riverside Park Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1RY Tel: +44 (0)1642 868680 Fax: +44 (0)1642 868683 www.teesvalley-tvdc.co.uk Neta Training Group Pennine Avenue North Tees Industrial Estate Middlesbrough, TS18 2RJ Tel: +44 (0)1642 616936 Fax: +44 (0)1642 612431 www.neta.co.uk Newcastle International Airport Woolsington Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear, NE13 8BZ Tel: +44 (0)870 1221488 Fax: +44 (0)191 2143363 www newcastleinternational.com Nicholsons Transport Limited Burnside House, ICI West Gate Chiltons Avenue Billingham, TS23 1JD Tel: +44 (0)1642 556622 Fax: +44 (0)1642 551144 www.nicholsonstransport.co.uk Nippon Express Airport Freightways, Freight Village Newcastle International Airport, Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear, NE13 8BH Tel: +44 (0)1912 864477 Fax: +44 (0)1912 868318 www.nipponexpress.net Nor-Cargo Limited Scandic Terminal, North Moss Lane, Stallingborough North East Lincs, DN41 8DD Tel: +44 (0)1469 575700 Fax: +44 (0)1469 572930 North East Chamber of Commerce Trade and Industry Aykley Heads Business Centre Aykley Heads Durham, DH1 5TS Tel: +44 (0)1913 861133 Fax: +44 (0)1913 861144 North East Contract Services Ltd Howdon Terminal Willington Quay, Wallsend Tyne & Wear, NE28 6UL Tel: +44 (0)1912 345511 Fax: +44 (0)1912 340888 Nutec Centre for Safety Limited Haverton Hill Industrial Estate Billingham, TS23 1PZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 566656 Fax: +44 (0)1642 563224 www.nutecglobal.com Ocean Express Limited The Courtyard, 86 Worsley Road, Winton, Eccles Manchester, M30 8LS Tel: +44 (0)1617 895088 Fax: +44 (0)1617 896762 Oil Inspections Limited Able House, Billingham Reach Industrial Estate Billingham, TS23 1PX Tel: +44 (0)1642 565544 Fax: +44 (0)1642 565577 www.oilinspections.com

P S A Transport Ltd Eustace House, Teesport Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 462727 Fax: +44 (0)1642 462676 Parsons Containers Limited Salters Lane Sedgefield Industrial Estate Sedgefield Co Durham, TS21 3EE Tel: +44 (0)1740 629999 Fax: +44 (0)1740 629989 PD Logistics Cowpen Lane Industrial Est Billingham, TS23 4DB Tel: +44 (0)1642 877301 Fax: +44 (0)1642 564061 www.pdports.co.uk PD Ports, Logistics and Shipping Head Office, Queens Square Middlesbrough, TS2 1AH Tel: +44 (0)1642 877000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 877056 www.pdports.co.uk PD Teesport Commercial Department, Tees Dock, Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 277564 Fax: +44 (0)1642 277565 www.thpal.co.uk Peter Cook Transport Limited Belmont Industrial Estate Belmont, Durham, DH1 1ST Tel: +44 (0)1913 864323 Fax: +44 (0)1913 860805 Petroplus Refining Teesside Limited Petroplus House St Mark’s Court, Teesdale Stockton on Tees, TS17 6QW Tel: +44 (0)1642 736000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 736000 Plant & Consumable Services Limited Reed Street, Gladstone Industrial Estate, Mandale Road Thornaby, TS17 7AF Tel: +44 (0)1642 605555 Fax: +44 (0)1642 671814 Portrack Seafreight Ltd The Grange Business Centre Belasis Avenue Billingham, TS23 1LG Tel: +44 (0)1642 363598 Fax: +44 (0)1642 360255 www.portrackseafreight.com Prestons of Potto Potto, Northallerton North Yorkshire, DL6 3HX Tel: +44 (0)1642 700243 Fax: +44 (0)1642 700081 R F Richardson Transport Limited 4-6 Tame Road Lawson Industrial Estate Middlesbrough, TS3 6LL Tel: +44 (0)1642 243563 Fax: +44 (0)1642 210254 Ravenstock MSG Limited Teesport Commerce Park Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS6 6UZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 463463 Fax: +44 (0)1642 465465 www.ravenstockmsg.co.uk Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Chief Executive Department Belmont House, Rectory Lane Guisborough, TS14 7FD Tel: +44 (0)8456 126126 www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

Reed Boardall Cold Storage Ltd Bar Lane, Boroughbridge York, YO51 9NN Tel: +44 (0)1423 321313 Fax: +44 (0)1423 325024 www.reedboardall.com

Smith Hogg & Company Ltd Office 26B Dock Office, Cleveland Road Hartlepool, TS24 0UZ Tel: +44 (0)1429 273157 Fax: +44 (0)1429 270693 www.smith-hogg.com

Teesside Warehousing Limited 4 Fleck Way Teesside Industrial Estate Stockton On Tees, TS17 9JZ Tel: +44 (0)1642 762534 Fax: +44 (0)1642 750147

Rexel E M S Limited Brig House Business Village Riverside Park Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1RT Tel: +44 (0)1642 232090 Fax: +44 (0)1642 247694

Southern Electronics Cliffords Fort, North Shields Tyne & Wear, NE30 1JE Tel: +44 (0)1912 574981 Fax: +44 (0)1912 576958 www.southern-electronics.co.uk

Towne Lifting & Testing Co Pennine Avenue North Tees industrial Estate Stockton On Tees, TS18 2RJ Tel: +44 (0)1642 611035 www.towne.co.uk

Richards Marine Products Limited 10 High Street Yarm On Tees, TS15 9AE Tel: +44 (0)1642 780054 Fax: +44 (0)1642 781306 www.richardsmarine.co.uk

Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. Radarweg 36, 1042 AA Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)204 488400 Fax: +31 (0)204 488500 www.spliethoff.com

Trans-Store Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS3 6AH Tel: +44 (0)1642 244975 Fax: +44 (0)1642 246161

Rinnen UK Limited Laing Close Bolckow Industrial Estate Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 7EA Tel: +44 (0)1642 463000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 463111 www.rinnen.com

Stephenson Transport 8 Beeford Close Billingham, TS23 3YJ Tel: +44 (0)1642 560314 Fax: +44 (0)1642 560314

Transport & General Workers Union Transport House, Fry Street Middlesbrough, TS1 1HA Tel: +44 (0)1642 242314 Fax: +44 (0)1642 254145 www.tgwu.org.uk

Stockton on Tees Borough Council Economic Development Department, Gloucester House 72 Church Road Stockton on Tees, TS18 1TW Tel: +44 (0)1642 393939 Fax: +44 (0)1642 526048

Tyne Tees Bunkering c/o F Peart & Company Limited Baltic Street Hartlepool, TS25 1PW Tel: +44 (0)1429 860308 Fax: +44 (0)1429 233833 www.fpeart.com

Sub Aqua Diving Services 17 Tame Road Lawson Industrial Estate Middlesbrough, TS3 6LL Tel: +44 (0)1642 230209 Fax: +44 (0)1642 252282 www.commercialdivingservices. co.uk

UBC Limited P&O Ferries’ Offices Roro Berth Tees Dock, Grangetown Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 453512 Fax: +44 (0)1642 467333

River Tees Engineering & Welding Limited The Slipways, Normanby Wharf Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS3 8AT Tel: +44 (0)1642 226226 Fax: +44 (0)1642 245544 www.river-tees-engineering.com River Tees Port Health Authority 79 Borough Road Middlesbrough, TS1 3AA Tel: +44 (0)1642 243129 Fax: +44 (0)1642 252665 Road Haulage Association Limited Roadway House, Littlewood Drive, West 26 Ind. Est. Cleckheaton, BD19 4TQ Tel: +44 (0)1274 863100 Fax: +44 (0)1274 865855 www.rha.net Rosenvinge & Company Ltd Seaton View House Double Row, Seaton Delaval Tyne & Wear, NE25 OPP Tel: +44 (0)1912 980059 Fax: +44 (0)1912 376638 S & M C Transport Limited 28 High Street Stockton On Tees, TS18 1SF Tel: +44 (0)1642 678709 Fax: +44 (0)1642 604214 Sarens (UK) Limited Dinsdale House Riverside Park Road Middlesbrough, TS2 1UT Tel: +44 (0)1642 621621 Fax: +44 (0)1642 621620 www.sarens.com SamSkip Limited Western House, Hadleigh Road Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0HP Tel: +44 (0)1473 222000 Fax: +44 (0)1473 230083 SembCorp Utilities Teesside Ltd PO Box 1985 Wilton International Middlesbrough, TS90 8WS Tel: +44 (0)1642 459955 Fax: +44 (0)1642 212704 SGS Oil, Gas & Chemicals Petroservice House Macklin Avenue Billingham, TS23 4BY Tel: +44 (0)1642 561612 Fax: +44 (0)1642 564420 www.sgs.com Simon Storage Limited Seal Sands Middlesbrough, TS2 1UB Tel: +44 (0)1642 546775 Fax: +44 (0)1642 546076 www.simon-storage.co.uk Skipfreight Junction Works, Normanby Rd. South Bank Middlesbrough, TS6 6SR Tel: +44 (0)1642 453744 Fax: +44 (0)1642 460881

Sutton & Son St Helens Ltd Wilson Street, Bon Lea Industrial Estate, Thornaby Stockton On Tees, TS17 7AR Tel: +44 (0)1642 606160 Fax: +44 (0)1642 606460 Svitzer Marine Limited Tees Wharf, Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS3 6AB Tel: +44 (0)1642 258300 Fax: +44 (0)1642 246370 www.svitzerwijsmuller.com Swedish Church (Consulate for Sweden) 386 Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough, TS5 6HA Tel: +44 (0)1642 819878 Fax: +44 (0)1642 820912 www.nettkirken.no/ middlesbrough Tarmac Northern Limited Cochranes Wharf Cargo Fleet Lane Middlesbrough, TS3 6AU Tel: +44 (0)1642 240204 Fax: +44 (0)1642 217450 Tarmac Shipping Tarmac Wharf, Teesport Middlesbrough, TS6 6UF Tel: +44 (0)1642 455001 Fax: +44 (0)1642 430492 www.tarmac.co.uk Tees and Hartlepool Pilotage Company Ltd 17 Queens Square Middlesbrough, TS2 1AH Tel: +44 (0)1642 877000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 877027 Tees Inshore Engineering Cochranes Wharf Dockside Road Middlesbrough, TS3 6AU Tel: +44 (0)1642 217363 Fax: +44 (0)1642 231883 Tees Licensed Foyboatmens Ass. Ltd Kinkerdale Road, Teesport Middlesbrough, TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 454494 Fax: +44 (0)1642 454494 Tees Valley Regeneration Cavendish House Teesdale Business Park Stockton On Tees Tees Valley, TS17 6QY Tel: +44 (0)1642 632000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 632001 www.teesvalleyregeneration. co.uk

UECC 17 St. Helen’s Place London, EC3A 6DG Tel: +44 (0)207 6282855 Fax: +44 (0)207 6282858 www.uecc.com United Transport Tankcontainers Victoria House, Pearson Court Pearson Way, Teesdale Stockton On Tees, TS17 6PT Tel: +44 (0)1642 674226 Fax: +44 (0)1642 673558 www.utt.info VINCI Services Ltd McGill Division Vinci House, Macklin Avenue Cowpen Lane Industrial Estate, Billingham, TS23 4HF Tel: +44 (0)1642 379400 Fax: +44 (0)1642 379429 www.vinciservices.co.uk Vopak Terminal Teesside Limited Seal Sands Middlesbrough, TS2 1UA Tel: +44 (0)1642 546767 Fax: +44 (0)1642 543600 www.vopak.com W G Readman Limited Cochranes Wharf, Cargo Fleet Middlesbrough, TS3 6AW Tel: +44 (0)1642 242641 Fax: +44 (0)1642 241912 www.wgreadmans.co.uk W H Bowker (Int) Limited Littlefair Road Hedon Road, Hull Humberside, HU9 5LP Tel: +44 (0)1482706557 Fax: +44 (0)1482706533 Waterhouse & Yare Ltd 17 Whitby Road, Nunthorpe Middlesbrough, TS7 0HU Tel: +44 (0)1642 311039 Fax: +44 (0)1642 312871 Wilton Marine Services Ltd Tees Bay Business Park Brenda Road Hartlepool, TS25 2BU Tel: +44 (0)1429 224000 Fax: +44 (0)1429 224111 www.wiltonengineering.co.uk Wincanton Walton Avenue Felixstowe, IP11 3AG Tel: +44 (0)1394 675356 Fax: +44 (0)1394 673538 www.wincanton.co.uk

Head Office Queens Square Middlesbrough TS2 1AH Tel: +44 (0)1642 877000 Fax: +44 (0)1642 877056 Commercial Department Tees Dock Grangetown Middlesbrough TS6 6UD Tel: +44 (0)1642 277564 Fax: +44 (0)1642 277565 www.pdteesport.co.uk