The Port of Felixstowe is the UK’s premier port – offering a comprehensive package of facilities to deep-sea, short-sea and feeder operators. Felixstowe is a major hub for UK distribution and international transhipments for many of the world’s shipping lines.

Perfect Position

Positioned on the South East coast of the UK, Felixstowe is ideally placed to give efficient service rotation for vessels calling at any of the major European ports, with minimum deviation from the main shipping routes.

Inland, Felixstowe benefits from fast, modern roads to the industrial heartlands of the UK in the Midlands and the North, as well as to the population centres of London and the South East. Complementing this road system, the Port has two rail terminals, with 51 incoming and outgoing trains per day – providing arteries to the national network. A third rail terminal is also planned for development on already reclaimed land at the Port’s Trinity Terminal.

Every continent is served by deep-sea services calling at Felixstowe, and short sea operators use the Port to connect countries from Portugal through to Finland, Russia and the Baltic, and Africa through the Mediterranean to the Middle East and the Black Sea.

With approximately 45 shipping lines using the Port, offering over 70 services and covering some 365 ports around the world, the opportunities for transhipping through Felixstowe are self-evident.

The main navigation channel and berths have depths that are maintained to ensure minimal tidal influence on the wide range of vessels calling at Felixstowe. With a navigation channel dredged to 14.5 metres below Chart Datum, and a depth of up to 15 metres alongside the quay, Felixstowe boasts deep-water able to accommodate the world’s latest generation of deep-draughted vessels.

The 270-metre extension of Trinity Terminal, opened in November 2004, means that the Port of Felixstowe can provide customers with a continuous quay of over 2.3km, equipped with 24 ship-to-shore gantry cranes.

The Port’s plans for the reconfiguration of the southern part of the Port will create a total of 1,350 metres of deep-water quay, supported by 13 quayside cranes. Dredged to 16 metres below Chart Datum, this will provide the deepest water at the Port, suitable for berthing an even greater number of the latest generation of container vessels. The Felixstowe South development will further enhance Felixstowe’s position as one of the leading container ports in the world.

Additional Investment

These basic strengths, arising from geography and infrastructure, are complemented by an ongoing programme of substantial investment in quayside and park facilities, and cargo handling equipment. The aim is to further improve the efficiency and competitiveness of every aspect of the Port’s service.

With all of these natural and commercial advantages, is it any wonder that Felixstowe is Britain’s premier port?