Teesport
Encyclopedia
Teesport is a large sea port located in the unitary authority
of Redcar and Cleveland
and the ceremonial county
of North Yorkshire
in north east England
. Owned by PD Ports, it is one of the United Kingdom
's three largest ports and lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east of Middlesbrough
.
Teesport also includes the Port of Hartlepool in the Borough of Hartlepool
.
. At its heart is Tees Dock, a deep-water facility some 5 miles (8 km) from the sea. Teesport is associated with the handling of steel, petrochemical, manufacturing, engineering and retail items amongst others.
Teesport handles over 6,000 ships a year and its facilities include two Container
quays, one 294 metres (964.6 ft); the other 360 metres (1,181.1 ft); and Roll-on Roll Off (RORO
) facilities.
Teesport handles over 56 million tonnes of cargo annually. The annual capacity of the container handling facility is 235,000 TEU
. This is planned to increase to 450,000 TEU as part of a £29m investment programme, the first phase of which was launched in June 2010.
The estate is rail connected and close to the A66
trans-pennine route, and to other major trunk roads.
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
of Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland
The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Eston, Skelton and Loftus. It had a resident population of 139,132 in 2001, and is part of the Tees...
and the ceremonial county
Ceremonial counties of England
The ceremonial counties are areas of England to which are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as counties and areas for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Lieutenancies Act 1997...
of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
in north east England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Owned by PD Ports, it is one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's three largest ports and lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east of Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
.
Teesport also includes the Port of Hartlepool in the Borough of Hartlepool
Hartlepool (borough)
Hartlepool is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of County Durham, north east England. In 2003 it had a resident population of 90,161. It borders the non-metropolitan county of County Durham to the north, Stockton-on-Tees to the south and Redcar and Cleveland to the south-east along the...
.
Description
The port covers an area of 200 hectares (494.2 acre) of land alongside the southern bank of the River TeesRiver Tees
The River Tees is in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines, and flows eastwards for 85 miles to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar.-Geography:...
. At its heart is Tees Dock, a deep-water facility some 5 miles (8 km) from the sea. Teesport is associated with the handling of steel, petrochemical, manufacturing, engineering and retail items amongst others.
Teesport handles over 6,000 ships a year and its facilities include two Container
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
quays, one 294 metres (964.6 ft); the other 360 metres (1,181.1 ft); and Roll-on Roll Off (RORO
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
) facilities.
Teesport handles over 56 million tonnes of cargo annually. The annual capacity of the container handling facility is 235,000 TEU
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
. This is planned to increase to 450,000 TEU as part of a £29m investment programme, the first phase of which was launched in June 2010.
The estate is rail connected and close to the A66
A66 road
The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria...
trans-pennine route, and to other major trunk roads.