Harwich Dock Company
Harwich Dock Company is the owner, Port Authority and stevedore at Harwich Navyard Wharf
• 2 berths with ro-ro facilities
• Vessels to 200m
• No locks or tidal restrictions - 24 hours access to berths
• Water depth: Berth 2/3 - 8.2m MLWS, Berth 5 6.5m MLWS
• 13,000 sq metres of on-quay transit and storage warehousing
• Import/export car storage area
• Handling of ISO containers, flats and swap-bodies
• Forest products expertise and facilities including paper clamps
• Flexible shift-working arrangements
• Good road connections to/from all major UK industrial and population centres
• Short sailing distance between UK and Benelux ports
• 24-hours on-site security
• Fully equipped
• Mobile harbour cranes; Demag MHC360 and Liebherr LHM 180
• Lifting beams, spreaders, container frames, swap-body handler, tugmasters, goosenecks, roll-trailers, paper clamps
• Vision logistics cargo/inventory control system accessible via internet
Harwich International Port
Harwich International Port has handled freight ferry traffic for well over a century.
The port handles a comprehensive range of ro-ro freight services for the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden and prides itself on achieving large volume turnrounds within exceptionally short times.
• Freight is carried on the HSS 1500 Stena Discovery, and also on Stena Line's dedicated freight ferries DFDS, which has its UK headquarters at Harwich International Port, carries freight on all of its services out of Harwich to Hamburg, Gothenburg and Esbjerg
• Harwich International Port handles large numbers of trade cars, particularly in the peak summer months
• Railheads for intermodal transfer and trade cars built in 1993
• Recent extension to trailer park
• New dedicated freight only ro-ro berth
• New CCTV system for damage control commissioned in 1995
• Four ro-ro berths:
• Maximum Draught Length Loading Weight
• No 1: 9.5 metres 300 metres 122 tonnes
• No 2: 8.5 metres 200 metres 190 tonnes
• No 3: 8 metres 200 metres 250 tonnes
• No 4: 7.5 metres 175 metres 320 tonnes
• No 5: 6.5 metres 120 metres 1.5 tonnes axle load
• 39 tugmasters
• Paved, floodlit, lane-marked trailer park holds up to 1,300 trailers
• Reefer points available
• Trailer park regularly patrolled by security personnel
• Closed circuit television freight checking system
• FCP 80 freight control system for customs
• Dedicated trade car ro-ro ramp - ships up to 120m x 6.5m draught
• Well lit and secure standage for 7,500 trade vehicles
• Lorry drivers facilities include cafeteria, TV lounge, rest room, showers
• Port open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Railhead for trade car transfer and intermodal exchanges
• Ample space for further expansion of ro-ro freight services
• Opportunities for trailer park extensions
• Berthing slots available
• Accredited to BS5750 / ISO9002
• Recent winner of the Transport Managers' Port of the Year award
• British Safety Council five-star award
• Streamlined receipt and delivery system provides pick-up note which also serves as gate exit pass, enabling road hauliers to report, deliver and re-load trailers within 15 minutes
• Quality staff trained to NVQ standards
