Associated British Ports

Dry Bulks & Forest Products

Grimsby handles a wide range of forest products, including carcassing and structural lumber, woodpulp and panel products. The port has regular services operating to and from Scandinavia and the Baltic states, with terminal operators offering a state-of-the-art timber-treatment facility, which uses the most up-to-date environmentally friendly processes to protect timber from decay and insect attack.

A variety of agribulk products, including grain exports, are handled at Grimsby's Royal Dock, and regular shipments of cement are handled via Grimsby, the cargo being loaded to specialist coastal bulk vessels for shipment to Scotland.

Fresh Produce & Perishables

Grimsby plays a pivotal role in both the UK�s frozen-food and fishing industries. Its fully modernised fish market handles some 30,000 tonnes of fresh fish each year, landed not only from the local catching fleet, but also from containers arriving from Norway and Iceland, as well as overland from other UK ports. Grimsby�s Royal Dock regularly handles imports of frozen fish from Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Russia.

General Cargo, Minerals & Ores, Steel & Other Metals

The Port of Grimsby is equipped to handle a wide range of cargoes, including bulk ores and minerals, such as magnetite, copperas and bauxite, as well as other general cargoes, such as non-ferrous metals, iron and steel.

Ro-Ro

Grimsby is a market-leading vehicle-handling port and is the principal centre for this traffic in Northern Britain, handling almost 400,000 vehicles each year. It is home to the Northern Distribution Centre of Volkswagen Group UK Ltd and handles not only Volkswagen and Audi vehicles, but also growing volumes of Seats and Skodas. Grimsby is also the main export centre for Toyota cars manufactured at the Toyota plant at Burnaston, Derbyshire, and is also an important import centre for the French-built Toyota Yaris. In addition, the port�s customers include other manufacturers, such as Mercedes-Benz and Opel.

Ro-ro traffic at Grimsby is handled at two dedicated berths on Alexandra Dock, backed by a state-of-the-art terminal offering pre-delivery inspection and accessory-fitting services.

As testimony to the future growth of the port�s ro-ro operations, ABP has launched a feasibility study into additional berthing options outside of the lock, to extend the size and quantity of vessels that Grimsby will be able to accommodate in the future.