Associated British Ports

Containers

Immingham is the busiest ferry port on the UK�s East Coast and its two in-dock unit-load terminals � DFDS Tor Line�s Nordic Terminal and ABP Exxtor Terminal � handle large quantities of dry containers and tank containers. Significant volumes of fresh and frozen fish are also transported directly from Iceland on specialist lo-lo carriers, and the ABP Exxtor Terminal is now a regional centre for deep-sea container imports, enabling customers to tranship deep-sea containers direct to Immingham on regular short-sea feeder vessels.

Dry Bulks

Immingham is the UK�s largest dry bulk-handling port. Cargoes, such as coal, ilmenite, petroleum coke, titanium slag, ferrous alloys, pig iron and pyrites, are regularly handled at the port�s in-dock and deep-water riverside facilities.

The port is a major handler of animal feed and agribulk imports, and its proximity to the main European shipping routes means it is also a hub port for the UK�s deep-sea grain traffic. In 2007, ABP signed a 20-year agreement with long-standing customer Gleadell Agriculture Ltd. ABP invested �3.26m in the construction of a dedicated agribulks-storage facility to accommodate growing shipments of imported grain products in purpose-built dockside grain storage, and to provide transit storage for export products. The port also handles animal feed for Cefetra, one of the UK�s largest animal-feed importers.

Immingham Bulk Park offers a range of value-added services, including specialist warehousing, bagging, blending, �rip-and-tip� and sales administration for independent importers of bulk and break-bulk cargoes of agribulks. ABP has recently invested �3.2m in Immingham Bulk Park, extending the terminal to provide a total of 20,000 sq m of warehousing; implementing a new electronic terminal management system, and increasing plant equipment.

The Yara UK Ltd complex at Immingham is a bagging and distribution facility, which is operated by ABP on behalf of Yara UK. PB Kent & Company Ltd, part of the IAWS Group, operates a 2.2-ha site at the port, blending and bagging imported products for the horticultural and retail trades. Building on their success, IAWS expanded its presence at the port with a second complex in 2006.

Biomass fuels are the fastest-growing imports through the port with commodities derived from wood, olives, palm and sunflowers. The power generators blend these organic materials with coal to meet the renewable targets set for them by Central Government and it is anticipated that the biomass tonnages will increase beyond 2009.

Forest Products

Immingham is the UK port of entry for several forest-products companies, which import vast quantities of these products on regular services from Scandinavia and the Baltic states.

Several leading timber-terminal operators are now established at the port, offering extensive open and covered storage, timber-treatment facilities and specialist cargo-handling equipment. Rowlinson Timber operates a specialist terminal and timber-treatment facility at Immingham and Lacy & Middlemiss has been importing timber through a dedicated facility at Immingham since 2003.

A dedicated import-service centre has been developed for Stora Enso Timber for the company�s solid-wood imports. The terminal comprises warehouses and covered and outside storage areas to handle forest products from the Nordic, Baltic and Central European countries.

Fresh Produce & Perishables

Immingham can meet demand for the freshest produce from around the world with the expectation that volumes of fresh fruit and vegetables will increase in the future.

General Cargo

As the UK�s most productive port for general-cargo traffic, Immingham handles a wide range of such services. The port also caters for heavy-lift and out-of-gauge cargoes, supported by a range of purpose-built equipment, services and distribution options.

Liquid Bulks

Immingham serves as a major hub for the UK�s oil and petrochemical industries, with around 20 per cent of the country�s oil-refining capacity concentrated near the port estate. One of the UK�s premier liquid-bulk ports, it has four specialist liquid-bulk terminals. Immingham is also home to Simon Storage Ltd, the UK�s largest and most comprehensive independently owned petrochemical-storage facility, which has over 240 storage tanks.

Ro-Ro

Ro-ro is a major business at Immingham, and the port handles a large number of sailings each week to Northern Europe and Scandinavia. Ro-ro facilities were expanded in 2006 when ABP invested �27.5m in the new DFDS Nordic Terminal Riverside at Immingham Outer Harbour, constructed following the signing of a long-term agreement with DFDS Tor Line, the Danish ro-ro shipping line. This 21-ha ro-ro terminal has three berths on the River Humber outside Immingham Lock, and is the ro-ro terminal closest to the busy North Sea shipping lanes on the Humber.

Current in-dock facilities include two four-berth terminals capable of handling up to eight vessels simultaneously, depending upon vessel size. Both terminals are equipped with high-quality handling equipment and have extensive storage and reception areas. Imports and exports of vehicles are handled at Immingham in ever-increasing volumes through both unit-load terminals. Freshney Cargo Services� Immingham Terminal � home to Sea-Cargo�s thrice-weekly general-cargo, ro-ro and container services from Norway � comprises a 6,000 sq m warehouse, outside storage areas and access to rail-loading facilities.

Minerals & Ores

In addition to the specialised river facilities, considerable volumes of minerals and ores are handled at the port�s common-user berths.

Steel

Immingham�s expertise in steel handling is second to none; as well as receiving imports from countries around the world, including Korea and India, Immingham distributes Corus�s steel products to worldwide destinations.