The Port of Fleetwood’s position on the edge of Morecambe Bay makes it ideal to service the Irish Sea offshore wind industry.
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Backed by a programme of ongoing investment, our ports provide leading facilities and equipment. Our teams can safely and efficiently handle a wide variety of cargoes.
Fleetwood’s position and connectivity to transport infrastructure makes it ideally-placed to support the growing offshore energy sector in the Irish Sea.
The port has significant development opportunities available for the design and construction of bespoke business space.
Utilising our port locations, we are well positioned to offer a multi-port distribution package with one consolidated contractual agreement, offering significant benefits for your business.
Connectivity
Situated on the edge of Morecambe Bay, the Port of Fleetwood provides trunk road links to the M6, with the M61 and M65 offering easy access to the major conurbations of Lancaster, Preston and Blackpool and the major centres of Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds and further south direct to Birmingham. New road links are currently being constructed from the M55 towards Fleetwood.
Delivering for customers
The Port of Goole handles a wide range of dry bulks at its terminals, including Caldaire Terminal, South Dock Terminals, Ouse Dock, West Dock and Stanhope Dock, and around 20,000 sqm covered storage is available at the port.
Goole’s Boothferry Terminal also has extensive open and covered container storage and has short sea shipping services to Northern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltic.
Principally a bulk cargo port, Goole safely and efficiently handles agribulks, such as animal feed and cereals, as well as cement, steel products, bulk liquids.
West Dock and Aldam Terminal also offer substantial storage facilities, while a covered steel terminal allows vessels to load and discharge cargoes in all weathers.
Port of Fleetwood provides
12.5ha OF HARD STANDING AREARo-Ro berth has 180 tonne
180 tonne Loading CapacityProvides
184 FULLY-SERVICED MARINA BERTHSKey statistics and berthing information
Total port acreage = 100 acres
| Normal acceptance dimensions of vessels | ||||||
| Dock, Jetty or Quay | Quay length | Depth of Water | Length | Beam | Draught | Approx. dwt |
| Wyre Fish Dock | 800 m | 5.5 m | 60 m | 14.1 m | 5.5 m | 1,200 |
| RoRo berth | 150 m | 3.5 m* | 160 m | 20.3 m | 4.2 m | 5,000 |
| Isle of Man Berth | 91 m | ** | 107 m | No restriction | 4.5 m | ** |
*Above chart datum levels
**Any queries regarding Pilotage or VHF coverage should be directed to the Harbour Master
Marine Information
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Notices to Mariners in force are listed below.
2025
001 of 2025 (Sluicing Program 2025)
007 of 2025 (#16 Buoy Unlit)
010 of 2025 (Cancellation of Notice 09-25)
2024
003 of 2024 (Work requiring Harbour Master's permission or consent)
004 of 2024 (Bunkering operations fuel and fresh water)
010 of 2024 (River Wyre/Dock Channel latest soundings)
014 of 2024 (Water Supply for Commercial Vessels)
024 of 2024 (Dock Channel Buoy Moves)
2023
014 of 2023 (Introduction of Merchant Shipping Order 2023)
017 of 2023 (Safe use of the Marine Slipway)
018 of 2023 (Safe mooring on quay walls)
FCL01 (Fleetwood Approaches Buoyage Update)
FLC02 (Fleetwood Dock Channel Buoyage Update)
2022
006 of 2022 (Fleetwood Marina Wyre Dock Sections A/B/D – closed to navigation)
008 of 2022 (Fleetwood Marina – Minimum safe speed)
009 of 2022 (Water ski-ing including jet skis within Fleetwood Harbour)
010 of 2022 (Vessel reporting requirements)
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