The Ports of Tees and Hartlepool provide "lock-free" access for ships to a wide range of operational terminals and facilities. These facilities offer a variety of cargo handling and marine related services.

Sub-sea structures, longer tie-backs to existing platforms and the growing use of floating, production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) have reduced the need for the massive fixed platforms for which Teesside is renowned. Yet the area's reputation and expertise has enabled it to participate in the changed market with three giant FPSOs completed during the past five years.

Heerema Hartlepool

In recent years, Hartlepool has been successful in expanding in the offshore sector. The Port is home to Heerema Hartlepool Offshore who fabricate large modules for use in the North Sea.

In 2005 Hartlepool handled over one million tonnes of concrete coated pipes for the Ormen Lange gas pipeline.

Teesport Commerce Park

The 49 hectare Teesport Commerce Park is the largest of its kind in the North East. Located just off the A66 trunk road the site offers 1,450 metres of quay including 860 metres at 6.5 metres LAT and a 250 tonne crane on a dedicated heavy load-out quay.

Stolt Comex Seaway

Acergy Group handles a wide range of project cargoes. Stolt also undertakes various projects for third parties using its own equipment, which include tensioners, carousels and two dynamically positioned offshore vessels; the Seaway Explorer, a reeled pipelayer and the Norlift, a diving support ship.

Able UK

Able UK's offshore industrial estate at its 51-hectare TERRC site includes a dry dock or basin, dock frontage, fabrication buildings, cranage and an array of plant and equipment. Opportunities exist for decommissioning and disposal of platforms, jackets, gravity base structures, semi-submersibles, FPSOs, sub-sea structures, pipelines, drill cuttings and dredgings. At a second site at Billingham Reach, Able acts as prime contractor for offshore fabrication, refurbishment and de-commissioning.

Dawsons

The North Sea Supply Base, acquired by Dawsons in May 1998, has given the company everything it needs to expand its own wharf by accommodating larger vessels as well as exploring new markets. The aim is to attract medium-sized fabricators keen to undertake larger scale work to the three massive fabrication halls 120 metres from the quayside.