Private Wharves

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.

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There are numerous wharf and jetty operators on the banks of the River Tees. These resourceful companies focus on the handling and storage of mainly liquid and dry bulks. Some offer specialist support services to the oil and gas industry, including ro-ro and load-out facilities.

Dawson's Wharf

AV Dawson has developed into the largest independent dry cargo wharf on the river handling about 400,000 tonnes a year, including bulk non-hazardous chemicals and minerals imported for local producers. It has 500 metres of rail-connected river frontage accommodating ships of up to 5,000 dwt.

Cochrane's Wharf

Cochrane's Wharf is located between Teesport Commerce Park and the Transporter Bridge. A 100 metre stretch of river frontage at this site is operated by W.G. Readman Limited who plan to further develop the facility. Tarmac Aggregate operate on a 5 hectare site dedicated to the import of marine dredged aggregate.

Normanby Wharf

Downstream from Cochrane's Wharf is Normanby Wharf, a 100-metre quay with a depth of 5.1 metres at LAT operated by Baldwins Industrial Services.

Redcar Ore Terminal

Over 8 million tonnes of imported cargo is handled annually at the Redcar Ore Terminal, a deep sea bulk terminal operated by Corus. The facility handles some 100 Cape size and Panamax size vessels a year.

Cleveland Potash

The bulk terminal of Cleveland Potash at Teesport is used as a distribution centre for products mined at Boulby with 500,000T of potash going out by sea. Cargoes handled for third parties include 250,000 tonnes of export grain and bulk minerals.

Vopak Teesside

A range of bulk liquid and gas storage facilities enable Vopak Teesside to meet the needs of its customers, principally the major chemical producers of Teesside, in the most flexible way possible.

Simon Group

The Simon Group has acquired ICI's Riverside Terminal to add to its Seal Sands Terminal. Both companies operate considerable tank storage facilities which are fully integrated with the adjacent petrochemical complexes at Billingham and Wilton. Customers are connected by a series of pipelines which transfer cargo from quayside storage to customers located on both sides of the river.