Facts on the Port of Felixstowe

Felixstowe is the premier container port in the UK.

The Port of Felixstowe is the UK's premier port - offering a comprehensive package of facilities to deep-sea, short-sea and feeder operators. Felixstowe is a major hub for UK distribution and international transhipments for many of the world's shipping lines.

Geographic position

Positioned on the South East coast of the UK, Felixstowe is ideally placed to give efficient service rotation for vessels calling at any of the major European ports, with minimum deviation from the main shipping routes. Inland, Felixstowe benefits from fast, modern roads to the industrial heartlands of the UK in the Midlands and the North, as well as to the population centres of London and the South East.

Key facts

  • Britain's largest container port
  • 2,800 employees; 12,500 dependent outside jobs
  • Navigation channel dredged to 14.5m and 15m alongside the quay, Felixstowe can accommodate the largest deep-draughted container vessels.
  • Deep-sea services to every continent and short-sea links Port to connect countries from Portugal through to Finland, Russia and the Baltic, and Africa through the Mediterranean to the Middle East and the Black Sea.
  • Around 55 shipping lines use the port, offering over 70 services and covering some 365 ports world-wide
  • Two rail terminals; 25 trains in and 24 out per day; with a third rail terminal on the Trinity Terminal
  • Own police force, fire and ambulance services
   A view looking at the front of a Roll-On-Roll-Off ferry manovering out of the RoRo Berth
• Go to Trinity terminal
• Go to Languard terminal
• Go to Doley RoRo terminal
• Go to Dock Basin
• Go to North rail terminal
• Go to South rail terminal

Trinity Terminal
Picture of the Trinity Container Terminal

Length of quay

  • 2,354m
  • 7 container deep-sea berths

Depth of water below chart datum

  • 15m for 910m of quay
  • 14m for 200m of quay
  • 13.4m for 718m of quay
  • 11.9m for 300m of quay
  • 11.6m for 226m of quay

Quayside Cranes

  • 9 x 85 tonnes capacity
  • 3 x 70 tonnes capacity
  • 13 x 50 tonnes capacity

Stacking Cranes

  • 48 x 40 tonnes capacity (1 over 5)
  • 34 x 35.6 tonnes capacity (1 over 4)
  • 12 x 40 tonnes capacity on order

Fork Park

  • 11 x 5 high stacking container forklifts.
  • 2 top loading forklifts, 40 tonnes capacity
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Dock Basin
Wet dock

Length of quay

  • Vessels up to 137m in length accepted

Depth of water below chart datum

  • 6.7m
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Dooley RO-RO terminal
Picture of Dooley RoRO terminal

Length of quay

  • Ro-Ro3 174m
  • Ro-Ro4 250m

Depth of water below chart datum

  • Ro-Ro3 7.3m
  • Ro-Ro4 9.75m
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Languard Terminal
Picture of the Languard container terminal

Length of quay

  • 554m
  • 2 container berths

Depth of water below chart datum

  • 11.9m for 268m of quay
  • 9.7m for 170m of quay
  • 7.4m for remainder

Quayside Cranes

  • 3 x 50 tonnes capacity
  • 1 x 70 tonnes capacity

Stacking Cranes

  • 13 x 35.6 tonnes capacity

Fork Park

  • 2 x 5 high stacking container forklifts
  • 1 Kalmar reachstacker, 45 tonnes capacity
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North Rail Terminal
Picture of the Northern rail terminal

Rail-mounted Gantry Cranes

  • 2 Nelcon 40 tonnes capacity
  • 2 Morris 35 tonnes capacity

Reachstackers

  • 3 Kalmar 45 tonnes capacity
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South Rail Terminal

Rail-mounted gantry cranes

  • 2 Morris 30 tonnes capacity

Reachstackers

  • 2 Kalmar 45 tonnes capacity
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