The Port of King’s Lynn, located on the Wash, handles around 400,000 tonnes of cargo per year, and is the preferred Norfolk port for forest products, agribulk, manufacturing and recyclables sectors.
The port specialises in handling agribulks and aggregates, both in-dock and on Riverside Quay, via dedicated covered storage or open storage areas. The port’s Alexandra Grain Silo complex offers 25,000-tonne capacity storage along with drying and screening facilities. A full range of grain and cereal testing and sampling services are also available. In addition, there are dedicated bulk stores offering up to 23,000 tonnes of storage capacity for cereals and agribulks.
The port also provides the
expertise and equipment to efficiently handle specialist industrial project cargo, and has played a pivotal role in enabling the completion of a range of key infrastructure projects including the Palm Paper Power Station and the Centrica gas plant.
The port has purpose-built,
dedicated steel transit sheds at Berth 11, Alexandra Dock, with extensive open-storage capacity and handling equipment for long-steel products, such as coated pipes, coil, slab, sections and rebar, whilst
facilities at Bentinck Dock exist for the storage and distribution of recycled metal and other renewable energy products.
The port also provides a full range of terminal operations for both cargo shippers and receivers, including haulage to buyers’ yard, on-dock machining, ‘pick-a-pack’ services and 7,000 sq m of transit stores.
As part of ABP’s continuous investment programme to improve capability and customer service, recent years have seen £2.2 million invested in the port’s Hanse Bulk Terminal. This addition to the port’s infrastructure was part of a £3.3
million investment which also
included the purchase of a new crane.
Authority
Kings Lynn Conservancy Board,
Common Staithe, King’s Lynn,
Norfolk PE30 1LL
Address
King’s Lynn Conservancy Board,
Harbour Office, Common Staithe, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1LL
Ownership
Associated British Ports
Contact
Associated British Ports, St Ann’s Fort, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 1QS
Tel: 01553 691 555
Email: [email protected]
www.abports.co.uk
Port Contacts
Port Manager: Andy Constable
Tel: 01553 691555 2837
Email: [email protected]
St Ann’s Fort, King’s Lynn,
Norfolk PE30 1QS
Tel: 01553 691 555
Harbour Master: Capt Patrick Jary
Email: [email protected]
Deputy Harbour Master:
Capt Jeremy Nunn
Email: [email protected]
Te: 01553 773411
www.kingslynnport.co.uk
Location
At the mouth of River Great Ouse in southwest corner of Wash
Lat: 52⁰ 45.5’ N, Long: 00⁰ 23.5’ X
Transport Connections
Road: A47 to A1 to Midlands and North, A17 to N Midlands, A10/M11 to London
Rail connected/rail freight terminal
Nearest passenger rail:
King’s Lynn 1.5km
Nearest international airport:
Norwich 65km
Storage
Open: Extensive
Covered: 13,000 sq m
Pilotage
All vessels over 35m in length are subject to compulsory pilotage without special manoeuvring devices
VTS Channel 14
Pilots: 01553 773411
Email: [email protected]
Annual Tonnage
400,000 Tonnes
Cargo Handling Facilities
Stevedoring provided by port authority and Private operators
Cranes
Rail mounted: 6 maximum 10T,
2 maximum 30T
Mobile: 2 maximum 10T,
1 maximum 40T
Linkspans: 1 capacity 100T
Other Handling Equipment
Forklifts: 10 maximum capacity 25T
Tugmasters Bulk conveyors: 5
Principle Activities
Dry bulks, Grain/Feedstuffs,
Hazardous cargoes, Forest products,
Oil/Petroleum, Other liquid bulk
Access and Accommodation
Enclosed /Internal docks
Maximum depth: 7.0m
Maximum size of vessel accepted: Beam 13.85m, LOA 121m, Draft 5.5m,
DWT 5500
No of berths: 8
Berths total length: 500m
South Quay maximum depth: 5.5m
Maximum size of vessel accepted: Beam 14m, LOA 97m, Draft 5.5m, DWT 3,000
Facilities and Services
Chandlers
