Teesport

Teesport
Container terminal TCT1, August 2009
Map
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Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
LocationRiver Tees, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°36′14″N 1°09′29″W / 54.604°N 1.158°W / 54.604; -1.158
Details
Owned byPD Ports
Land area200 hectares (490 acres)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals6,000
Annual cargo tonnage56 million tonnes
Annual container volume500,000 TEU
Website
Teesport @ PDPorts
Pilot's pontoon with view upstream, August 2009

Teesport is a large sea port located in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, Northern England.

Owned by PD Ports, it is located approximately 1 mile (2 km) inland from the North Sea and 4 miles (6 km) east of Middlesbrough on the River Tees.[1] Teesport is currently the third largest port in the United Kingdom, and amongst the ten biggest in Western Europe, handling over 56 million tonnes of domestic and international cargo per year.[2]

  1. ^ "PD Ports: Teesport". PD Ports. PD Ports Website. 22 March 2019.
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