Associated British Ports

Berthing Information

Dock/Quay
Maximum Size of Vessel

Length Beam Draught DWT

Stalbridge Dock 150 m
19.2 m
8.5 m 8,500

Old & North Docks 150 m 19.2 m 7 m 6,800

Storage
40,000 sq m of covered stores, including a steel-handling terminal, dry bulk or steel storage, a 3,031 sq m covered transit shed, a 2,500 sq m GAFTA/UKASTA/TASC/soil association-approved grain store with separate bays, and a 4,800 sq m GAFTA/UKAST/TASC/soil association-approved grain store.

Cranage & Mechanical Handling Equipment

� Two hydraulic grabbing cranes with hook capability
� One 25-tonne capacity harbour mobile crane
� One 60-tonne capacity harbour mobile crane
� Several front loading shovels and bulk handling equipment
� Various dock shunts and trailer units for handling bulk commodities
� Various capacity fork lift trucks
� Certified 50-tonne capacity weighbridge
� Enclosed portable ship loading elevator able to handle 250 tonnes per hour

Specialised Facilities

In addition to Garston Agribulk Store, ABP operates a bagging and distribution terminal for bulk and bagged commodities. Northwest Stevedores (part of Armitt Group) operates the quayside bulk-export facility at North Dock and the steel-handling terminal at Stalbridge Dock. Situated partly within the boundaries of the port estate, Freightliner�s Liverpool Terminal provides a daily nationwide service for rail and road freight.

ABP Saint Gobain-Weber UK Ltd Terminal, opened in 2005 and operated in conjunction with Saint Gobain-Weber UK Ltd, is a first-class handling and distribution facility which provides high-speed bagging and palletising of lightweight aggregates. The terminal comprises 13,000 sq m of open and undercover storage and handles Saint Gobain-Weber's imports from throughout Europe, which are then forwarded on through the port�s excellent facilities and transport connections.

Terminal Operators & Stevedoring

ABP and Northwest Stevedores undertake stevedoring and terminal operations at Garston. ABP, in conjunction with contractor Garston Port Stevedores, handles products including milling wheat, animal feedstuff, general bagged bulk products and project cargoes. Both operators offer users a full warehousing and distribution service and have the expertise to meet customers� logistical requirements.