Lowestoft

The UK’s most eastern port, Lowestoft has a long history of servicing offshore energy projects and offers highly-skilled teams equipped to safely and efficiently handle a wide range of cargoes.

A new vision for the Port of Lowestoft (2020 -2050) has been published - click here to view and feedback. 

LEEF: Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility

The Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) is a major port redevelopment project in ABP’s Port of Lowestoft’s Outer Harbour, which was completed in November 2024. LEEF is helping to secure the Port of Lowestoft’s position as a focal point for supporting the region’s offshore energy industry.

The multi-million pound project represents significant investment in state-of-the-art port infrastructure, which includes:

• 345m of quayside with three deep-water berths (7.5m draft), with capacity to accommodate Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for uninterrupted operations at all tides.
• Up to 8 acres of operational and storage space, adaptable for covered and open storage, marshalling and equipment laydown for O&M and future construction phases.
• Six Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) berths, each equipped with utilities including water and power, with the infrastructure to add comms and bunkering. 
• Future-proofed infrastructure to support alternative fuels and shore power, aligning with ABP's commitment to sustainable operations. 

LEEF is tailored to the offshore energy industry’s latest requirements, and creates a highly competitive offer for the region.

For more information on both LEEF please contact Tom Duit.

Sizewell C

ABP’s East Anglian ports of Ipswich and Lowestoft are your gateway to Sizewell C.

When constructed, Sizewell C would be one of the largest nuclear power plants in the UK, contributing significantly to the UK’s energy infrastructure.

Due to the size and complexity of the project, the amount of materials needed is vast, with it expected to be one of the largest infrastructure projects in the history of the UK.

The transportation, storage and delivery of these materials requires careful planning and coordination, in order to address environmental and logistical considerations.

The logistics support for the Sizewell C supply chain offered by ABP includes experience in handling heavy lift and project cargoes, multimodal connectivity, deep sea access, the construction of bespoke warehousing and more.

ABP’s team at Lowestoft has extensive experience in the handling of many types of material and project cargo, and the expertise to deliver the right solutions for your business.

EDF has taken options for two parcels of land at Lowestoft, which is ideally positioned for many uses, including the handing of aggregate from a virtual quarry, storage of AIL’s (abnormal indivisible loads), steel and general cargo.

Lowestoft is only 20 nautical miles, and 28 miles by road from the Sizewell site, and as a tri-modal port, Lowestoft has access to rail sidings, which makes it ideal for material to be delivered by rail to site, taking HGV’s off the road and saving customers time and money.

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Delivering for customers

The Port of Lowestoft has emerged as East of England’s Renewable Energy Hub, offering expert teams and the right facilities to accommodate complex demands.

In recent years the Port of Lowestoft completed a two-year contract to support the construction of the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, a 353MW windfarm project located 30km off the coast of Suffolk.  The port is now home to the Operations and Maintenance Base for the Greater Gabbard Offshore windfarm, which is a 504MW windfarm located 23km off the coast of Suffolk in England. The long-term collaboration between SSE and ABP on this project began in 2012 and is projected to continue to positively contribute to the local economy for decades to come.

A dry dock is available for ship repairs.

Additional facilities include a 14,000-tonne capacity silo and storage installation at Silo Quay, which accommodates a range of bulk materials, including grain and cement.   The port's Inner and Outer Harbours accommodate project and specialised cargoes and its North Quay Terminal provides mobile cranage, together with 16,000sqm of storage for forest products, steel, and general cargo.

Four modern transit sheds provide 10,000sqm of covered storage space, with wide areas of open storage also available.

Key statistics and berthing information

Total port acreage = 97 acres

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