Skip to main content

Britain's most centrally located deep sea port

Bristol Port is Britain’s most centrally located deep sea port bringing ships closer to the centre of the UK.  This means huge savings in cost and emissions as the inland distributor’s leg is significantly reduced.

Bristol is also the only major UK port with North, South, East and West motorway and rail connections giving high quality, uncongested connections.

Privatised in 1991, Bristol Port remains a privately owned independent business with the entire 2,600 acres of dock estate zoned for industrial use.   With a further 1,000 acres adjacent to the Port zoned for development it is not surprising that almost all the major retailers have Regional Distribution Centres nearby.  The estate has huge potential for development by businesses from biomass power stations to manufacturers and retailers. 

Over £450m has been invested in Bristol since privatisation to create one of the world’s most productive and technically advanced ports providing employment for over 7,600 people.

Bristol Port has permission to build a new £600m Deep Sea Container Terminal which will bring containers closer to their destinations than any other super post-Panamax port.

With a flexible, directly employed work-force, The Bristol Port Company has an enviable reputation for swift, queue-free handling of ships and cargo. 

The key advantages of Bristol are:

  • The Port can handle much larger ships than its competitors in the South of England – up to 130,000 tonnes dead weight
  • Bristol is recognised as the most economical port distribution location in the UK, reaching some 42 million people within a 250 km radius
  • Huge consumer markets in the Midlands and London, as well as the fast growing South West and South Wales, are within easy reach
  • Bristol has the best motorway access. Both Avonmouth and Portbury have their own dedicated motorway junctions on the M5 – just seven miles from the M4 interchange and four miles from the Second Severn Crossing
  • Bristol's entire 2,600 acre Dock Estate is zoned for industrial use and can offer spacious sites adjacent to the Port
  • Both Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock are rail connected
  • Bristol Port is fully compliant with the ISPS code and has been certified by the UK Government authorities (TRANSEC).  

Contacts

For further information, please call Simon Bird on +44 (0)117 982 0000

Links

General information.