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

� One 30-tonne capacity Scotch Derrick crane
� Eight 6- to 10-tonne capacity jib quayside cranes (including six with grabbing capability)
� One 25-tonne capacity mobile crane
� One mobile hydraulic crane with grab
� Front-loading shovels and other bulk-handling equipment
� Various capacity forklift trucks
� Enclosed portable shiploader elevators able to handle up to 250 tonnes per hour
� Certified 50-tonne capacity weighbridge
� Variety of grabbing berths, with 7.5- to 10-tonne capacity rail-mounted cranage
� Various dock shunts for handling bulk commodities

Specialised Facilities

In addition to Garston Agribulk Store, ABP operates a bagging and distribution terminal for bulk and bagged commodities, along with a 350 tonnes-per-hour shiploader for coal and other dry-bulk exports. 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 Maxit Terminal, opened in 2005 and operated in conjunction with Maxit 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 Maxit�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.