Fresh produce and perishables

Hull’s contribution to the UK fishing and fish-processing industries was enhanced by the recent development of theFishgate fish-auction market which is based at Albert & William Wright Docks; it is a high-tech fish-handling facility providing real-time linkage to other European fish markets. 

Hull Cold Store, a 24,000 cu m high-specification cold-storage facility operated by ABP , is equipped with 8,750 pallet spaces and has blast-freezing capability for freezing products down to –18°C. ABP also operates its own fleet of refrigerated vehicles.

Cocoa – both bagged and bulk – is handled at Hull, which is one of the UK’s principal cocoa-import centres. The port provides dedicated storage facilities for major producers, such as Rowntree, Nestlé and Cadbury.

Andrew Johnston Knudtzon Ltd offers 56,000 cu m of cold storage in Hull with a quayside facility capable of handling over 1,000 pallets per day.

The benefits that Hull offers the fresh produce trade include:

• a land and sale point for both wet fish from local trawlers and produce brought overland from all over the British Isles
• a facility for freezer trawlers to land their catches directly into cold storage from an adjacent quay
• Andrew Johnston Knudtzon Limited, a division of Andrew Marr International, offers over 5 million cubic feet of cold storage in Hull with a quayside facility capable of handling over 1,000 pallets per day
• ABP offers over 24,000 cubic metres of cold storage at its cold store at King George Dock. A variety of commodities are handled by ABP including meal and vegetable products. The company also runs its own fleet of refrigerated vehicles
• seasonal imports of potatoes from Israel and Egypt are often handled

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