Thanks to our strategic location, reliable sea access and excellent inland distribution routes, the Port of Southampton offers importers and exporters a competitive service they can rely on.
Protected
We have the Isle of Wight and our upriver location to thank for our remarkably sheltered position. Protected from the prevailing winds, it takes some pretty rough conditions to stop us working. Our cranes continue to load and unload some of the largest ships in the world when strong winds force other ports to halt operations.
Size
We offer the efficiencies, environmental benefits and economies of scale that come from being one of the key ports of call in Western Europe.
Transit times
We are directly connected to 34 ports throughout Asia. Our location offers cargo owners competitive transit times from these important markets.
Deeper, for longer
We benefit from Southampton’s ‘double tide’, giving us a longer tidal window to handle the deepest draught ships.
Location
Our strategic location on the UK’s south coast makes us the ideal first or last port of call for the container ships serving the Northern Europe to Far East trades, with minimal deviation from the main shipping lanes. That’s why we are the port of choice for many of the biggest names in the container shipping industry.
Heading inland
Road, rail or feeder ship, we provide an excellent mix of options when it comes to onward distribution – through the UK, around the UK and into mainland Europe.