Port of Boston

PORT OF BOSTON is located in East Lincolnshire on the East Coast of England, with sea access from the wash and serves a wide hinterland – in particular the West Midlands, but also London, the Northwest and North East. The port facilities are available to customers with cargo destined for a huge range of destinations across the UK with the Port being centrally located for cargo to be distributed North, South or West.

This facility is tidal and can handle vessels of up to 120m LOA, with Always Afloat berths, as well as (3 brand new Riverside NAABSA berths with state-of-the-art shoreside working areas). As a general guide, the facility can accommodate vessels of up to 13.6m beam into the dock. A wider ship may be capable of entering the enclosed dock, subject to discussion with the Harbour Master.

The Port currently has a more than £100 million flood defence scheme project being undertaken by the Environment Agency to reduce the risk of tidal flooding for the town and the Port. The project will reduce the risk of flooding to a 300-year event. Phase 1 and 2 of the scheme are now complete which include an 11-metre-high barrier in the river which can be raised and lowered during a tidal surge, a 2-metre-high flood defence wall around the Port and the construction of 3 new NAABSA berths. Phase 3 is scheduled to commence in early 2025, which involves a closure of the Ports wet dock to allow for the widening of the Ports lock entrance and the installation of new lock gates with a planned completion and reopening of the wet dock within 16 months. When the project is completed, the Port will be able to accommodate vessels of at least 16 metres beam and will have a significantly improved tidal range, with under keel clearance requirements being reduced. This is fantastic investment for the Port and will put the Port in a great position for the long term.

There is 18,000 (45,000) square metres of warehousing and the Port of Boston also benefits from an independent Farmers Co-operative grain silo which can store 50,000 tonnes of grain, with its own ship elevation facility.

The Port facility is equipped with:

• A mobile harbour crane with an (84) tonne lift capacity
• A range of forklifts from 3.5t container size/spec through to 2x 32t trucks, some with a variety of specialist attachments such as paper clamps, bale clamps, coil booms
• A range of hydraulic) material handlers, ideal for the safe and efficient discharge or loading of bulk and break-bulk cargoes with a variety of hydraulic clamp attachments for cargoes such as steel coils, rebar, pallets, paper reels, waste bales, poles and more

The Port of Boston benefits from direct access to the Victoria Group Transport Fleet as well as many other haulage sub-contractors, all arranged by an in-house specialist Order Fulfilment and Freight Forwarding team, to enable distribution of customer product to complete the supply chain solution.