Grangemouth
Owner
Forth PortsAddress
Derek Knox
Port Manager
Port Office
Grangemouth Docks
Grangemouth
FK3 8UE
Phone
01324 668400Grangemouth
Grangemouth is Scotland's largest container port and lies at the centre of Scotland’s industrial heartland. The port is situated midway between the main Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and is served by the M9 motorway, which links it to the national motorway network, and is also rail linked.
Approximately 9 million tonnes of cargo are handled through the dock facilities each year. Of this, 2.5 million tonnes is dry cargo, which represents incoming raw materials for Scottish Industry and outgoing finished product.
As Scotland’s main container terminal, the port handles approximately 150,000 containers per year. As much as 30% of Scotland’s gross domestic product (GDP) goes through the port. It is the UK’s largest feeder port and the only one that exports more than it imports.
Grangemouth’s location at the centre of Scotland’s main areas of production and consumption, its road, rail and sea links, and its land availability makes the perfect combination for the port’s further development as a logistics and distribution hub.
Tidal range
Spring range: 5.2m
Neaps range: 2.6m
HAT: 6.31m
(Note: Grangmeouth is a locked port, therefore vessel is unaffected by tide when in port)
Max vessel dimensions port has accommodated
Beam - 27.40mDraft - 12.01m
LOA - 187.00m
Relationship between Chart Datum and Ordnance Datum
2.75mHeaviest load over quayside to date
600 tonnesTotal quayside length
2770.00mPort Services
- Three gantry cranes
- 16 straddle carriers
- Modern driver’s reception including Vehicle Booking System
- Integrated Terminal Operating System
- 500,000 sqft of warehousing
- 365 acre estate
- Private and common user jetties
- LPG berth
- Dedicated general cargo berths
- Ability to handle ro-ro, side port and conventional vessels
Future Development Plans
Future plans include increase of container terminal capacity, possible Biomass Plant Development and additional Port Warehousing.
Location
Grangemouth quayside facilities
Grangemouth Media
Chart Datum
Chart Datum (CD) is a level set low enough to ensure that the tide rarely falls below it. The UK usually determines this as being approximately the level of Lowest Astronomical Tide. In effect, this is the minimum depth that can be achieved by a quayside or port entrance channel.
Vessel Dimensions
Length overall (LOA) means the maximum length of a vessel's hull when measured parallel to the waterline.
A ship’s beam refers to its width at the widest point, when measured at the ship's nominal waterline.
The draft of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), which includes the thickness of the hull. The draft of a ship or boat signifies the minimum depth of water it can safely navigate.