Port of Hartlepool is powering future growth through historic foundations
LOGISTICS
The power of reinvention
Neighbours – the port works closely with Hartlepool Headland’ s residents.
Port of Hartlepool is powering future growth through historic foundations
Tackling – Port of Hartlepool is a long-standing part of PD Ports operations.
For centuries the Port of Hartlepool has been a part of the fabric of the town- from exporting coal to importing cars, the versatile port has moved with the changing tides of trade and industry.
Now at the forefront of PD Ports’ support of the green industrial revolution, the Port of Hartlepool is ready to tackle major projects and support manufacturers of all shapes and sizes.
Ports have always had to adapt. Trade routes change, industries rise and fall away and customer demands evolve.
To survive in an ever-changing world, the Port of Hartlepool has reinvented itself more than a few times over its 900-year history.
From its early days handling coal exports to becoming a major forestry and vehicle import hub, Hartlepool has repeatedly found new ways to meet demand and played a key role in the economic life of the North-East and wider Teesside.
In recent years, the port’ s focus has increasingly turned to complex industrial projects, manufacturing and supporting the energy transition.
A long-standing part of PD Ports operations, Teesport’ s smaller sister has carved out a distinct niche built around flexibility, space and problem-solving.
“ Over the years the port has always reinvented itself,” says Roy Merryweather, PD Ports’ commercial director- bulks.
“ While neighbouring facilities on the River Tees often handle larger volumes and bigger vessels, in recent years it’ s become clear that the set-up we have here really lends itself to large-scale projects.”
The port’ s strengths are perhaps most visible in the energy sector, where Hartlepool is increasingly playing a pivotal role in projects that will shape the future of both Teesside and the UK’ s industrial economy.
PD Ports is currently supporting one of the UK’ s most ambitious infrastructure projects, having secured a multi-millionpound contract with Northern Endurance Partnership( NEP).
The project will capture carbon emissions from major industrial sites across Teesside and safely store them beneath the North Sea, via a 145km pipeline along the seabed from Redcar.
PD Ports’ bulks team, acting as subcontractor to Saipem, will deliver the onshore logistics operation from the Port of Hartlepool, supporting the offshore construction of the CO 2 pipeline which Saipem is responsible for.
This involves handling and storing up to 170,000 tonnes of concrete-coated pipe and managing a continuous 24 / 7 vessel operation as materials are transported offshore.
For the Port of Hartlepool, the project is a powerful demonstration of the
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