Other Businesses

ABP Property

Our property division brings together an unrivalled land bank spanning 21 multi-modal locations around the country, with 960 hectares of port-based development land.

ABPmer

Drawing on 60 years of experience, ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) provides specialist marine environmental research and consultancy services.

UK Dredging

UK Dredging (UKD) operates the largest British-owned dredging fleet and specialises in the provision of reliable and cost effective port maintenance dredging services.

Associated British Ports

At ABP, we proudly serve our customers and our communities in pursuit of our ambitious missions which are ‘Keeping Britain Trading’ and ‘Enabling the Energy Transition’. These are underpinned by a strong commitment to safety, sustainability and our people.

ABP is the UK’s leading and largest ports group, providing essential gateways for trade and enabling green infrastructure essential for the UK’s energy transition.

Through playing this leading role, we handle more than a quarter of all ports industry volumes, provide support for over half the UK’s offshore wind and catalyse investment, good jobs and prosperity in coastal communities.

We are embracing more sustainable operations, innovation and people development – always with a focus on safety – to deliver the gateways for tomorrow.

HUMBER

The UK’s largest ports complex, handling 60 million tonnes of goods and a key foundation of a vital super cluster for decarbonisation.

SOUTHAMPTON

The UK’s largest deep sea gateway, handling trade worth £59 billion beyond the EU and Europe’s #1 cruise turnaround port.

SOUTH WALES

Key gateways for strategic sectors for Wales like steel and agriculture with a growing role in enabling decarbonisation and energy transformation.

SHORT SEA PORTS

Eleven ports spanning all corners of Great Britain proving essential regional connectivity through the 4 million tonnes of freight they handle and contribute to green growth.

FUTURE-PROOFING BUSINESSES

Our strategic locations play a vital role in future-proofing businesses and supporting more resilient supply chains across multiple sectors.