Port of Tyne Home About Us The Business Marine Services Media & Downloads News Contact Us Careers RSS Feeds | Site Map Site Search The Port of Tyne in North East England, named UK Port of the Year 2014 in the National Transport Awards, is one of the UK's major deep sea ports - a vital trading gateway to Europe and beyond. Investment of over £120m in the past 10 years has created the infrastructure to deliver continued growth of the Port's diverse businesses, encompassing conventional and bulk cargoes, car terminals, cruise and ferry, logistics and estates. OFFSHORE WIND Port of Tyne - The gateway to offshore wind opportunity. Click here to find out more CAR TERMINALS High security reception and storage and a rail distribution terminal; award winning Port of Tyne is recognised as a major European Vehicle handler. CRUISES & FERRIES Port of Tyne International Passenger Terminal has excellent links to and from Newcastle International Airport and Newcastle Central Station. ESTATES Port of Tyne is a major landowner with an impressive land and commercial property portfolio of over 600 acres. MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES The Port of Tyne is involved in a wide range of marine operations, from pilotage to waste disposal, through the Tyne VTS. CONVENTIONAL & BULK CARGO Internationally renowned as handlers of energy products, the Port of Tyne also handles grain; scrap; forest products and other cargoes. LOGISTICS The Port of Tyne is a successful “one stop shop” logistics operation comprising containers, warehousing and distribution. LATEST NEWS & UPDATES POPULAR CONTENT 19 JAN 2015 HITACHI RAIL BRING TRAINING CARRIAGE TO THE PORT OF TYNE A training carriage for the Hitachi Rail Europe plant in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham rolled off the 229 metre long vehicle carrier Hoegh London and into the Port of Tyne on Sunday 18 January. Read more 16 JAN 2015 WORK BEGINS ON £25M QUAY EXTENSION AT PORT OF TYNE The Port of Tyne has appointed the main contractor for the £25m extension of Riverside Quay, the Port's multifunctional deep-sea facility at South Shields. Read more 18 DEC 2014 PORT OF TYNE RECOGNISED AS A GOLD INVESTOR IN PEOPLE Attaining the Gold IIP award is the icing on the cake for the Port of Tyne which was earlier this year named as the UKs Port of the Year 2014 in the National Transport Awards the Gold award makes Port of Tyne the UKs only Gold IIP accredited Port. Read more 28 NOV 2014 ACHIEVEMENTS CELEBRATED AT THE PORT OF TYNE The annual Celebration of Achievement took place yesterday at the Port of Tyne with 56 employees receiving recognition of their achievements during the year. Read more 26 NOV 2014 NEWCASTLE CHORAL SOCIETY DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATORY CONCERT Newcastle Choral Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a special Diamond Jubilee Concert at Sage Gateshead on November 29. Read more view all news Legal PolicyAccessibility Port of Tyne ©2015