Dover, situated on the south-east tip of England and in close proximity to the Continent, has always been of importance to cross-Channel traffic and the history and origins of the Port can be traced right back to Roman times.
The deep cleft in the hills formed in prehistoric times by the River Dour, has always given protection to the small ships plying across the Strait.
Dover Port boasts state-of-the-art facilities to serve over 16 million passengers and 2.5 million cars and coaches every year. Dover also serves approximately two million freight vehicles annually.
Port facilities
There are two docks at the Port of Dover, including the Eastern Docks, which serves the majority of the ferry traffic, and the Western Docks.
The Port of Dover offers a wide range facilities including 24-hour access, no locks or tidal restrictions and a minimum quay water depth of 8.5 metres. As a result, vessels can berth at any time - day or night - taking as little as 40 minutes.
It also has 9 available berths and 2 piers.
The Terminal is also ISO 9001 accredited and offers the following facilities which ensure fast, efficient and flexible turnarounds:
- Two mobile harbour cranes, full forklift and pallet truck fleets, container handlers, tugmaster units plus four-pallet spreaders.
- 13,000 sq. metres of ambient, temperature-controlled storage capacity.
- All-weather outloading for up to 7,500 pallets.
- Two-pallet, four-pallet and six-pallet capacity fruit cages to ensure quicker turn-around time.
- Passengers - 11,921,671
- Tourist Cars - 2,400,471
- Coaches - 84,246
- Road Haulage Vehicles - 1,952,138
Source- Port of Dover official website
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