LOCATION
Grove Wharves
TRT
57th
IMPORT VALUE RANK 2018
£66M
IMPORT VALUE 2018
-
EXPORT VALUE RANK 2018
£0
EXPORT VALUE 2018
~ £1.00-2.00 per pallet
Groveport Logistics is a privately owned inland port complex on the River Trent. The port provides access to the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The port complex covers 190 acres with 12 berths and has distribution hub on site.
The Port handles steel products, hollow section and tubes, steel plate and strip, forest products, dry bulks, bags and pallets and scrap metals.
Groveport offers 19,200sq m of covered warehousing with craneage, 41,000sq m of covered warehousing and surfaced open storage areas totalling 450,000 sq m. There are a number of third party logistic (3PL) companies along the Trent going up to Scunthorpe providing bulk and pallet storage, value add services such as pick and pack, fulfilment, pallet networks and distribution services.
TOP 10 IMPORTED COMMODITIES BY VALUE 2018
Rank | Description | Total |
---|---|---|
1 | Pig-iron, spiegeleisen, sponge iron, iron or steel granules and powders and ferro-alloys more info | £34M |
2 | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, and tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel more info | £16M |
3 | Iron and steel bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections (including sheet piling) more info | £5M |
4 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, clad, plated or coated more info | £3.4M |
5 | Other crude minerals more info | £2.8M |
6 | Ores and concentrates of base metals, n.e.s. more info | £1.5M |
7 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, not clad, plated or coated more info | £1.2M |
8 | Wood in chips or particles and wood waste more info | £670K |
9 | Pigments, paints, varnishes and related materials more info | £620K |
10 | Iron ore and concentrates more info | £430K |