What Redcar Bulk Terminal does

Redcar Bulk Terminal is a deep-water marine terminal located on the South Bank of the River Tees at Lackenby, Middlesbrough, in the North East of England. The terminal operates a 320-metre continuous quay with a 17-metre maximum draft, the deepest on the UK east coast, enabling it to handle fully laden cape-size vessels up to 304 metres in length and 48 metres in beam. Its core infrastructure consists of a single rail-mounted gantry crane rated at 63 tonnes, conveyor and stacker re-claimer systems, Yokohama fender mooring, dedicated rail loading and offloading facilities, and a 130-hectare (325-acre) open storage area immediately adjacent to the quay, with bulk discharge rates of 20,000 to 40,000+ tonnes per day.

The company delivers six interconnected service modules: facilities hire, 24/7 stevedoring with its own in-house engineers, open storage, bulk handling, rail freight, and specialized offshore wind project staging. Customers are predominantly enterprise industrial and energy clients, anchored by a long-term handling agreement with Anglo American (formerly Sirius Minerals) for the export of up to 10 million tonnes of polyhalite per annum, and by offshore wind developers and contractors such as Van Oord on projects including Walney Extension, Hornsea 1, and Hornsea 2. The terminal is HMRC approved, sits within the Teesside Freeport, and holds ISO 14001 and LRQA certifications.

The business model is a transaction-fee and negotiated-contract model: revenue is generated from tonnage-based port handling charges, storage fees, and bespoke long-term handling agreements, with no public pricing. Redcar Bulk Terminal was established in 2015 following the closure of the adjacent Redcar steelworks, pivoting from legacy coal and iron ore traffic to a broader ports and logistics proposition. The company is a UK private limited company (Redcar Bulk Terminal Limited, Registration No. 7402297) controlled by British Steel, which has continued to fund capital investment in equipment and rail infrastructure.

Name

Redcar Bulk Terminal

Legal name

Redcar Bulk Terminal Limited

Website

https://redcarbulkterminal.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Redcar Bulk Terminal operates a 320-metre deep-water quay on the River Tees, providing bulk cargo handling, storage, rail freight, and offshore wind staging services to enterprise industrial and energy clients. It is the deepest terminal on the UK east coast and is controlled by British Steel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Deep-Water Port and Terminal Services

NAICS

Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Terminal Services & Operations (Stevedoring, Sampling, Weighing, Blending) (TLAHABAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulk Transloading & Intermodal Bulk Transfer Facilities (Rail/Truck/Conveyor/Barge) (TLAHABAN)

Keywords

• Bulk cargo handling
• Deep-water terminal services
• Port logistics operations
• Offshore wind staging
• Rail freight handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Middlesbrough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Port Handling Services: Charges for handling bulk cargoes including loading, unloading, and transfer operations. Revenue based on tonnage handled through the terminal.
2. Storage Services: Short-term and long-term storage services for bulk and conventional cargoes. Storage charges based on duration and volume of cargo held.
3. Long-term Handling Agreements: Contractual agreements for dedicated handling capacity, such as the agreement with Anglo American for polyhalite export up to 10 million tonnes per annum.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Redcar Bulk Terminal operates a deep-water multimodal marine terminal on the South Bank of the River Tees, providing bulk cargo handling, stevedoring, open storage, rail freight loading/offloading, and specialized staging for offshore wind projects. It can handle fully laden Cape-size vessels with drafts up to 17 metres, achieves bulk discharge rates of up to 40,000 tonnes per day, and operates 24/7 year-round with a 130-hectare storage area.

Product overview

Redcar Bulk Terminal operates as a single integrated deep-water marine terminal offering multimodal port services. The core offering consists of six interconnected service modules: Facilities (deep-water quay handling Cape Size vessels), Stevedores (24/7 workforce for cargo handling), Storage (325-acre open storage area), Bulk Handling (conveyor and stacker re-claimer systems), Rail Freight (loading/offloading rail traffic), and Offshore Wind (specialized staging for North Sea wind projects). These services are designed to work together as a unified terminal operation, enabling customers to handle fully laden cape-size vessels with drafts up to 17 metres through a single facility that combines marine, rail, and road logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Facilities Deep-water marine terminal facilities capable of berthing fully laden Cape-size vessels with drafts up to 17 metres, length up to 304 metres and beam up to 48 metres on a 320-metre continuous quay, operating 24/7 year-round with direct road links to the A19 and A1(M).
• Stevedores 24/7 stevedoring and terminal handling services delivered by a dedicated in-house workforce including electrical and mechanical engineers, fitters, platers, and welders, with on-site workshop facilities.
• Storage Extensive short- and long-term open storage area covering 130 hectares (325 acres) immediately adjacent to the quay, supporting bulk cargoes and set-down areas for offshore wind projects.
• Bulk Handling Bulk material discharge and transfer via conveyors into large open storage areas with stacker re-claimers for stock piling and redelivery, achieving bulk discharge rates up to 40,000 tonnes per day.
• Rail Freight Separate rail loading and offloading facilities for efficient handling of rail traffic, enabling rapid loading and off-loading of bulk materials with connections to the UK rail and road networks.
• Offshore Wind

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 million tonnes per annum polyhalite export capacity committed via long-term handling agreement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Anglo American (formerly Sirius Minerals)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2018In July 2018, Redcar Bulk Terminal signed a long-term handling agreement with Anglo American (formerly Sirius Minerals) to export up to 10 million tonnes of Polyhalite per annum through the Terminal. This represents a major long-term revenue commitment and positions RBT as a key export hub for the polyhalite mining operation.
• Van OordcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017RBT was heavily involved with the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Project fronted by Van Oord during 2017. Van Oord is a leading maritime contractor specializing in offshore wind farm installation, and RBT served as a staging and construction facility for the project.
• Hornsea 1 & 2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRBT has been involved with the Hornsea 1 & 2 offshore wind projects in recent years, serving as a staging and construction support facility for these major North Sea wind farms.
• Teesside FreeportmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 325-acre Terminal is part of the Teesside Freeport, providing customs and regulatory advantages for international trade through the facility.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PD Ports: Operates Teesport on the same River Tees and competing UK east coast terminals, offering directly overlapping bulk handling, stevedoring, and storage services to overlapping industrial and energy customers.
• Port of Tyne: North East UK deep-water port handling bulks, containers, and offshore wind; similar geography, customer base, and bulk/offshore-wind staging proposition as RBT.
• HES International: European dry-bulk and breakbulk terminal operator (Botlek, Amsterdam, etc.) with comparable bulk handling, storage, and transloading services for industrial and mineral customers.
• C. Steinweg (Steinweg Logistics): Global bulk and breakbulk terminal operator with warehousing and stevedoring at deep-water ports, directly comparable in service mix and target customer industries.
• Port of Immingham (ABP): UK's largest port by tonnage located on the Humber estuary; handles bulk and ro-ro traffic and competes for the same UK east coast industrial and bulk-cargo volumes as RBT.
• EMO Bulk Terminal (Rotterdam): Major dry-bulk terminal operator at the Port of Rotterdam offering similar deep-water berthing, high-capacity discharge, storage and transloading services for minerals and ores.

Broad incumbents

• Associated British Ports (ABP): The UK's largest port operator with 21 ports including Immingham, Hull, and Southampton; competes head-to-head with RBT for bulk and offshore wind staging volumes while operating a broader portfolio.
• Port of Rotterdam: Europe's largest port with extensive dry-bulk, breakbulk, and offshore wind staging capabilities; serves as a broader incumbent benchmark for deep-water bulk terminal operations.

Emerging players

• Gulftainer: Privately held global port and terminal operator with operations across the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas; offers comparable bulk/container terminal management capabilities to RBT.

Regional players

• Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP): Operates several Scandinavian terminals including dry-bulk and offshore wind handling; comparable service mix but focused on Nordic and Baltic customers rather than UK volumes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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