Able UK

Name

Able UK

Legal name

Able UK Ltd

Website

https://ableuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Operations and Marine Services

NAICS

Port and Harbor Operations (48831), Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Heavy Lifting & Material Handling Infrastructure (Goliath Cranes, Jib Cranes, Hoists) (IMAJALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quay & Waterfront Civil Works (Piers, Quays, Seawalls, Dredging, Revetments) (IMAJALAF), Dry Docks & Floating Docks (Graving, Floating, Syncrolift) (IMAJALAA), Marine Terminals & Cargo Handling Infrastructure (RoRo, Bulk, Container) (IMAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Port operations services
• Offshore wind marshalling
• Marine decommissioning
• Industrial land development
• Heavy lift logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Billingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Port Services and Facility Rental: ABLE generates revenue by providing multi-user port facilities with heavy-lift quays, deep-water berths, lay-down areas, and specialised infrastructure to offshore wind developers, decommissioning contractors, and logistics companies. Revenue comes from quay rental, berthing fees, and facility usage charges.
2. Marine Decommissioning and Recycling Services: Contract revenue for the load-in, dismantling, and recycling of offshore oil and gas platforms, vessels, and marine structures. Projects include Brent field decommissioning, LOGGS/CMS programmes, and platform decommissioning for operators like Shell, Harbour Energy, and TAQA.
3. Land Development and Property Rental: Revenue from leasing industrial land, warehousing facilities, and port-centric logistics space within the Freeport zones. Development opportunities include data centres, hydrogen production, battery storage, and manufacturing facilities across 11,000+ acres of land holdings.
4. Renewable Energy Utilities Supply: Able Renewables supplies green energy to clients and tenants at port facilities, including electricity from offshore and onshore wind and solar. Also includes shore power solutions for docked vessels and EV charging infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Able UK operates multi-user port facilities and provides integrated port services for offshore wind marshalling, marine decommissioning and recycling, rig upgrades and maintenance, heavy-lift operations, and industrial land development across 11,000+ acres of strategic landholdings in Teesside and the Humber Estuary. The company also supplies renewable energy utilities (Able Renewables), demolition services, and Freeport customs/tax zone services for enterprise clients in offshore wind, oil and gas, and industrial sectors.

Product overview

Able UK is a privately owned port operations and land development company offering a portfolio of integrated infrastructure services. The core offering centers on multi-user port facilities (Able Seaton Port, Able Humber Port, Able Middlesbrough Port, Able Clarence Port, Billingham Reach Industrial Estate) providing offshore wind marshalling, operations & maintenance, and assembly services. Complementary services include marine recycling and decommissioning (achieving 97-98% material recovery rates), rig upgrades and maintenance, heavy lift equipment rental, land development, demolition, and Next Generation Utilities (renewable energy supply, shore power, EV charging). The company operates across 11,000+ acres of strategic land holdings in Teesside and Humber regions, with Freeport status providing customs and tax benefits. The portfolio functions as interconnected infrastructure services rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Able Seaton Port (ASP) A 51-hectare multi-user port facility on the River Tees serving as the UK's leading offshore wind marshalling yard and marine recycling centre. Features Quay 6 (Europe's strongest decommissioning quay at 45-60t/m²), a 10-hectare dry dock, heavy-duty quays for rig upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning. Serves offshore wind developers, oil and gas operators, and decommissioning contractors.
• Able Humber Port (AHP) Europe's largest new port development and the UK's largest Enterprise Zone on the South Bank of the Humber Estuary. A Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project providing 332 hectares of development land, deep-water quays designed for offshore wind turbine manufacturing, assembly, storage and installation. Part of Humber Freeport with customs and tax zone benefits. Targets offshore wind OEMs, manufacturers, and energy companies.
• Offshore Wind Marshalling, O&M and Assembly Services Comprehensive offshore wind support services including marshalling for turbine components (foundations, towers, blades, nacelles, transition pieces, cables), operations and maintenance port facilities, and full assembly capabilities. Supports projects including Hornsea One, Triton Knoll, Dogger Bank, and Hornsea 3. Targets offshore wind developers and OEMs.
• Marine Recycling & Port Services Specialist decommissioning and recycling of end-of-life vessels and marine structures with 97-98% recycling rates on complex offshore platforms. Includes heavy lift and assembly, sustainable waste management, and environmental monitoring. US MARAD certified for decommissioning of redundant assets. Targets oil and gas operators and decommissioning contractors (Shell, Harbour Energy, TAQA, Allseas, Heerema, Saipem).
• Able Renewables / Next Generation Utilities Provision Green, sustainable renewable energy supply to port facilities and tenants including electricity from offshore and onshore wind and solar. Services include shore power solutions for docked vessels, renewable energy infrastructure (solar panels, wind turbines, energy storage), EV charging stations, and energy efficiency audits. Targets port tenants, vessel operators, and industrial customers.
• Able Middlesbrough Port (AMP) Port facility on the River Tees in Middlesbrough (14.7 hectares/36.3 acres) with large fabrication halls, heavy load-out quays (6,000T Quay 10, 4,000T Quay 8 & 9), and 9,900m² of workshop and assembly space. Deep-draft expansion underway for crew transfer vessels and service operation vessels. Targets offshore wind O&M and fabrication clients.
• Able Clarence Port (ACP) O&M-focused quay (19 hectares/47 acres) in the heart of Teesside's industrial centre with around 210m of river frontage. Located within Teesside Freeport, supporting secondary steel fabrication, storage, and component repairs. Targets offshore wind O&M and fabrication clients.
• Billingham Reach Industrial Estate (BRIE) Industrial estate (55 acres) with 330m of quay created on the former North Tees Coal Power Station site. Zoned for B2 and B8 uses with deep-water quays, suitable for O&M logistics, small-component handling, and project cargo. Located within Teesside Freeport Customs Zone. Targets logistics, O&M, and light industrial tenants.
• Able Energy Park (AEP) Greenfield development on the South Humber Bank providing approximately 1,000 acres of hinterland with planning permission for 1,700,000m² of warehousing, external storage and transport depots. Supports port-centric logistics operations with proximity to deep-water quays at AHP. Targets logistics, energy, and manufacturing tenants.
• Able Immingham Energy Park Industrial development site (30.20 hectares/74.70 acres) east of Immingham on the south-west side of the River Humber. Zoned for industrial use with access to gas, water, electricity and drainage. Currently has Immingham Power Limited as a long-term leaseholder for their Power Peating Facility. Targets energy and industrial tenants.
• Able Thorpe Marsh Iconic 17-hectare (42.4-acre) site at Barnby Dun, Doncaster with immediate access to National Grid via adjacent sub-station. Previously housed a 1GW coal-fired power station, now suitable for power generation and energy projects. Targets energy and power generation tenants.
• Rig Upgrades & Maintenance Port services for North Sea oil and gas rig operators including accommodation modifications, crane line boring, hull replacements, internal refits, shot blasting and painting, tank cleaning, and waste removal. Able Seaton Port is a preferred upgrades and maintenance port for multiple rig operators. Targets oil and gas rig operators and drilling contractors.
• Land Development Services Large-scale land reclamation, property development and regeneration services across 11,000+ acres of strategic land holdings. Supports industrial, renewable energy, and infrastructure projects including housing (20,000 sustainable homes), 1.2GW of onshore wind, solar and battery energy storage systems. Targets industrial developers, energy companies, and Freeport tenants.
• Plant, Offshore & Heavy Lift Equipment Hire Heavy-lift and transportation equipment for hire including Self-propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs), Liebherr LHM600SHL Mobile Harbour Crane, crawler cranes, and specialised plant for handling offshore wind components. Targets offshore wind developers, decommissioning contractors, and industrial clients with challenging movement and assembly projects.
• Demolition Services Over 50 years of experience in demolition, dismantling, reclamation and regeneration projects. Includes decommissioning of complex industrial structures, cooling tower demolition, and full site clearance services. Targets industrial site owners, energy companies, and developers requiring complex demolition.
• Freeport Services (Teesside & Humber) Freeport Customs Zone and Tax Zone operator services across multiple sites in Teesside and Humber Freeports. Services include duty suspension on imports, simplified customs procedures, employer NIC relief, business rates relief, and enhanced capital allowances for qualifying businesses. Targets importers, exporters, manufacturers, and industrial tenants seeking Freeport tax benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.5% material recovery on complex decommissioning scopes with over 250,000 tonnes of offshore infrastructure recycled.
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Heerema Marine ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2026ABLE awarded contract by Heerema Marine Contractors for load-in, demolition and disposal of the Solan subsea oil storage tank (13,400 tonnes) from Harbour Energy's Solan field. Drawing on long-established experience in large-scale offshore decommissioning. Long-standing relationship dating back to early years of North Sea platform dismantling including collaborative work on the Murdoch field.
• AllseascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025ABLE awarded contracts by Allseas to dismantle, reuse and recycle two of TAQA UK's flagship platforms - Cormorant Alpha and Tern (47,500 tonnes combined). Allseas' Vice President noted the strength of their single-lift removal technology collaboration with Able. Able has a long history of working with Allseas including the groundbreaking Brent Charlie decommissioning project.
• US Maritime Administration (MARAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Able Seaton Port holds the extremely rare distinction of being the only facility outside the United States certified by US MARAD for the decommissioning of its redundant assets. Recycling of vessels from the MARAD Fleet commenced at ASP in 2008, with strict care afforded to these obsolete vessels due to their complications and structure.
• ShellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShell awarded the decommissioning contract for the Brent field to Allseas in 2013. Able Seaton Port has been the critical onshore partner for the multi-year decommissioning programme, receiving Brent Delta (2017), Brent Bravo (2019), Brent Alpha (2020), and Brent Charlie (2024) topsides. Achieved 97-98% recycling rates on all Brent structures.
• AF Offshore Decom (AF Gruppen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAF Offshore Decom served as EPRD contractor for the LOGGS & CMS Satellites Decommissioning Programme on behalf of Harbour Energy. Completed final jacket delivery in January 2026. Achieved 6,660+ incident-free hours during AFOD Phase 3. Deployment of drilled liftpoint pins to eliminate welded lifting lugs as engineering innovation.
• SaipemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaipem was lead contractor for the LOGGS Hub decommissioning project on behalf of Harbour Energy (August 2021 - January 2023). Successfully completed decommissioning operations at Able Seaton Port.
• Harbour EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarbour Energy is the operator across all campaigns of the LOGGS, Murdoch and CMS decommissioning programmes. Able Seaton Port supported reception, processing and recycling of 19 topsides, 19 jackets, and 44,000+ tonnes of offshore assets. Also operator of Solan field decommissioning project.
• DEMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEME provided innovation vessel for precision offshore lifting support during the LOGGS & CMS decommissioning programme. Also supplied Sea Installer and Innovation jack-up vessels for projects including Hornsea One and Triton Knoll offshore wind installations.
• MammoetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMammoet served as engineering and heavy-transport partner across multiple phases of the LOGGS & CMS decommissioning programme. Jointly engineered tug-assisted jacket pullover with ABLE during LOGGS Hub phase.
• Humber FreeportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAble Humber Port is a member of the Humber Freeport Zone, providing Freeport customs site and tax site benefits. AHP designated 177.7 hectares as Humber Freeport Tax Site. Humber Freeport bid was successful in Chancellor's Budget Speech 3rd March 2021.
• Teesside FreeportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABLE Seaton Port, Able Middlesbrough Port, Able Clarence Port, and Billingham Reach Industrial Estate are located within the Teesside Freeport Customs Zone. Provides simplified customs procedures and streamlined planning processes for businesses operating within designated areas.
• French GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAble Seaton Port was selected as the decommissioning site for the French Government's Aircraft Carrier 'Le Clemenceau' on the basis that it was the best facility in Europe to undertake this high-profile decommissioning project.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Port of Esbjerg: Denmark's largest offshore wind port and Europe's most established offshore wind hub. Direct peer in offshore wind marshalling, O&M and decommissioning, serving the same North Sea developer customer base with comparable quay and lay-down infrastructure.
• Port of Cromarty Firth: Scotland's premier deep-water port and one of the UK's largest offshore wind marshalling and oil rig decommissioning hubs. Directly competes with Able Seaton Port for North Sea wind marshalling contracts and rig decommissioning work, serving similar oil and gas and offshore wind developers.
• Groningen Seaports (Eemshaven): Operates Eemshaven in the Netherlands, a leading European offshore wind marshalling port that has hosted major projects including Gemini and is being expanded for next-generation turbines. Directly comparable as a multi-user European offshore wind and decommissioning port competing for the same North Sea developer contracts.
• PD Ports: Operates Teesport and Hartlepool on the River Tees, immediately adjacent to Able's ports. Directly comparable multi-user port operator in the same North East England geography, serving offshore wind, bulk and project cargo with similar quay infrastructure and competing for the same offshore wind and decommissioning contracts.
• Port of Ostend: Belgian port actively positioning for offshore wind marshalling and industrial development. Direct peer for European offshore wind component handling, located in a different national market but competing for the same North Sea wind farm installation work.
• North Sea Port: Cross-border port complex spanning Vlissingen (Netherlands) and Ghent/Terneuzen (Belgium), actively expanding offshore wind marshalling capacity. Direct peer for European offshore wind component handling and industrial port development with overlapping customer base among North Sea developers.

Broad incumbents

• Forth Ports: UK port group operating major facilities on the Forth Estuary including Leith, Grangemouth and Dundee. Broader incumbent with renewable energy and offshore wind capability at Tilbury and Dundee, competing for UK offshore wind O&M and project cargo.
• Peel Ports Group: Major UK port group operating Liverpool, Clydeport, Manchester Ship Canal and London Gateway. Broader incumbent with deep-water capability and growing offshore wind presence, competing for similar industrial and offshore wind customers across multiple geographies.
• Associated British Ports (ABP): UK's largest port operator with 21 ports across the country, including several serving offshore wind and general cargo. Broader incumbent providing overlapping capabilities across multiple geographies; not specialised in decommissioning but competes for offshore wind and large industrial tenants.

Regional players

• Niedersachsen Ports: German state-owned operator of multiple Lower Saxony seaports including Cuxhaven, which is a major offshore wind marshalling port. Operates in a different geography (Germany) but is directly comparable as an offshore wind marshalling port serving North Sea developers with overlapping customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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