Port Capacity, Onsite Facilities & Infrastructure
Pembroke Port has a range of onsite facilities and capabilities. We will work with you to identify the Port facilities that offer you maximum project efficiency and ultimately help to enhance your bottom line profitability.
Excellent facilities in a secure site
Pembroke Port is a busy port on the UK's west coast in close proximity to the Irish Sea and Bristol Channel. It's a secure site with around-the-clock accessibility.
With excellent onsite facilities, Pembroke Port is a flexible cargo, layover and fabrication hub. Our team has an enviable reputation for the level of support and help they provide and the wealth of experience they bring to any task. Pembroke Port is home to a diverse range of businesses and projects including ship building, marine renewables and transportation.
Pembroke Port has three key operating hubs:
Pembroke Port is a crucial maritime hub with three specialised operating gates.
- Gate 1 handles bulk and breakbulk cargo, offering extensive storage and fabrication facilities.
- Gates 2 & 3 host a year-round Ro-Pax ferry terminal, providing twice-daily freight and passenger services between Wales and Ireland.
- Gate 4 supports energy projects, shipbuilding, and fabrication with versatile property units and comprehensive infrastructure.
Each gate is equipped with 24/7 security and essential operational resources, ensuring efficient and secure port operations.
See across for more details on each of our hubs.
Specialising in the transportation of bulk and breakbulk cargo and heavy lift cargoes - from animal feed and aggregates to refinery components and renewables devices. Extensive storage and laydown facilities as well as fabrication space options. Delivers emergency, short term and planned layover and supplies options for shipping and sea-based operations.
- Quayside lengths accommodating up to 164m max vessel length
- Walled site with CCTV coverage and 24/7 security
- Storage and laydown areas including alongside lay-by
- Bunkering (afloat or alongside)
- Weighbridge
- Internal and external fabrication space
- Plant equipment, cranes, tugs, workboats and crane barges
- SNAP parking
- Fleet and explosives licences
Operating a year round, twice daily freight and passenger ferry service from Wales to Ireland with Irish Ferries, with the capacity to expand.
- Ferry capacity for up to 185m max vessel length with a 7.5m control depth
- Passenger ferry terminal with transit lounge
- RoRo freight service
- Double deck linkspan
- Freight storage area and transit lounge
- CCTV coverage and 24/7 security
- Bunkering
- Weighbridge
A multi-opportunity area used for energy projects, ship building and repairs, fabrication and transport operators.
- Two slipways (and cradle)
- Two berth jetty with capacity for 151m max vessel length
- Multiple property units for long and short term rental (from office spaces to large footprint industrial units)
- Internal and external fabrication space
- Plant equipment, cranes, tugs, workboats and crane barges
Quay dimensions
Control depths are subject to survey. Please contact us to check latest data.
| Location | Quay length (m) | Max vessel length (m) | Control depth (M) |
| Gate 1: Quay 1 | 180m | 164m | 7.0m/5.6m* Approach - 4.6m |
| Gate 1: Quay 2 | 100m | 90m | 5.3m Approach - 3.7m |
| Gate 1: Quay 3 | 65m | 40m | 1.2m Approach - 2.4m |
| Gates 2 & 3: Ferry Terminal | 190m | 185m | 6.8m |
*depends on berth box - clarify with the Pembroke Port team
General cargo handling
Pembroke Port specialises in handling a wide variety of general cargo, including containerised goods, breakbulk, and project cargo. Our facilities are designed to manage the loading, unloading, and storage of diverse cargo types with utmost efficiency.
- Container Handling: Our port can accommodate containers and containerised cargoes. Our team can assist with sourcing plant machinery to enable clients to undertake safe container movement on the quayside.
- Breakbulk Cargo: We provide customised solutions for breakbulk cargo, including heavy machinery, steel products, and other non-containerised goods. Our experienced team ensures careful handling and secure storage.
- Project Cargo: Pembroke Port is well-equipped to manage complex project cargo operations, offering specialised handling and storage solutions for oversized and heavy-lift cargoes.
Storage and laydown
Pembroke Port is a 69 acre port on the west coast of the UK that offers incredible adaptability, with a surprising range of storage and laydown options.
Subsea and offshore
Pembroke Port offers a comprehensive and modern range of facilities that are ideally suited for subsea and offshore operations. Strategically located on the southwest coast of Wales, Pembroke Port combines deep-water access, advanced infrastructure, and an experienced workforce, making it a premier destination for companies in the subsea and offshore sectors.
Ro-Ro ferry terminal
Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal can accommodate vessels of up to 185 metres in length, with a draft of up to 6.5 metres. With a two-tier linkspan we can process your freight and passenger traffic quickly, safely and efficiently, allowing you to manage your costs and get your passengers to their destination on time.
