Why Essex?
Harwich International Port - a leading east coast seaport
Harwich International Port, on the east coast, is one of the UK’s leading multi-purpose seaports. With nearly two million ferry and cruise passengers every year, it is the country’s second busiest ferry terminal.
The port has excellent road and rail links to the midlands, London and the south east and is ideally located for North Sea freight and passenger traffic to and from Scandinavia and the Benelux countries. Harwich offers first-class ro-ro, ferry, container and bulk operations and has recently benefited from significant investment in new facilities, wider range of port services and highly trained staff. The development of Bathside Bay will significantly increase capacity as a deep-sea container port by 2016.
