The shipping platform

Location: Great Yarmouth is situated on the E coast of England. General overview: The port is 86nm from mainland Europe and has good air, rail, road and sea links. The main traffic in the port is supplying the offshore gas industry in the S North Sea. In addition, bulk cargoes such as grain, fertiliser, animal feed, oil, stone and aggregates are handled along with import and export of various forest products. Traffic figures: Approx 660,000t of cargo, including offshore traffic, handled annually. Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: LOA 125m, draught 6.0m, 4,500DWT.