Company Profile

As the UK’s largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) is uniquely positioned as a trusted defence partner, delivering tailored and adaptable infrastructure solutions across the defence industry from maritime autonomy testing to supporting naval vessels and their operations. Our UK wide port network, immediately available development ready land and rapid build to suit capability support fast mobilisation to meet evolving threats and heightened geopolitical pressures, as well as demand for new industrial facilities. 

Handling around a quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade through our 21 strategically located ports across England, Wales and Scotland, ABP offers safe, sustainable and strategically located gateways that keep Britain trading. We operate within secure environments, including explosive licensed and controlled access sites so ABP can protect sensitive assets, information and supply chains.

Our ports offer integrated multimodal logistics across road, rail and sea to sustain operational tempo. Our ports are backed by a trained, mobilised workforce and site specific advantages such as freeport status and embedded renewables. ABP offers defence partners a trusted, adaptable and future proof national platform.