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The Port Of Newcastle

Newcastle has had a port on the River Tyne for around 2 thousand years. During Roman times the port was established to trade grain, salt, fish and lead imported from North Europe, Iberia and Italy.

Between the two World Wars there was a steady increase in passenger traffic from the River Tyne, particularly to Scandinavia. Over time Tyne Dock was laid out as a railway dock and the major imports were pit props and vast quantities of sawn timber transported in rail wagons to timber yards.

A deep water quay replaced the outmoded passenger facility within Albert Edward Dock in 1928. The facility was complemented with a direct rail link to the main station in Newcastle.

In 1998 The International Ferry Terminal was granted a £2m investment to create modern, airport style facility. Completed in 1999, just in time for the visit of the Royal Viking Sun costed at £75m it was considered the world's highest rated cruise ship. Today ferries arrive and depart from Royal Quays dock.

The Modern Passenger Ferry Terminals operated by Fjord Line & DFDS Seaways deal with over 700,000 passengers a year. With scheduled ferry sailings departing from Newcastle to Stavanger, Bergen, Haugesund, Gothenburg, Kristiansand and Amsterdam make Newcastle ferry port the ideal gateway to the North Sea.