About The Port
The Port of Mostyn Ltd is a privately owned and operated port located in North Wales in the outer estuary of the River Dee. It is a Statutory Harbour Authority and also the Competent Harbour Authority responsible for pilotage in the Dee Estuary.
As one of the oldest ports in the country, Mostyn has a long history of handling cargoes including steel, timber and woodpulp, and also bulk cargos of coal, iron ore, woodchip and sulphur for the region’s heavy industries of the time.
Animal feedstuffs and fertilizers for the agricultural sector of north Wales and the north-west and midlands of the U.K. were also handled at the Port.
Over recent years however, Mostyn has become one of the main centres in Europe for the assembly and installation of turbines; a large portion of its business is now dedicated to the offshore renewable energy sector.
Location of the Port
The Port of Mostyn is a medium-sized port which lies on the Welsh side of the Dee Estuary within 3 nautical miles from the Irish Sea.
Geographically, the Port of Mostyn in situated in Flintshire, North Wales close to the border with England. It has a direct access to the A548 coastal road connecting it to the UK motorway network and is just 15 miles from the M56 motorway.
Navigational Location
The Port of Mostyn is situated at: Lat: 53o19.3′ N Long: 003o15.8′ W (Datum: WGS84).
Admiralty Chart 1953 Approaches to the River Dee
Admiralty Chart 1978 Great Ormes Head to Liverpool
The Port is also well served by the international airports of Manchester which is 52 miles and Liverpool 45 miles from Mostyn. Non-scheduled and charter flights are operated from Hawarden Airport near Chester which is 18 miles from the Port.
The Port is also located adjacent to the main railway line and the national rail network with a direct spur into the Port.
Mainline train services to U.K. wide destinations operate from Flint which is 6 miles from the Port.
Legal Status
The Port of Mostyn Group of companies includes its wholly owned subsidiary Mostyn Docks Ltd which is a Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA). Mostyn Docks Ltd is also the Competent Harbour Authority for Pilotage as defined in The Mostyn Docks (Pilotage) Harbour Revision Order (1989).
In common with other UK ports, the duties and responsibilities of the Port of Mostyn are also governed by the Harbours Act (1964), and other national Statutory Instruments relating to the operation of ports.