Port of Fleetwood
Port of Fleetwood
The Port of Fleetwood sits at the mouth of the River Wyre on the Lancashire coast. It covers about 100 acres. Vessels reach the enclosed dock through a buoyed channel in the river and a lock at the lockhead.
The port handles commercial traffic on the Wyre Fish Dock quay, a RoRo berth and an Isle of Man berth. Wyre Dock also holds the leisure marina.
The harbour authority
From 18/09/2026 the statutory harbour authority is FJ Ports (Fleetwood) Ltd, company number 15560248, in place of Associated British Ports. The change is made by The Ports of Fleetwood and Silloth (Transfer of Undertaking) Harbour Revision Order 2026, SI 2026 No. 404. See the change of authority notice.
The Fleetwood Harbour and Docks Bye-Laws 1982 continue in force. So do the notices to mariners, the harbour limits and the port plan.
Getting in
The lock gates are open for three hours around each high water, from 1.5 hours before until 1.5 hours after. Call Fleetwood Dock on VHF Channel 12 before you run the dock channel. Those hours shorten on neap tides and during sluicing and dredging.
Full detail, including maximum dimensions for each berth, is on the port information page.
At a glance
| Port acreage | 100 acres |
|---|---|
| VHF working channel | Channel 12 |
| VHF call name | Fleetwood Dock |
| Port datum | Not published. ABP publishes no port datum figure for Fleetwood. The berth table depths are given as being above chart datum levels. |
| Byelaws | Fleetwood Harbour and Docks Bye-Laws 1982 |
| Statutory harbour authority from 18/09/2026 | FJ Ports (Fleetwood) Ltd |
Fleetwood port datum. This is being confirmed and will be published here.
Latest notices to mariners in force
| Notice | Subject | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 007 of 2026 | Fleetwood 2026 | 30/06/2026 |
| 001 of 2026 | Sluicing Program 2026 | 02/01/2026 |
| 024 of 2024 | Dock Channel Buoy Moves | 19/11/2024 |
| 014 of 2024 | Water Supply for Commercial Vessels | 16/05/2024 |
| 010 of 2024 | River Wyre/Dock Channel latest soundings | 27/02/2024 |
Pilotage
There is no pilotage page for Fleetwood. Nothing is published today about whether pilotage here is compulsory, and until that question is settled a page saying nothing would be read as an answer. Ask the harbour master before you rely on anything about pilotage at Fleetwood. See the contact page.
Port plan
The port plan shows the harbour limits, the docks, the quays and the marina.
Port plan under the new authority's name. This is being confirmed and will be published here.
Pages for the Port of Fleetwood
- Port informationApproach, limits, lock and tidal access, VHF, berths, dimensions, towage, bunkering, waste
- Schedule of chargesDues and charges at Fleetwood
- ByelawsFleetwood Harbour and Docks Bye-Laws 1982
- DirectionsHarbour directions in force
- Surveys and soundingsThe latest surveys of the approaches and docks
- ContactTelephone, VHF and emergencies