About - Port of Dover

CONTACT THE PORT OF DOVER

Harbour House
Marine Parade
Dover
CT17 9BU
Tel: +44 (0) 1304 240 400

For all lost property enquires, please contact:

Tel: +44 (0) 1304 245 392
Email: property.office@doverport.co.uk

CONTACT MEDIA

For all media enquiries, please contact the Corporate Affairs team:

TEL: +44 (0) 1304 240 400 Ext. 4410
E-mail: communications@doverport.co.uk

CONTACT POLICE

The Port of Dover Police can be contacted 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year, please contact:

Port of Dover Police
Floor 4. Terminal Control Building,
Eastern Docks,
Dover, Kent,
CT16 1JA

TEL: +44 (0) 1304 216 084
FAX: +44 (0) 1304 241 956
E-mail: police@doverport.co.uk

operation imPORTant

Playing our part to keep traffic, Dover and the UK economy moving

The Port handles 13 million passengers, 2.5 million freight vehicles and £100 billion of UK/European trade. It supports 22,000 jobs, many of which are in the local community. It has a shared vision to protect and enhance short and long term port capacity for the nation whilst delivering the catalyst for regeneration.

Whether it is…

Policing the approach roads to maintain local and international traffic flows
Managing traffic in the Port to ensure that space is used as efficiently as possible
Ensuring the safe and efficient movement of vessels
Ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the electrical network in the Port
Enabling ferries to berth safely in rough weather to ensure that they can continue to operate their service all year round
Patrolling the harbour to ensure all vessels adhere to the safe and correct procedures
Ensuring the provision of a safe environment to ensure that delays to the operation through safety incidents are minimised
Delivering a major traffic management improvement project to ensure the Port has additional short-term capacity
Planning and delivering major development to ensure that the future long term capacity of the Port is secured
Assisting the Port in meeting its legal obligations to ensure it is operated and managed legally and professionally
Recruiting dedicated local people to ensure that the Port has the best team to manage and run a world-class operation
Keeping the media, customers and community regularly informed about traffic and travel in Dover and the Port to ensure that people can plan their journeys more effectively
Understanding the causes and patterns of traffic demand to forecast future volumes and help the Port prepare for peak flows
Looking after leisure craft to ensure that the marina operates safely within a busy ferry port