Statutory and competent harbour authority, port owner and capital-dredging client

Associated British Ports

ABP Southampton pilot vessels Majestic and Mary Rose moored at the Gosport pilot station

Associated British Ports; official May 2023 Southampton pilotage and marine-operations context, not 2026 channel-deepening progress

Associated British Ports owns and operates the Port of Southampton and acts there as statutory and competent harbour authority.

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Directory focus

Statutory and competent harbour authority, port owner and capital-dredging client with 3 active regions

Use this profile to map likely counterparties, delivery responsibilities, and where statutory and competent harbour authority, port owner and capital-dredging client capacity may influence project access or competition.

Profile status Public Evidence reviewed 21 July 2026

Type

Statutory and competent harbour authority, port owner and capital-dredging client

Active regions

Europe, United Kingdom, Southampton Water, the Solent and the Nab Channel

Marine works roles

Port of Southampton owner and operator, Statutory and competent harbour authority, Southampton VTS, pilotage and navigation-safety authority, SCT 5 and channel-deepening client, Principal dredging-contractor procurement counterparty, Live-port, quay, buried-pipeline and vessel-traffic interface manager, UXO, dredged-material and sea-disposal coordination counterparty, Pre-dredge survey, completed-depth and operational acceptance counterparty

Profile summary

Associated British Ports owns and operates the Port of Southampton and acts there as statutory and competent harbour authority. For Southampton Channel Deepening it is the client and procurement counterparty across SCT 5, the main navigation channels and the Nab Channel. The Marine Management Organisation retains the licence decision, and the principal dredging contractor has not been appointed in the reviewed notice family.

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Directory profile status

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Source basis

ABP's corporate, Southampton and marine-information pages establish the group as port owner and operator and statutory and competent harbour authority. Its marine policy, Southampton bye-laws and pilot-vessel release set out the navigation-safety, harbour-master, pilotage and VTS context. The UK4 notice makes ABP the client for the proposed SCT 5, main-channel and Nab Channel dredging package, while MMO retains the marine-licence decision. The notice family does not contain a reviewed UK6 award, and the proposed 5.5 million m3 volume and design depths are not completed or accepted quantities. ABP's 2024 widening programme remains a separate historical job. The profile photograph documents Southampton pilotage assets and does not show mobilisation or production for the proposed 2026-27 works.

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