CRUISE SERVICES
The Port of Southampton is the home of the UK cruise industry and the leading cruise turnaround port in Northern Europe. Solent Stevedores works in partnership with port owners, ABP and the cruise industry, and has an excellent reputation for the high level of service we provide to cruise lines and their guests.
Every year, our team in Southampton greets over 2.0 million guests, loads 2.8 million items of luggage and handles 120,000 tonnes of ship’s provisions across 400 turnaround calls – almost a 100% increase in business since 2010.
EXCESS OF 2.0 million
Passengers
EXCESS OF 2.8 million
Suitcases
EXCESS OF 120,000 TONNES
OF SHIP’S STORES
Cruise Services
Baggage handling
Porterage and Baggage Handling services for cruise ships at the Port of Southampton
Stores handling
Stores Handling including foodstuffs, technical and engineering.
Support Services
Cruise Vessel Support services for ships including Mooring Services and Crew Training for “on board” handling equipment.
OUR PARTNERS
Solent Stevedores is a member of Cruise Britain and Cruise Europe, networks of cruise ports, operators and service providers.
Cruise Britain
Cruise Britain is a business to business network of cruise ports, destinations and service providers that exists to promote Britain as a cruise destination.
Visit: cruisebritain.org
Associated British Ports
ABP is the owner of Europe’s leading cruise turnaround port.
Visit: abports.co.uk
Cruise Europe
Cruise Europe is the original business to business network of cruise ports and destinations in Northern & Atlantic Europe.
Visit: cruiseeurope.com
News
Keep in touch with our latest news and announcements
Meet Phoebe, Reefer Apprentice
Phoebe has been part of the team for around five years in our Southampton operations, starting in the maintenance and repair team where she successfully completed a three-year Heavy Duty Vehicle Mechanic apprenticeship course. Moving into a different part of the...
2025 Look Back
2025 has been a significant year for Solent Stevedores as we celebrated a quarter of a century of operations. From a small bulks operation at the Port of Southampton to award-winning teams across 7 locations and operational in 3 countries. This year our investment...
Meet Frankie, Accounts Officer based at our Head Office in Dursley
Frankie Bradfield is an Accounts Officer with Solent Stevedores based in Head Office in Dursley. Frankie has been with Team Solent for over a year and joined straight from Sixth Form where Maths and Economics was her main passion. Day to day, she supports the...
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