Port of Rochester

Rochester’s commercial waterfront lies on the tidal River Medway, where riverside wharves connect coastal shipping with storage and distribution in Kent. The working river includes Limehouse Reach and cargo sites downstream of the Rochester bridges.

Timber and wood pulp are important to the local terminal business. Scotline’s Medway and Transit facilities combine vessel unloading with open storage, covered warehouses and the management of customers' stocks. Port cranes and forklifts move consignments between ships, storage areas and onward transport.

These terminals also arrange forwarding and road haulage, allowing goods to be released from stock in quantities suited to customers. The port’s character is consequently shaped by individual riverfront facilities and their links with regional businesses. Shipping, warehousing and distribution form a connected operation along the Medway rather than a single enclosed dock estate.