Weather & tides
The following weather information links are provided by courtesy of the UK Meteorological Office:
Marine weather
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine
Inshore waters forecast and strong winds
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/inshore_forecast.html
Shipping forecast and gale warnings
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/shipping_forecast.html
Severe weather warnings
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_warnings.html
Tide tables
Although great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of information, the Port of Sunderland or Sunderland City Council will not be responsible for any inaccuracies which may occur. Tidal information has been corrected to local time:
Tide table booklets can also be purchased from the port’s head office.
Awards and accreditations
ISO
The Port of Sunderland’s Quality Management System (QMS) has been approved by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) to ISO 9001:2008 Standard in respect of the provision of stevedoring, warehousing, marine operations and pilotage services.
TASCC
The Port of Sunderland is certified by Product Authentication International (PAI) as complying with the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC), in respect of storage and in-house testing of combinable crops and dry feed materials/ingredients.
Investor in People
As a Sunderland City Council service the Port of Sunderland holds Investors in People status, achieved by the council in 2004.
British Ports Association
The port is a member of the British Ports Association