Middlesbrough have their offices in the town. Teesport is from the North Sea and east of Middlesbrough, on the River Tees. Teesport is currently the third largest port in the United Kingdom, and amongst the tenth biggest in Western Europe, handling about 50 million tonnes of domestic and international cargo per year. The vast majority of these products are still related to the steel and chemical industries made by companies that are members of NEPIC. NEPIC is an industry led economic cluster body that promotes the development and growth of the chemistry based process industries around the Tees Valley and the
Middlesbrough W.F.C. Middlesbrough W.F.C. Middlesbrough Women Football Club are the women's side of Middlesbrough. Founded in 1976, they currently play their matches in the , with home games being played at Bedford Terrace, the home of Billingham Town F.C. Middlesbrough WFC also have a reserve side competing in the FA Women's Premier League Reserve Northern Division and a development side competing in the North Riding Women’s League, with both playing their home games at MFC Foundation, Eston. Middlesbrough Women FC were formed in 1976. Originally known as Cleveland Spartans, they were coached in the early days by then Middlesbrough FC players Mark