Property consultants Colliers and Lambert Smith Hampton have been appointed by Associated British Ports (ABP) to bring to market 30 acres (12 ha) of land at the Port of Southampton.
The sites are designated for around 700,000 ft2 (65,000 m2) of manufacturing or logistics development.
Financial details have not been disclosed.
The land is split across two locations: the 22-acre Redbridge site – which benefits from freeport status - and also an eight-acre site on the Marchwood Industrial Park.
The sites are part of a national initiative by ABP which will see it release more than 1,000 acres to support the UK’s supply chain, manufacturing and renewable energy sectors.
ABP’s head of property in Southampton, Ian Henderson, commented: 'These strategic sites are capable of attracting a range of businesses to Southampton and creating new jobs.
'Redbridge is a prime development site located in the thriving Western Docks. It sits within the Solent Freeport area and will provide tax benefits for businesses locating there.'
Marchwood Industrial Park is an established industrial site which is already home to more than 60 businesses.
Added Henderson: 'Like Redbridge, the Marchwood site has excellent transport links which make it an ideal base for logistics operators. Business space in strategic locations, like ports, is key at a time where demand outstrips supply.
'Ports support the supply chain in a unique way, providing access to people, power and property – ultimately building a stronger supply chain with greater resilience to meet customer needs.'
Len Rosso, head of Industrial and Logistics at Colliers, commented: 'With its port and extensive transport connections, Southampton is a major strategic UK location and also serves a wide catchment in the south of England.
'More than £70 bn (€84 bn) of goods flow through the port each year and we see these sites as being of particular interest to logistics operators and also to manufacturers that are either bringing their raw materials into the UK by sea or exporting their finished products by the same routes.'
ABP estimates that a business leasing a 100,000 ft2 warehouse for 25 years in a freeport location could achieve tax savings of more than £4 mln in its first five years of occupation.
