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As may be expected of a maritime nation there are many ports around the UK coast, ports are usually considered to be bases for ferry services and/or freight operations or fishing ports as opposed to harbours which are generally smaller and serve more local needs. UK Ferry Services Approximately 95% of freight enters the UK by sea and three major ports handle most freight traffic: Felixstowe on the east coast, Tilbury, near London and Southampton on the south coast. In 2004 British ports handled 600 million tons of freight the largest for any European country. In value terms around £330 bn. worth of imports and exports was handled by the UK's ports in 2004. Around 54,000 people work in the UK's ports with another 20,000 in related areas. There are many other places around the UK which are considered to be ports including the following; Aberdeen, Avonmouth, Barry, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Glasgow, Gloucester, Grangemouth, Harwich, Hull, Inverness, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Poole, Port Talbot, Portsmouth, Scapa Flow, Sullom Voe, Swansea, Tees, Tyne. In addition there are many more harbours which may have freight, fishing, transport or leisure operations. Links to some major ports www.merseydocks.co.uk www.portoffelixstowe.co.uk www.portcities.org.uk/ www.portoflondon.co.uk www.doverport.co.uk www.belfast-harbour.co.uk
Here is a quick guide for those who would like to escape from our warm and exotic shores - can't think why! This is not a definitive list just a guide to the main services - please check with companies for details. The list of UK ports is clockwise from Dover - correct at Dec. 2006.
*Not all routes are included please check CalMac website for details. Top
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