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All of these port operators are members of the British Ports Association, the national trade body for ports and harbours, [3] and publish trade statistics for HM Revenue and Customs. [4] Some of these ports will be converted to Free-ports: special economic zones where customs rules such as taxes do not apply until goods leave the port. [5]
Port of Dover, Kent, England. Lists of ports in the United Kingdom may refer to: List of ports in Great Britain. List of ports and harbours in Scotland; List of ports and harbours in Wales; List of ports and harbours in Northern Ireland
Port type Ferry service Notes Port of Aberdeen Aberdeen: Aberdeen Oil, Commercial, Cruise, Cargo, Renewables and Ferry Yes Largest and busiest port in Scotland Ardossan Harbour Ardrossan: North Ayrshire: Commercial Yes Sullom Voe Terminal: Sullom Voe: Shetland: Oil No Accepts largest vessels in world [2] Lerwick Harbour Lerwick: Shetland
Barrow is the principal port serving Cumbria and the Lake District, and has been a port of call for several cruise ships in recent years. [4] A new purpose-built cruise ship terminal alongside Walney Channel was proposed as part of the multi-million pound waterfront development (see the 'Future' heading). This was subsequently removed from the ...
It is the busiest cruise terminal and second largest container port in the UK. By volume of port traffic, Southampton is a Medium-Port City globally. [2] The port is located between the confluence of the rivers Test and Itchen at the head of the mile-wide drowned valley known as Southampton Water.
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Recent archaeology indicates that Dover's history as a port and trading gateway dates back at least as far as the Stone and Bronze ages. Known as Dubris during the Roman occupation of Britain, [4] the port has always enjoyed a significant strategic position due to its proximity to continental Europe and as the location of the sheltered River Dour estuary between two imposing chalk cliffs.