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Port of Tilbury: 1908 London: Forth Ports: 4 Port of London: 2013 London: DP World: 5 Port of Immingham: 1912 Immingham: Associated British Ports: 6 Port of Liverpool: 1971 Liverpool: The Peel Group: 7 Port of Tees: 1992 Middlesbrough: PD Ports: 8 Port of Tyne: 1968 Tyne and Wear: Port of Tyne Authority 9 Port of Bristol: 1978 Bristol: The ...
It is the nearest English port to France, at just 34 kilometres (21 mi) away, and is one of the world's busiest maritime passenger ports, with 11.7 million passengers, 2.6 million lorries, 2.2 million cars and motorcycles and 80,000 coaches passing through it in 2017, [1] and with an annual turnover of £58.5 million a year. [2]
The Channel Ports are seaports in southern England and northern France, which allow for short crossings of the English Channel. There is no formal definition, but there is a general understanding of the term. Some ferry companies divide their routes into "short" and "long" crossings.
The border between the countries of France and the United Kingdom in Europe is a maritime border that stretches along the Channel, the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Channel Tunnel links the two countries underground and is defined as a 'land frontier', and not widely recognised as a land border.
The shortest distance across the strait, at approximately 20 miles (32 kilometres), is from the South Foreland, northeast of Dover in the English county of Kent, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French département of Pas-de-Calais. Between these points lies the most popular route for cross-channel swimmers. [1]
The Port of Calais was the first cable ship port in Europe and is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. [136] The port accounts for more than a third of economic activity of the town of Calais. Cargo traffic has tripled over the past two decades.
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