Top 5 Ports In The UK

 
Port of Felixstowe

The Port of Felixstowe, Suffolk is the busiest container port in the United Kingdom, dealing with 48 percent of the containerized trade in Britain.

It was ranked 43rd busiest container port in the globe in 2017 and 8th in Europe, with 3.85 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) handled traffic.

The Port of Felixstowe is one of the busiest ports in the UK.

Port of Southampton

The Southampton Port is a port for passengers and cargo in the central portion of England’s southern shore.

The modern era in Port of Southampton’s history started with the inauguration of the first dock in 1843.

Since 1982, the port has been owned and operated by Associated British Ports and is UK’s busiest cruise terminal and second biggest container port.

Associated British Ports (ABP) is the United Kingdom Statutory and Competent Harbor Authority for 22 distinct ports and harbors. The breadth and depth of expertise and experience derived from the management of these ports and harbors allows ABP to play a major position in the Port Marine Safety Code’s continuing growth.

Port of London

The Port of London lies from the capital to the North Sea along the banks of the Thames River.

Once the world’s largest port, it is the second largest port in the United Kingdom, following Grimsby &Immingham in 2012.

The port is controlled by the Port of London Authority (PLA), a 1908-established public trust whose responsibility stretches across the Thames River Tideway, but which does not own or run any equipment.

Port of Immingham

The Immingham Port, also known as Immingham Docks, is a major port on the east coast, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary west of Grimsby, near Immingham town.

In 2012, the port of Immingham was the largest tonnage port in the United Kingdom with 60 million 
tons of cargo that year.
 
Port of Liverpool

Peel Ports Liverpool is one of the major ports in the UK. The port is located on both banks of the Mersey River at a strategic point of view in the United Kingdom’s northwest.

The port enjoys direct connections to the motorways M53, M57, M62 and M6 (M58). The port also has a rail link.