This is a list of the seaports of Great Britain.
Five companies own many of the largest of UK ports: Associated British Ports (ABP), Forth Ports, Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), Peel Group and PD Ports’ meanwhile the largest independent trust ports are Aberdeen, Belfast, Blyth, Dover, London and Milford Haven. [1] [2]
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]
No.[ clarification needed] | Name | Established | Image | Town/city | Ownership |
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1 | Port of Felixstowe | 1875 |
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Felixstowe | Hutchison Port Holdings |
2 | Port of Southampton | 1843 |
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Southampton | Associated British Ports |
3 | Port of Tilbury | 1908 |
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London | Forth Ports |
4 | Port of London | 2013 |
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London | DP World |
5 | Port of Immingham | 1912 |
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Immingham | Associated British Ports |
6 | Port of Liverpool | 1971 |
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Liverpool | The Peel Group |
7 | Port of Tees | 1992 |
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Middlesbrough | PD Ports |
8 | Port of Tyne | 1968 |
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Tyne and Wear | Port of Tyne Authority |
9 | Port of Bristol | 1978 |
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Bristol | The Bristol Port Company |
Ports are listed clockwise from the Scottish border.