More than 415m tonnes of freight passed through the UK’s 20 busiest ports in 2019

Freight,

both directions,

million tonnes

Top 10 UK ports by

freight shown in colours

Very congested

Some congestion

50

10

Operating as usual

8. Forth

6. Tees &

Hartlepool

10. Belfast

4. Liverpool

1. Grimsby and

Immingham

7. Felixstowe

Freight containers

3. Milford Haven  

5. Southampton  

Motor vehicles, freight containers, crude oil

2. London Gateway

Oil products, agricultural products including grain, motor vehicles

9. Dover

Freight

containers,

motor vehicles

Freight, both directions,

million tonnes

50

10

Sullom Voe

Top 10 UK ports

by freight shown

in colours

Glensanda

8. Forth

Main goods handled include: Liquefied gas, crude oil, forestry products

Very congested

Clyde

Some congestion

Operating as usual

6. Tees & Hartlepool

Oil products, coal, agricultural products

10. Belfast

Main goods handled include: Oil products, agricultural products

Hull

1. Grimsby and Immingham

Crude oil, coal, iron and steel

4. Liverpool

Crude oil, freight containers, motor vehicles

Manchester

Holyhead

Rivers Hull

& Humber

Medway

7. Felixstowe

Freight

containers

Port Talbot

3. Milford Haven  

Liquefied gas, oil products

Bristol

9. Dover

Freight

containers,

motor vehicles

5. Southampton  

Motor vehicles, freight containers, crude oil

2. London Gateway

Oil products, agricultural products including grain, motor vehicles