This is a list of the seaports of Great Britain.

Major operators

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]

Cargo handled ports in England

No.	Name	Estb. Date/Year	Image	City	Cargo Handled (FY2022-23)		Container Traffic (FY2022-23)		Ownership
					1	Port of Felixstowe	1875			Felixstowe					Hutchison Port Holdings
2	Port of Southampton	1843		Southampton					Associated British Ports
3	Port of Tilbury	1908		London					Port of London Authority
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		River Tees, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire					PD Ports
8	Port of Tyne	1968		Tyne and Wear					Port of Tyne Authority
9	Port of Bristol	1978		Bristol					The Bristol Port Company

Major ports

Ports are listed clockwise from the Scottish border.

See also

• List of ports and harbours in Scotland
• List of ports and harbours in Wales
• List of ports and harbours in Northern Ireland
• List of RNLI stations
• List of free ports § United Kingdom
• the Cinque Ports, and their Lord Warden
• List of vice-admirals of the coast
• List of Panamax ports § Great Britain
• List of busiest ports in Europe
• List of ferry operators § Europe
• List of ports
• List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean
• Canal & River Trust

References