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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics All freight traffic at the major and minor ports in Wales, by port and type of commodity
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[Collapse]All ports[Expand]All55.853.760.765.554.658.953.756.453.551.649.252.951.347.053.950.6
Holyhead[Collapse]All3.42.92.73.13.13.23.74.54.95.25.25.35.93.84.14.8
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable0.0
Other3.42.92.63.13.13.23.64.44.95.25.25.35.93.84.14.8
Mostyn[Collapse]All0.10.00.10.10.00.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Fishguard[Collapse]All0.60.40.40.30.30.30.40.40.30.40.40.50.40.20.20.3
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Other0.60.40.40.30.30.30.40.40.30.40.40.50.40.20.20.3
Milford Haven[Collapse]All35.939.342.848.739.841.134.337.734.832.030.935.033.630.338.934.7
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal34.738.341.547.939.140.333.436.733.630.829.633.732.429.337.733.7
Other1.20.91.30.80.80.80.91.01.21.21.31.31.21.11.21.0
Swansea[Collapse]All0.60.40.60.60.60.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.40.40.30.3
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal0.10.10.10.10.20.10.00.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Other0.40.30.50.50.40.40.50.50.50.40.40.30.30.30.30.2
Neath[Collapse]All0.30.20.30.40.30.20.20.20.30.20.10.00.00.10.00.0
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Other.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Port Talbot[Collapse]All8.15.28.87.15.68.59.58.17.87.66.66.76.77.46.06.7
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal2.21.82.21.61.52.52.82.32.01.81.91.51.61.81.71.8
Other6.03.46.75.44.16.06.75.85.85.84.85.25.15.64.34.9
Barry[Collapse]All0.50.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.20.20.20.10.1
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Cardiff[Collapse]All2.62.02.22.01.81.71.71.81.61.61.81.71.31.61.31.1
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal1.31.21.10.90.90.90.91.01.11.11.11.00.90.90.60.6
Other1.30.81.11.10.90.80.80.70.50.50.70.70.50.70.70.5
Newport[Collapse]All3.22.72.12.42.52.42.62.62.83.42.82.62.32.82.62.3
AllBulk fuelBulk fuels’ include liquefied gas, crude oil, oil products and coal1.21.20.10.10.40.30.20.10.00.00.10.10.20.20.10.2
Other2.01.51.92.42.12.12.52.42.73.42.72.52.12.62.42.1
Other portsOther ports: Llanddulas, Llanelli, Port Penrhyn and Burry Port[Collapse]All0.50.40.50.50.40.50.40.30.30.40.40.40.40.30.20.3
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Metadata

Title

All freight traffic at the major and minor ports in Wales, by port type and type of commodity

Last update

November 2024 November 2024

Next update

November 2025 (Provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Maritime and shipping statistics, Department for Transport

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Weblinks

Sea transport, statistical release: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/sea-transport/?lang=en

Keywords

Sea transport, port, commodity

General description

This dataset gives details on foreign and domestic sea traffic at ports in Wales up to the 2022. Data are presented as the volume of traffic (million tonnes) at ports in Wales.

Data collection and calculation

Port freight traffic statistics are based on a combination of data reported to the DfT by port authorities and shipping lines or their agents.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

The statistics relate to cases in Wales from 2008 up to the year 2023.

Users, uses and context

These statistics are used both within and outside the Welsh Government to monitor trends in sea transport and as a baseline for further analysis.

Revisions information

Data for previous periods are routinely updated. Data for the current financial or calendar year may be revised with the release of next year’s data set.

Statistical quality

Timeliness and punctuality
The statistics presented covers traffic to and from ports in Wales.

Comparability and coherence
The Department for Transport produces a range of statistics relating to the maritime sector presenting information on domestic waterborne freight, ports, sea passengers, shipping fleets and sea farers.