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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.
Grangemouth Port Grangemouth: Falkirk: Commercial, container terminal No Scotland's largest container terminal. Hound Point: Firth of Forth Fife Panamax, oil terminal No - Hunterston Terminal: Fairlie, North Ayrshire: North Ayrshire: Commercial, coal-handling port No - Flotta Harbour Flotta: Orkney: Oil, Ferry Terminal Yes Kirkwall Harbour and ...
The confederation of Cinque Ports ( / sɪŋk pɔːrts /) [1] is a historic group of coastal towns in south-east England – predominantly in Kent and Sussex, with one outlier ( Brightlingsea) in Essex. [2] The name is Old French, meaning "five harbours", and alludes to the original five members ( Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich ).
The Port of Inverness ( Scottish Gaelic: Port Inbhir Nis) is a port on the east coast of Scotland, at Inverness, Highland council area, at the mouth of the River Ness. It is one of Scotland's most sheltered and deep natural ports. [1] [2] [3] The port is owned and operated by Inverness Harbour Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1847.
A AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
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Newhaven. / 50.80; 0.06. Newhaven is a port town in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England, lying at the mouth of the River Ouse . The town developed during the Middle Ages as the nearby port of Seaford began drying up, forcing a new port to be established. A sheltered harbour was built in the mid-16th century, and a breakwater in the late ...
The Port of London has been central to the economy of London since the founding of the city in the 1st century and was a major contributor to the growth and success of the city. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the busiest port in the world, with wharves extending continuously along the Thames for 11 miles (18 km), and over 1,500 cranes ...