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. | Name | Established | Image | Town/city | Ownership | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Felixstowe | 1875 | Hutchison Port Holdings | |||
| 2 | Port of Southampton | 1843 | Associated British Ports | |||
| 3 | Port of Tilbury | 1908 | Forth Ports | |||
| 4 | Port of London | 2013 | DP World | |||
| 5 | Port of Immingham | 1912 | Associated British Ports | |||
| 6 | Port of Liverpool | 1971 | The Peel Group | |||
| 7 | Port of Tees | 1992 | PD Ports | |||
| 8 | Port of Tyne | 1968 | Port of Tyne Authority | |||
| 9 | Port of Bristol | 1978 | The Bristol Port Company |
Ports are listed clockwise from the Scottish border.