List of ports and harbours in Wales explained

This article lists the ports and harbours present in Wales.Ports form an essential and important resource for the economy of Wales and are involved in the movement of freight and people and allow for international trade links.^[1]

by region

member of The Welsh Ports Group^[2] The following list is arranged anti-clockwise from the Welsh-English border in the north-east to the border again in the south-east.

North East

• Shotton
• Mostyn

North West

• Llandulas
• Conwy harbour*
• Deganwy
• Port Penrhyn
• Menai Bridge
• Beaumaris^[3]
• Amlwch Harbour
• Anglesey
  • Port of Holyhead
  • Caernarfon
• Aberdyfi

Mid

• Aberystwyth

• Cardigan

West

• Fishguard Harbour*
• Milford Haven Port* - The third largest port in the UK and a strategic energy hub^[4]
• Pembroke Port
• Saundersfoot Harbour*
• Burry Port harbour
• Llanelli

South

• Swansea docks*
• Neath*
• Port of Port Talbot*
• Barry Docks*
• Cardiff Docks*
• Newport Docks*

Prospective free ports

The following have been approved as free ports in Wales:^[5]

• Celtic Freeport, at Milford Haven and Port Talbot
• Anglesey Freeport

See also

• Transport in Wales
• Fishing industry in Wales

References

1. Web site: Ports in Wales . 3.
2. Web site: The Welsh Ports Group . 2023-03-24 . British Ports Association . en-US.
3. Web site: Welsh Ports Capability Directory . 2023-03-24 . directory.welshports.org.uk.
4. Web site: Ports and Shipping . 2023-03-24 . Business Wales - Marine and Fisheries . en.
5. News: 2023-03-22 . Wales freeports for Milford Haven-Port Talbot, Anglesey . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-03-24.