London was the leading port in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2023 with tonnage throughput of around 12.6 million metric tons. Grimsby & Immingham in Yorkshire and the Humber was the second largest sea freight port, with roughly 11.7 million metric tons of cargo moved.
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GOV.UK. (June 7, 2023). Leading sea ports by freight handled in the United Kingdom (UK) between the 1st quarter of 2021 and the 1st quarter of 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001996/leading-sea-ports-for-freight-traffic-uk/
GOV.UK. "Leading sea ports by freight handled in the United Kingdom (UK) between the 1st quarter of 2021 and the 1st quarter of 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001996/leading-sea-ports-for-freight-traffic-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Leading sea ports by freight handled in the United Kingdom (UK) between the 1st quarter of 2021 and the 1st quarter of 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001996/leading-sea-ports-for-freight-traffic-uk/
GOV.UK. "Leading Sea Ports by Freight Handled in The United Kingdom (Uk) between The 1st Quarter of 2021 and The 1st Quarter of 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001996/leading-sea-ports-for-freight-traffic-uk/
GOV.UK, Leading sea ports by freight handled in the United Kingdom (UK) between the 1st quarter of 2021 and the 1st quarter of 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001996/leading-sea-ports-for-freight-traffic-uk/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Leading sea ports by freight handled in the United Kingdom (UK) between the 1st quarter of 2021 and the 1st quarter of 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, June 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001996/leading-sea-ports-for-freight-traffic-uk/