London the biggest port in Britain

[John Arton]

Interesting article on how London as a port has evolved.
Rgds
J.A.
https://gcaptain.com/london-short-se...tion-shipping/

[Keith Tindell]

looks to be a reasonable forecast, long may it continue, would love to see all our docks operating at maximum. Its never going to be like days of old, but hopefully seeing us trading on our own now, and under our rules ,kt

[Red Lead Ted]

Busiest Ports In The UK
Grimsby And Immingham
The seaport of Immingham is located on the east coast near the town of Immingham and on the south bank of Humber estuary near Grimsby. It is the busiest cargo port in the United Kingdom with a cargo volume of 59 million tons being loaded and discharged here. The port was initially built as a terminal for exporting coal in 1906. The Immingham port was later expanded with the introduction of deeper docks and increase in the variety of cargo. Today, the port serves as the main terminal for the importation of oil through the Immingham Oil terminal. Iron ore and coal are also traded through their dedicated terminals.

London
The port of London was once the largest port in the world. Currently, it is the second largest port in the UK with a cargo volume of 45 million tons. The port facilities are located along River Thames and stretch from the capital to the North Sea. The seaport is managed by the Port of London Authority which has overseen its increment and construction since 1908. Various vessels such as roll-on-roll-off ferries and cruise liners are handled in the port. The port of London also receives a variety of cargo from various parts of the world.

[Denis O'Shea]

Terry, Immingham has definitely changed since my days on Tor Line Ro Ro on the Rotterdam run sometimes we were the only vessel in the dock 6am to 6pm we had a skipper known as rammer Rimmer because the lock gates were always under threat when he was onboard he had once demolished them causing the dock to be closed for repairs. Den

[Louis the fly]

Immingham and Grimsby are also two of the leading ports for car imports.

[Tony Taylor]

Immingham and Grimsby are also two of the leading ports for car imports.

Two refineries still operate at Killingholme (western edge of Immingham), Total and Conoco, nothing left at Shell Haven or Coryton and I think Isle of Grain is just LNG import.