Which is the busiest passenger ferry port in England?
"by one detective constable. CID officers attend detective training courses at Kent Police training school. One constable is employed as a training officer for both initial and in-service training, and the force provides all initial training not only for its own officers and staff, but also for the Port of Bristol Police and the Port of Felixstowe Police. The Port of Dover operates 24 hours a day seven days a week which sees over 16.5 million passengers pass through it each year; this combined with huge volumes of cars, lorries and coaches, makes it the busiest ferry port in Europe."
"largest town in Britain without an operational railway station. The Gosport Ferry provides quick access to Portsmouth Harbour railway station, terminus of the Portsmouth Direct Line to London. Due to heavy traffic (see below) this ferry is very well used. At one time the Gosport Ferry Company operated steam ferries, until the arrival in 1966 of two identical (and then very modern) diesel ferries, named ""Gosport Queen"" and ""Portsmouth Queen"". In 1971 a third ferry called ""Solent Enterprise"" joined the fleet. She was a slightly larger, more luxurious version of the ""Queens"". The company now operates two new modern ferries"
"Portsmouth International Port Also known as Portsmouth Port or Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port, Portsmouth International Port is a port and ferry terminal located in the city of Portsmouth on the South Coast of England. It operates departures and arrivals for cruise ships, cargo ships and passenger ferries. Ferry services to Ryde and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight also depart from Portsmouth but use the smaller domestic ferry terminal nearby and not the international terminal. Portsmouth investigated three locations for a ferry port at the end of the 1960s and the current location was chosen. The choice was based on"
"cost and the likely benefit of cross-channel ferries. The site was at the end of the newly constructed M275. Originally built with two berths the site opened in 1976 with the Earl William (Sealink) running to the Channel Islands, the Viking Victory (Townsend Thoresen) running to Cherbourg and the Brittany Ferries running to Saint-Malo. Portsmouth International Port Also known as Portsmouth Port or Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port, Portsmouth International Port is a port and ferry terminal located in the city of Portsmouth on the South Coast of England. It operates departures and arrivals for cruise ships, cargo ships and passenger"
"Port of Southampton The Port of Southampton is a passenger and cargo port in the central part of the south coast of England. The modern era in the history of the Port of Southampton began when the first dock was inaugurated in 1843. The port has been owned and operated by Associated British Ports since 1982, and is the busiest cruise terminal and second largest container port in the UK. The port is ten miles () inland, between the confluence of the rivers Test and Itchen and the head of the mile-wide drowned valley known as Southampton Water. The mouth"
"and is ranked 19th in the UK in terms of freight movement. However, Airbus flies out some of the aircraft wings produced in its Broughton plant. Milford Haven is the fourth-largest port in the UK in terms of tonnage, and the busiest for oil products. Newport is the busiest UK port for iron and steel, and Port Talbot is the third-busiest for ores. In 2005, the freight tonnage share of Welsh ports was: Welsh ports also provide passenger and freight ferry services. In 2005, 3.2 million sea passengers travelled to and from Ireland. Holyhead, the third largest passenger ferry port"
"Port of Holyhead The Port of Holyhead () is a commercial and ferry port in Anglesey, Wales, handling more than 2 million passengers each year. It covers an area of 240 hectares, and is operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd. Stena Line and Irish Ferries sail from Holyhead to Dublin in Ireland, forming the principal link for surface transport from north Wales and central and northern England to Ireland. The port is partly on Holy Island and partly on Salt Island (). It is made up of the Inner Harbour, the Outer Harbour and the New Harbour (opened in 1880),"
"Port of Ramsgate The Port of Ramsgate (also known as Port Ramsgate, Ramsgate Harbour, and Royal Harbour, Ramsgate) is a harbour situated in Ramsgate, south-east England, serving cross-Channel freight traffic and smaller working and pleasure craft. It is run on behalf of the public by the local authority, Thanet District Council. A car passenger ferry service operated by TransEuropa Ferries was suspended in April 2013 and a replacement operator has yet to be found The construction of Ramsgate Harbour began in 1749 and was completed in about 1850. The two most influential architects of the Harbour were father and son"
"the port of Holyhead. B&I took Sealink to court in 1992 for imposing less favourable conditions on its competitor when using the port. In the following year, another company, Sea Containers Ltd, took legal action against Sealink Ports on similar grounds. Stena Line discontinued its fast ferry service in 2015, leaving Irish Ferries operating the fastest service between Holyhead and Dublin. Port of Holyhead The Port of Holyhead () is a commercial and ferry port in Anglesey, Wales, handling more than 2 million passengers each year. It covers an area of 240 hectares, and is operated by Stena Line Ports"
"give the games to London had two members from Finland. The busiest seaway in the world, the English Channel, connects ports in Great Britain such as Dover, Newhaven, Poole, Weymouth, Portsmouth and Plymouth to ports such as Roscoff, Calais, Boulogne, Dunkerque, Dieppe, Cherbourg-Octeville, Caen, St Malo and Le Havre in mainland France. Companies such as Brittany Ferries, P&O Ferries, DFDS Seaways and LD Lines operate ferry services across the Channel. In addition, there are ferries across the Anguilla Channel between Blowing Point, Anguilla (a British Overseas Territory) and Marigot, Saint Martin (an overseas collectivity of France). The Channel Tunnel (;"
"Harwich Lifeboat Station Harwich Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of Harwich in the English county of Essex. The station is positioned on the southern side at the mouth of the River Orwell estuary. The station serves a particularly busy section of coastline with Harwich being a very busy ferry terminal. Across the estuary is the Port of Felixstowe which is the United Kingdom's busiest container port. There is also a considerable amount of commercial traffic as well as a great number of pleasure craft using the area. The first lifeboat at Harwich was in 1821"
"is the 9th quietest railway station in the UK. The East of England has one international ferry port, Harwich International Port, which together with the Port of Felixstowe, the UK's largest container port, and the Port of Ipswich forms the Haven ports group. The London Gateway container port on the Essex side of the Thames Estuary was developed on the old Shell Haven site and will have, when fully complete, 6 deep-water berths capable of docking the next generation of ultra large container ships. The Port of Tilbury is also located on the Thames Estuary, to the west of London"
"Port of Felixstowe The Port of Felixstowe, in Felixstowe, Suffolk is the United Kingdom's busiest container port, dealing with 42% of Britain's containerised trade. In 2011, it was ranked as the 35th busiest container port in the world and Europe's sixth busiest. The port handled of traffic in 2011. The port is operated by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company which was set up under an Act of Parliament, the Felixstowe Railway and Pier Act 1875 and so, is one of the few limited companies in the UK that do not have the word ""Limited"" in their name. Much of"
"Forth (marketed as """"Forthfast"""") between Portobello (Edinburgh) and Kirkcaldy 16–28 July 2007. Hovertravel Hovertravel is a ferry company operating from Southsea, Portsmouth to Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK. It is the only passenger hovercraft company currently operating in Britain since Hoverspeed stopped using its craft in favour of catamarans. Hovertravel is now the world's oldest hovercraft operator, and this service is believed to be unique in western Europe. The service commenced operations in 1965 and currently operates two hovercraft on a single route between Ryde and Southsea, although it formerly operated also between Ryde and Gosport, and Cowes and Southampton."
"Hayling Ferry The Hayling Ferry is a foot passenger ferry across the mouth of Langstone Harbour linking the Ferry Point on the west tip of Hayling Island with Eastney, Portsmouth on Portsea Island. The current owner, Baker Trayte Marine Ltd, has operated the ferry since August 2016 following a period of ceasation when the previous operation fell into administration in March 2015. The ferry operates throughout the year and conveys schoolchildren, commuters, tourists and cyclists and is busy in the summer. In winter, there is a significant reduction of use. The ferry is scheduled to run hourly but will run"
"United Kingdom's second largest port by tonnage. Today, little commercial traffic passes above the Thames Barrier, and central London sees only the occasional visiting cruise ship or warship moored alongside HMS Belfast, and a few smaller aggregate or refuse vessels, operating from wharves in the west of London. Most trade is handled by the Port of Tilbury, ro-ro ferry terminals at Dagenham and Dartford, and petroleum products handling facilities at Purfleet, Coryton and Canvey Island. There is a speed limit of west of Wandsworth Bridge and in tributary creeks, and except for authorised vehicles, between Wandsworth Bridge and Margaretness. The"
"oldest companies in Europe. Hampton Ferry (River Thames) Hampton Ferry is a pedestrian and cycle ferry service across the River Thames in England. The ferry links Hampton, on the north bank and in the London Borough of Richmond, with Moulsey or Molesey Hurst, the largest park of Molesey on the south bank and in the county of Surrey. The ferry is in the reach of the river between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock. It is the only Thames crossing on this reach, and the only crossing between Hampton Court Bridge and Walton Bridge. The ferry operates in the months March"
"laws. Port of Ramsgate The Port of Ramsgate (also known as Port Ramsgate, Ramsgate Harbour, and Royal Harbour, Ramsgate) is a harbour situated in Ramsgate, south-east England, serving cross-Channel freight traffic and smaller working and pleasure craft. It is run on behalf of the public by the local authority, Thanet District Council. A car passenger ferry service operated by TransEuropa Ferries was suspended in April 2013 and a replacement operator has yet to be found The construction of Ramsgate Harbour began in 1749 and was completed in about 1850. The two most influential architects of the Harbour were father and"
"UK's second largest by cargo handled (53 million tonnes in 2008). The Port of London Authority is responsible for most port activities and navigation along the River Thames in London and on the Thames estuary. The Air Line aerial cable system over the River Thames opened in 2012. The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in London, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 84 min. 30% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public"
"the city, Liverpool South Parkway provides a connection to the city's airport. The Port of Liverpool is one of Britain's largest ports, providing passenger ferry services across the Irish Sea to Belfast, Dublin and the Isle of Man. Services are provided by several companies, including the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, P&O Ferries and Stena Line. In 2007, a new cruise terminal was opened in Liverpool, located alongside the Pier Head in the city centre. November 2016 saw the official opening of Liverpool2, an extension to the port that allows post-Panamax vessels to dock in Liverpool. Liverpool John Lennon"
"Some ferries carry mainly tourist traffic, but most also carry freight, and some are exclusively for the use of freight lorries. In Britain, car-carrying ferries are sometimes referred to as RORO (roll-on, roll-off) for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave. The busiest single ferry route (at least in terms of the number of departures) is across the northern part of Øresund, between Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden and Elsinore, Denmark. Before the Øresund bridge was opened in July 2000, car and ""car & train"" ferries departed up to seven times every hour. In 2013, this has been reduced, but"
"ferries MS ""Pride of Bruges"" and MS ""Pride of York"" (previously named ). Both ""Pride of Rotterdam"" and ""Pride of Hull"" are too wide to pass through the lock at Hull. ""Associated British Ports"" built a new terminal at Hull to accommodate the passengers using these two ferries. The ""Rotterdam Terminal"" at the ""Port of Hull"", was built at a cost of £14,300,000. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport, away in Lincolnshire, which provides a few charter flights but also has high-frequency flights to Amsterdam with KLM and Aberdeen with Eastern Airways each day. Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire"
"cruise terminal was developed in conjunction with improvements to the Isle of Man ferry terminal, operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. The Royal Navy also berths ships at the terminal several times a year, often allowing the public to visit the ships. The terminal has seen strong growth and in 2017 welcomed a record 63 cruise ships bringing over 111,000 visitors to the city. The facility is expected to be used by 57 ships and 100,000 passengers and crew in 2018, bringing in an estimated £7 million pounds to the local economy. The £9.2 million grant from"
"Kingdom. ""(2005 CIA estimate)"" Ferries, both passenger only and passengers and vehicles, operate within the United Kingdom across rivers and stretches of water. In London the Woolwich Ferry links the North and South circular roads. Gosport and Portsmouth are linked by the Gosport Ferry; Southampton and Isle of Wight are linked by ferry and fast Catamaran ferries; North Shields and South Shields on Tyneside are linked by the Shields Ferry; and the Mersey has the Mersey Ferry. In Scotland, Caledonian MacBrayne provides passenger and RO-RO ferry services in the Firth of Clyde, to various islands from Oban and within the"
"Ferries became the main operator to the UK following the closure of British Channel Island Ferries in 1994. Previously Sealink (and its railway ferries predecessors) had been the main operator for many decades. Freight goes on a traditional ferry via Portsmouth. The French company Manche Îles Express operates a summer passenger-only ferry service between Guernsey and three small ports in Normandy, France: Barneville-Carteret, Diélette and Granville. Not every port is served daily. The Isle of Sark Shipping Company operates small ferries to Sark. The service takes 45 minutes for the crossing. Bumblebee offered seasonal transfers from Guernsey to Alderney until"
"in Whitegate, Passage West, Rushbrooke, Ringaskiddy and Haulbowline. The port has over 10 berths, mostly privately owned. Between May and November, Brittany Ferries operates a ferry service to Roscoff in France - from the Ro Ro facilities at Ringaskiddy. From April 2018, Brittany Ferries also plan to run a direct ferry service to Santander in Spain. A previous ferry service, the Swansea Cork ferry, ran to Swansea in Wales between 1987 and 2006. It was briefly reinstated between 2010 and 2012. Port of Cork The Port of Cork () is the main port serving the South of Ireland, County Cork"
"population's employment was directly dependent on the harbour, but this dropped to 20% during the century as the railways reached the town, and deep-hulled boats moved up the coast to Southampton, which had a deeper harbour and is closer to London. With regular dredging of a channel through the harbour, it has regained some importance. The largest ship to enter the harbour is DFDS/LD Lines 26,500GRT, 186.5 metre, ""Norman Voyager"" on 15 October 2013, with the second largest being the 29,468GRT, 167 metre ""Armorique"" of Brittany Ferries, which arrived in the port for the first time on 2 February 2010."
"1994. England has extensive domestic and international aviation links. The largest airport is Heathrow, which is the world's busiest airport measured by number of international passengers. Other large airports include Manchester Airport, Stansted Airport, Luton Airport and Birmingham Airport. By sea there is ferry transport, both local and international, including to Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium. There are around of navigable waterways in England, half of which is owned by the Canal and River Trust, however, water transport is very limited. The Thames is the major waterway in England, with imports and exports focused at the Port of Tilbury in"
"having the highest level of cycle use in the UK with between 18% and 25% of residents travelling to work by bicycle and nearly 50% of residents cycling at least once a week - the highest figure of any town or city in the UK - in a Sport England survey published in 2012. The Port of Felixstowe is the busiest container port in the United Kingdom and is a key gateway for container traffic into the country dealing with over 40% of container traffic. The port is operated by Hutchison Ports, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, and employs over"
"the north of the town centre, are within its conurbation. The Dover Harbour Board is the responsible authority for the running of the Port of Dover. The English Channel, here at its narrowest point in the Straits of Dover, is the busiest shipping lane in the world. Ferries crossing between here and the Continent have to negotiate their way through the constant stream of shipping crossing their path. The ""Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme"" allots ships separate lanes when passing through the Strait. The Scheme is controlled by the Channel Navigation Information Service based at Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre Dover."
"Londonderry Port Londonderry Port, now operating as Foyle Port, is a port located on Lough Foyle in Northern Ireland. It is the United Kingdom’s most westerly port and an important northerly port on the island of Ireland. The current port is at Lisahally, County Londonderry, though historically the port was upriver in the city of Derry itself. It is operated by the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners, whose former offices, just north of the city's walls, are now a museum. The River Foyle has been an entryport since before the time of Saint Columba, and was used by the Vikings"
"port users the Harbour Police now provide a range of policing services to tenants, residents and visitors who frequent the Harbour Estate. In 2014 476,000 freight vehicles used the Port, a 2.2% increase over 2013. Stena Line's Belfast-Stanraer route and Belfast-Heysham service together carried 307,000 freight vehicles. This figure represents 20% of the Irish Sea Ro-Ro market. 125,000 containers and 6.0 million tonnes of bulk cargo were handled in 2009. Stena Line now runs between Belfast and Cairnryan. 1.4 million passengers used the port's ferry services in 2014. Routes from the Port of Belfast include: Connecting Belfast with Glasgow Central"
"Dover Dover () is a major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. The town is the administrative centre of the Dover District and home of the Dover Calais ferry through the Port of Dover. The surrounding chalk cliffs are known as the White Cliffs of Dover. Archaeological finds have revealed that the area has always been a focus for peoples entering and leaving Britain. The name derives from the River Dour that flows through it."