Seaborne cargo throughput at UK ports reached almost 459 million metric tons in 2022. This represents an increase of some three percent compared with the previous year. The highest volume of cargo was handled at UK ports in 2005 at nearly 585 million metric tons.
Volume of total cargo handled at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Department for Transport (UK). (December 6, 2023). Volume of total cargo handled at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427940/uk-total-cargo-ports-throughput/
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Department for Transport (UK). (2023). Volume of total cargo handled at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427940/uk-total-cargo-ports-throughput/
Department for Transport (UK). "Volume of Total Cargo Handled at Ports in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427940/uk-total-cargo-ports-throughput/
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Volume of total cargo handled at ports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427940/uk-total-cargo-ports-throughput/
