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Seaports in United Kingdom

United Kingdom has 185 portsin the World Port Index — 7 large deep-water ports, 24 medium and 154 smaller harbours. They sit on North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean, English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.

PORTS185

LARGE · MEDIUM7 · 24

ONNorth Atlantic Ocean

By harbour size

Large7 · 4%

Medium24 · 13%

Small67 · 36%

Very small87 · 47%

Biggest ports in United Kingdom

The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.

largeBelfastNorth Atlantic Ocean · River (Basins) · GB BELmax 305 m

largeDundeeNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Basins) · GB DUN

largeLiverpoolIrish Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · GB LIV

largeLondonNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Basins) · GB LON

largeManchesterIrish Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · GB MNC

largeSouthamptonEnglish Channel; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Basins) · GB SOU

largeTeesportNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Tide Gates) · GB TEE

mediumLerwickNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · GB LERmax 200 m

mediumAberdeenNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Basins) · GB ABD

mediumBarrow In FurnessIrish Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Tide Gates) · GB BIF

mediumBarryBristol Channel; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Tide Gates) · GB BAD

mediumBlythNorth Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · River (Natural) · GB BLY

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