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Authority/Operator:
Associated British Ports
UK Ports Association
The UK Major Ports Group
https://www.ukmajorports.org.uk
Ownership:
Associated British Ports
Contact
Harbour Office
Lockhead
King’s Dock
Swansea
SA1 1QR
Tel: 0870 609 6699
Website: www.abports.co.uk
Pilotage
Compulsory for vessels over 1600 GRT By arrangement with port authority.
Approx annual tonnage
520,000
Principal traffic
Containers (lo/lo);
Unit loads (ro/ro);
Vehicles/wheeled cargoes;
Passengers;
Dry bulks;
Petro-chemicals;
Steel coils, Timber, coal, cement, sand & gravel;
General cargo
Access/Accommodation
Enclosed Docks
Max depth: 10.06m
Max size of vessel accepted:
Beam: 26.2m; LOA: 100m; Draft: 9.9m
DWT: 30,000
River/Tidal Berths
Max LOA: 137m
draft: 4.9m
No of berths: 1
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Location
Lat: 51° 37’ N; Long: 03° 55’ W Bristol Channel
Port contacts
Deputy Harbour Master: Tom Batchelor
Director ABP South Wales: Matthew Kennerley
Port Manager: Callum Couper Email: [email protected]
Harbour Office, Lockhead, King’s Dock, Swansea, A1 1QR
Tel: 0870 609 6699
Storage
Open: 18 hectares
Covered: 25,000 sq m
Transport connections
Roads: M4
Rail connected
Nearest passenger rail: Swansea High Street 4km
Nearest int’l airport: Cardiff Wales 60km
Commercial cargo handling facilities
Stevedoring provided by port authority
Cranes
Container: 1 max 40T
Rail mounted: 9 max 10T; 12 max 40T
Linkspans
1 max capacity 230T
Other handling equipment
Forklifts: 24 max capacity 40T
Tugmasters: 3
Facilities & services
Moorings for leisure craft; Ship repair/ graving docks; Towage; Seamen’s Mission; Bunkering
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VESSELS IN AND AROUND THE PORT
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TIDE TABLE FOR PORT OF SWANSEA
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