Ship arrivals at ports in Wales, by type of vessel

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Data valuesData descriptionYearVesselWelsh port
76.8 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsAll ports
0.2 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsBarry
2.2 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsCardiff
3.1 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsFishguard
20.9 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsHolyhead
42.1 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsMilford Haven
0.0 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsMostyn
0.0 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsNeath
3.4 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsNewport
4.2 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsPort Talbot
0.7 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsSwansea
0.1 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024All vesselsOther ports
39.5 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024TankersAll ports
0.2Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024TankersBarry
1.0Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024TankersCardiff
0.0Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024TankersFishguard
0.2Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024TankersHolyhead
38.2Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024TankersMilford Haven
0.0Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024TankersSwansea
27.2 [t]Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024Ro-Ro vesselsAll ports
0.0Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024Ro-Ro vesselsCardiff
3.1Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024Ro-Ro vesselsFishguard
20.4Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024Ro-Ro vesselsHolyhead
3.7Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024Ro-Ro vesselsMilford Haven
0.0Deadweight tonnage of traffic (million tonnes)2024Ro-Ro vesselsSwansea
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Next update expected:November 2026

Updates

17th December 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Department for Transport
Data source
Maritime and shipping statistics
Time period covered
January 2009 to December 2024

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset gives details on ship arrivals by ports in Wales up to the year 2024. Data are presented as the number of deadweight tonnes (millions).

Data collection or calculation

Up until 2017 the primary source used was commercially obtained vessel movement data from Lloyds List Intelligence (LLI) which was merged with other information on ship movements obtained by DfT through the system described above for all cargo or passenger carrying movements at major ports and the sea passenger survey. The three data sources were merged at the level of individual vessels calling at each port. The maximum number of calls from any of the three sources was taken as the final estimate. From 2018 onwards, the data sources used to estimate vessel arrivals have changed. The primary source of data is now the Maritime and Coastguard Agency CERS system, though data from ferry companies, ports and shipping agents collected by DfT is also still used. Users should note that as a result the 2018 figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years

Statistical quality

Timeliness and punctuality The statistics presented covers traffic to and from ports in Wales.

Comparability and coherence The Department for Transport produces a range of statistics relating to the maritime sector presenting information on domestic waterborne freight, ports, sea passengers, shipping fleets and sea farers.

Rounding applied

Data is rounded to the nearest million tonne

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Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.transport@gov.wales