Holyhead Port: Freight

(asked on 17th December 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the change in the volume of freight shipped through Holyhead between 2015 and 2023.


Answered by
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 20th December 2024

The Department for Transport publishes maritime freight statistics for all of UK’s major and minor ports, including the Port of Holyhead, as part of the annual Port Freight Statistics Publication.

Table 1 shows the maritime freight volume through the Port of Holyhead across the period 2015 to 2023. The freight volume has increased by 7% across this period.

Table 1: Maritime freight volume through the Port of Holyhead from 2015 until 2023

Year

Tonnage (million tonnes)

2015

4.45

2016

4.94

2017

5.24

2018

5.22

2019

5.33

2020

5.86

2021

3.76

2022

4.10

2023

4.78

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