Ferries: Freight
(asked on 30th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the total tonnage handled at UK ports in each year since 2010 was roll-on roll-off freight.
This question was answered on 6th November 2018
The proportion of total tonnage handled by UK major ports in each year from 2010 to 2017 that was roll-on roll-off freight is displayed in the table below:
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Roll-on Roll-off freight as a proportion of tonnage handled at all UK major ports | 19% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 21% | 23% | 23% |
Source: Table PORT0201 available here https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/port-and-domestic-waterborne-freight-statistics-port