Felixstowe holds crown against all comers in full-year British box volumes

BRITISH ports lifted 8.3 million TEU in full year 2013, a four per cent year-on-year increase and two per cent more than in 2011, according to DynaLiner data.

BRITISH ports lifted 8.3 million TEU in full year 2013, a four per cent year-on-year increase and two per cent more than in 2011, according to DynaLiner data. 

Felixstowe remained the No 1 container port, up four per cent year on year to 3.5 million TEU with a 42 per cent market share with Southampton rising one per cent to 1.48 million TEU with and 18 per cent market share. 

Biggest gainer was Tilbury, which now includes London Gateway Terminal, which grew 38 per cent to 945,000 TEU and had an 11 per cent market share. But the biggest growth rate on a smaller volume was Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, up 57 per cent to 31,000 TEU.

Other ports' full-year 2013 volume and growth in alphabetical order are Aberdeen, down 2 per cent or 40,000 TEU; Belfast, down 2 per cent to 205.000 TEU; Bristol up 24 per cent to 94 TEU; Clyde Ports, down 16 per cent to 76,000 TEU; Forth Ports, down 1 per cent to 261 TEU; Hull up 5 per cent to 255 TEU; Immingham, down 13 per cent to 252 TEU; Liverpool, down two per cent to 623,00 TEU; Orkney down 20 per cent to 12,000 TEU; Portsmouth up 10 per cent to 57,000 TEU; Teesport down 2 per cent to 248,000 TEU; Thamesport down 17 per cent to 243 TEU; Tyne down 9 per cent and Warrenpoint up 57 per cent to 31,000 TEU.