Scottish ports account for 14% of UK maritime throughput

This is according to final figures just published by the Department for Transport. They state that, overall, UK ports made headway last year with a total maritime throughput of 503 million tonnes (of which 325.8 million tonnes on discharge). The country’s 51 major ports together accounted for 491.4 million tonnes (including 197 million tonnes of liquid bulk, 121.4 million tonnes of dry bulk, 94.7 million tonnes of roro and 56.9 million tonnes of lolotrafic).