1076900Edited by MartynC.110012623layer_information_pageund1449064498152155787000152155787055<p>Ports are a key part of the maritime infrastructure, providing the transport infrastructure between land and sea. Ports are critical in the effective movement of cargo and people especially in the context of today's global economy and ever increasing demands of the customer.</p> <p>The 11 major ports are defined as regularly handling over 1M tonnes per year.</p> <p>Habour limits are set down in Harbour Order legislation.</p> <p>Updated graphs (as found in <em><u>Scotland’s Marine Atlas</u></em>) can be accessed in the ‘Data Sources’ tab at the bottom of the page.</p> full_html<p>Ports are a key part of the maritime infrastructure, providing the transport infrastructure between land and sea. Ports are critical in the effective movement of cargo and people especially in the context of today's global economy and ever increasing demands of the customer.</p> <p>The 11 major ports are defined as regularly handling over 1M tonnes per year.</p> <p>Habour limits are set down in Harbour Order legislation.</p> <p>Updated graphs (as found in <em><u>Scotland’s Marine Atlas</u></em>) can be accessed in the ‘Data Sources’ tab at the bottom of the page.</p> 51112915511_largest_ports_ports_harbours_marinas_and_slipways.pngpublic://11_largest_ports_ports_harbours_marinas_and_slipways_0.pngimage/png7950911521557841image11 largest ports, ports, harbours, marinas and slipways © Scottish Government11 largest ports, ports, harbours, marinas and slipways © Scottish Government11 largest ports, ports, harbours, marinas and slipways © Scottish Government11 largest ports, ports, harbours, marinas and slipways © Scottish Government<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT11 largest ports, ports, harbours, marinas and slipways © Scottish Government602433602433836<p>The point data on these layers are indicative of the port location rather than defining the full harbour extent.&nbsp; For statistical purposes, some ports,&nbsp;Clyde,&nbsp;Forth and Orkney,&nbsp;cover many smaller ports with their&nbsp;area of responsibility.</p> full_html<p>The point data on these layers are indicative of the port location rather than defining the full harbour extent.  For statistical purposes, some ports, Clyde, Forth and Orkney, cover many smaller ports with their area of responsibility.</p> 466746611323513232132244519501852725277758899sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/scottish-ports-and-harbours09510010769012623publishedpublished5515215578701115215578709510010769012623publishedpublished5515215578701115215578709510010769012623publishedpublished551521557870111521557870