Harbours around the world
Some of the interesting harbours, I have visited, around the world.
England:
Felixstowe:
Felixstowe is a North Sea seaport in Suffolk, England. It has the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is one of the Haven ports. Situated across the estuary of the River Orwell and River Stour from Harwich in Essex.
Felixstowe is one of Britain's top three ports (along with Southampton and Tilbury), dealing with 35% of container cargo. In 2005, it was ranked 29th in the world, and Europe's 6th busiest. It is capable of handling over 3.7 million containers per year. As well as containerised traffic, the port also has a RO-RO terminal.
The main navigation channel is dredged to 14.5 metres below Chart Datum, and a depth of up to 15 metres alongside the quay, Felixstowe boasts deep-water able to accommodate the world’s latest generation of deep-draughted ultra post-Panamax vessels. There is a continuous quay of over 2.3km, equipped with 25 ship-to shore gantry cranes.
It has good road links to the Midlands via the A14 and to London via the A12 road. The single-track railway line to Ipswich has recently been upgraded to allow larger containers, and many containers are now transported by rail.
The port is owned by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd[5] but much of the land on which it sits is owned by Trinity College, Cambridge.
The port has its own Police Force.
If you need to relax from the job, the this city is the best place to get a nice cold beer. Nice pups, and if you need Internet, then it is possible to use the computers at se seamans club.