Transportation Of United Kingdom

Railways
Highways
Waterways 3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2004)
Pipelines condensate 370 km; gas 21,263 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 6,420 km; oil/gas/water 63 km; refined products 4,474 km (2003)
Ports and harbors Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne
Merchant marine
total: 384 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,181,284 GRT/9,566,275 DWT
by type: bulk 20, cargo 50, chemical tanker 28, combination ore/oil 1, container 130, liquefied gas 23, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 20, petroleum tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 34, short-sea/passenger 11, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Croatia 4, Cyprus 1, Denmark 42, Finland 1, Germany 52, Greece 36, Hong Kong 16, Italy 3, Japan 1, Monaco 13, Nigeria 1, Norway 32, South Africa 2, Sweden 13, Taiwan 7, United
registered in other countries: 522 (2003 est.)
Airports 471 (2003 est.)
Airports with paved runways
total: 334
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 33
914 to 1,523 m: 86
under 914 m: 57 (2003 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 150
Airports with unpaved runways
total: 137
2438 to 3047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 112 (2003 est.)
914 to 1,523 m: 23
Heliports 11 (2003 est.)

 

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