asked Her Majesty's Government:
What tonnage of shipping has visited the port of Liverpool in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, and (c) 2008 to date. [HL5482]
The information requested for 2006 and 2007 is shown in the following table. The data are compiled by the Department for Transport annually, therefore no information for 2008 is currently available centrally.
Total gross tonnage of ships arriving (million gt) 2006 1,057 2007 1,075
1 Sea-going vessels over 100gt arriving at the port, whether or not for the loading or unloading of cargo. Excludes warships and those carrying goods for government departments, tugs and other vessels employed within the port or estuary; dredgers, supply and support ships, research vessels, fishing vessels, pleasure yachts, vessels entering to land sick or injured crew members (where known). Compiled by DfT from movement data supplied by Lloyds Maritime Intelligence Unit and MDS-Transmodal.