Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 9.1 Waterborne freight lifted, discharged and moved, by type of traffic
(a) Waterborne freight lifted in Scotland, and moved, by type of traffic
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20108
Freight lifted (weight ) million tonnes
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks 17.66 13.54 12.29 12.34 13.68 16.95 12.54 15.07 15.79 13.59 ..
Coal 1.17 1.50 1.14 1.26 1.06 2.15 1.59 1.28 1.40 1.02 ..
Other 5.85 5.59 5.77 5.91 5.75 6.44 6.45 6.43 6.09 5.23 ..
Total 24.68 20.63 19.20 19.50 20.49 25.53 20.58 22.79 23.28 19.83 ..
One Port traffic2
To rigs 1.54 1.90 1.81 1.54 1.34 1.76 1.48 1.83 1.75 3.59 ..
Sea dumped - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1.54 1.90 1.81 1.54 1.34 1.76 1.48 1.83 1.75 3.59 ..
Inland waterway traffic
Internal - - 0.01 - - - - - - - -
Coastwise 5.63 4.62 3.96 4.05 3.92 4.77 4.19 4.10 3.99 3.43 ..
One Port 0.03 - 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.03 0.02 0.04 ..
Foreign 6.58 6.79 6.01 5.99 6.03 5.41 5.86 6.36 8.18 6.63 ..
Total 12.24 11.41 10.01 10.06 9.97 10.19 10.16 10.50 12.19 10.10 ..
All above traffic3 32.80 29.32 27.03 27.03 27.86 32.70 27.92 30.98 33.21 30.06 ..
Port exports4 73.19 67.00 67.78 58.90 54.45 45.00 43.99 45.58 42.42 38.32 ..
All freight lifted5 99.41 89.53 88.80 79.94 76.28 72.29 66.06 70.20 67.44 61.75 ..
Freight moved (weight x distance) million tonne-kilometres
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks 15,750 11,450 10,340 10,460 10,580 13,523 10,550 13,155 14,456 12,360 ..
Coal 160 410 180 360 170 391 368 305 343 261 ..
Other 4,220 3,690 4,020 4,030 3,310 3,543 3,573 3,449 3,090 2,700 ..
Total 20,100 15,600 14,540 14,850 14,060 17,457 14,491 16,909 17,890 15,321 ..
One Port traffic2
To rigs 1,540 1,900 1,810 1,540 1,270 1,762 1,482 1,832 1,746 2,287 ..
Sea dumped - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1,540 1,900 1,810 1,540 1,270 1,762 1,482 1,832 1,746 2,287 ..
Inland waterway traffic
Internal - - - - - - - - - - -
Coastwise 120 110 100 90 90 115 101 101 101 83 ..
One Port - - - - - - - - - - -
Foreign 160 170 150 140 140 135 146 166 210 160 ..
Total 280 280 240 240 240 251 249 268 312 244 ..
All above traffic6 21,920 17,780 16,590 16,630 15,570 19,470 16,222 19,009 19,948 17,852 ..
Port exports7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All freight7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

1. Covers all coastwise cargo lifted in Scotland, regardless of its destination.
2. Covers cargoes lifted in Scotland for offshore installations and for dumping at sea.
3. Total of Coastwise traffic, One Port traffic and the Internal and Foreign components of Inland Waterway traffic. Excludes Coastwise and One Port components of Inland Waterway traffic to avoid double counting.
4. Major ports only. There were seven major ports in 1996; eight in 1997 and 1998; nine in 1999;and 11 from 2000 onwards.
5. Coastwise traffic, One Port traffic, the Internal component of Inland Waterway traffic, and Port exports. Excludes Coastwise and One Port components of Inland Waterway traffic to avoid double counting.
6. This is the total of Coastwise traffic, One Port traffic and Inland Waterway traffic. No double counting exists asthe Coastwise component of Inland Waterway traffic relates to the distance travelled on inland waterways, and Coastwise traffic relates to the distance travelled at sea.
7. Figures for tonne-kilometres are not available for exports (and, in any case, would not be relevant to Scottish transport statistics).
8. Figures for coastwise and inland waterway traffic were not available from DfT at the time of publication. They are due to be published early next year and the spreadsheets on our website will be updated at that time.

Fig. 9.1 Foreign and domestic freight traffic by port

Table 9.1 (continued) Waterborne freight lifted, discharged and moved, by type of traffic
(b) Waterborne freight discharged in Scotland, and moved, by type of traffic
Note: there is no information on inland waterway traffic discharged in Scotland
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20106
Freight discharged (weight ) million tonnes
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks 3.44 4.08 3.48 3.19 3.56 4.29 3.56 3.62 2.79 2.52 ..
Coal - - - - - - 0.01 0.04 0.02 - ..
Other 3.46 3.75 3.49 3.62 3.34 4.17 4.22 4.13 4.20 3.77 ..
Total 6.90 7.83 6.98 6.83 6.90 8.46 7.79 7.79 7.01 6.29 ..
One Port traffic2
From rigs 11.73 7.48 13.35 12.74 10.24 9.57 8.31 7.86 4.06 2.75 ..
Sea dredged - - 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 ..
Total 11.73 7.48 13.37 12.75 10.26 9.58 8.33 7.87 4.07 2.76 ..
Inland waterway traffic3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Port imports4 10.82 17.47 11.43 9.50 15.00 17.02 17.91 14.61 16.11 13.53 ..
Freight moved (weight x distance) million tonne-kilometres
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks 1,660 2,130 1,770 1,610 2,060 2,120 1,811 1,907 1,444 1,445 ..
Coal - - - - - - - 39 12 - ..
Other 770 940 850 900 630 960 1048 943 1031 953 ..
Total 2,430 3,070 2,610 2,520 2,690 3,090 2,862 2,890 2,487 2,399 ..
One Port traffic2
From rigs 11,750 7,490 13,380 12,780 10,270 9,580 8,325 7,870 4,067 2,762 ..
Sea dredged - - - - - - - - -
Total 11,750 7,490 13,380 12,780 10,270 9,580 8,325 7,870 4,067 2,762 ..
Inland waterway traffic3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Port imports5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

1. Covers all coastwise cargo discharged in Scotland, whether it was loaded in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK.
2. One port traffic covers cargoes from offshore installations and sea dredged aggregates unloaded in Scotland.
3. Information about Inland Waterway traffic discharged in Scotland is not available from the statistics compiled by DfT.
4. These figures relate to major ports only (please see the notes on the Sources of the statistics). There were seven major ports in 1996; eight in 1997 and 1998; nine in 1999; and eleven in 2000 onwards
5. Figures for tonne-kilometres are not available for imports (and, in any case, would not be relevant to Scottish transport statistics).
6. Figures for coastwise and inland waterway traffic were not available from DfT at the time of publication. They are due to be published early next year and the spreadsheets on our website will be updated at that time.