Chapter 9 Water Transport

Chapter 9 Water Transport

1. Introduction

1.1 This chapter provides information about foreign and domestic freight traffic at Scottish ports and inland waterways by type of freight and country of origin and destination. It also includes statistics on passengers and vehicles carried on ferry routes operating in Scotland and routes between Scotland and Northern Ireland and Europe as well as some statistics on HM Coastguard search and rescue operations.

1.2 The main change in this edition is the separation of the ferries tables within the chapter. Table 9.14 has been split to show operators of Scottish Government subsidised routes and Local Authority ferry services. Table 9.15 shows all subsidised services, some of which were previously included in 9.16.

1.3 Port traffic statistics methodology changed in 2000, to comply with the requirements of a new EC Maritime Statistics Directive. This produced large changes in the figures for one-port and coastwise traffic, and in the split between domestic and foreign traffic, between 1999 and 2000. Details of the method and notes on the effect of the change are given in sections 3.1 and 4.2 to 4.4.

Key Points

• There were 47 million tonnes of freight lifted by water transport in Scotland in 2012 (around a quarter of freight lifted in Scotland, including exports).
• There was a total of 7.9 million passengers and 2.6 million vehicles carried on ferry routes within Scotland in 2012.
• There were 1.8 million passengers and 0.4 million vehicles carried between Scotland and Northern Ireland and 17,000 vehicles carried between Scotland and Europe in 2012.

2. Main Points

Freight

Tonnage

2.1 In 2012, a total of 47 million tonnes of freight was recorded as being lifted by water transport in Scotland: 12.5 million tonnes of coastwise traffic to other ports in the United Kingdom (including Scotland), 2.6 million tonnes of one port traffic to offshore installations, and 32.1 million tonnes of exports from the major Scottish ports. Only 10.8 million tonnes of waterborne freight was carried for part of its journey on inland waterways in 2012. Compared with 2011, there was a 23% decrease in coastwise traffic and the tonnage of port exports decreased by 4%; the other figures were similar to those of the previous year. (Table 9.1[a])

2.2 Exports through major (see section 4.3.3) Scottish ports rose from 61 million tonnes in 1997 to 68 million tonnes in 2002 before steadily falling to 32 million tonnes in 2012 (there has been a 50% fall in the last ten years) - eight ports were counted as major ports in 1997 and 1998, there were nine in 1999 and 11 from 2000 onwards. (Table 9.1[a])

2.3 In 2012, a total of 6.4 million tonnes of coastwise freight was discharged in Scotland: considerably less than lifted in Scotland. 2.9 million tonnes of one-port traffic (all from oil rigs) was discharged in Scotland. Imports totalled 16.3 million tonnes, considerably less than the volume of exports. There are no figures available on inland waterway traffic which is discharged in Scotland. (Table 9.1[b])

2.4 Waterborne freight (coastwise, one port and foreign traffic; both incoming and outgoing) passing through the ports fell by 2% in 2012 to 76.1 million tonnes. This was 38% less than in 2002, continuing a steady fall. In 2012, the eleven major ports accounted for 96% of the total traffic through Scottish ports. Exports accounted for 42% of the total freight through Scottish ports and domestic traffic (either coastwise or one port) accounted for a third. Imports, and incoming domestic freight were much lower, together accounting for 34% of the total freight through Scottish ports. (Table 9.2)

Ports & Destinations

2.5 Forth (25 million tonnes), Clyde (15 million tonnes) and Sullom Voe (11 million tonnes) accounted for the highest freight traffic in 2012. Forth traffic is 9% lower than 2011, and is 40% below 2002. Clyde's freight traffic has fluctuated between 2002 and 2012, rising overall from 9.7 million tonnes to 15.4 million tonnes in 2012. Again, as these figures are for the total volume of traffic, they are unaffected by the change in the method of compiling the statistics. (Table 9.3)

2.6 Bulk fuel accounted for 52 million tonnes (71%) of the total traffic through major Scottish ports in 2012. (Table 9.4)

2.7 Top exporting ports were: Forth (17 million tonnes); Sullom Voe (7 million tonnes); and Glensanda (4 million tonnes). Clyde (11.2 million tonnes) and Forth (3.7 million tonnes) together accounted for almost all the imports. Forth (4.1 million tonnes) and Clyde (2.2 million tonnes) had most outward domestic traffic; Sullom Voe (2.1 million tonnes) and Aberdeen (1.6 million tonnes) were the main ports for inwards domestic traffic. (Table 9.6)

2.8 The main types of traffic through the major ports in 2012 were crude oil (32.6 million tonnes), oil products (9 million tonnes), coal (8 million tonnes), other dry bulk (7 million tonnes) and road goods vehicles (2.7 million tonnes). (Table 9.7)

2.9 In 2012 most exports were destined for Netherlands (10.7 million tonnes), Germany (8.0 million tonnes), Asia (2.6 million tonnes), Belgium (2.5 million tonnes) and France (1.6 million tonnes) while most imports arrived from Russia (2.4 million tonnes) and the USA (2.3 million tonnes). (Table 9.8)

2.10 The total number of road goods vehicles and containers passing through Scottish ports, and the weight of freight that they carried, increased by around 29% and 42% respectively between 2002 and 2012. (Table 9.9)

2.11 Inland waterway traffic mainly comprises those parts of coastwise and foreign traffic that are carried on inland waterways. About 10.8 million tonnes of freight were lifted in Scotland and carried on inland waterways in 2012, in line with most of the past ten years (when the total was usually between 10 and 12 million tonnes). Most of the inland waterway traffic was carried on the Forth. (Table 9.10)

Passenger Services

Routes to Northern Ireland and Europe

2.12 In 2012, 1.8 million passengers were carried on ferry services between Scotland and Northern Ireland, the busiest Scottish port for this traffic being Cairnryan, which accounted for 91% of the total. 0.4 million vehicles were carried between Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2012, a 14 per cent decrease on 2011. The Rosyth to Zeebrugge freight route is the only ferry route between Scotland and Europe. This carried 17,300 vehicles in 2012, a 15 per cent decrease on 2011. (Tables 9.13 (a) & (b))

Routes within Scotland

2.13 This section covers all routes within Scotland for which data is available, for example data is not available for Pentland Ferries. These statistics include routes within Scotland that are subsidised by Scottish Government, Local Authority ferry services and privately run services. More detail is available in paragraph 3.11 in the background notes to this chapter.

2.14 There were 7.9 million passengers carried on routes within Scotland in 2012, a fall of 1 per cent compared to 2011 and 7 per cent below the recent peak in numbers in 2007. Caledonian MacBrayne carried 4.5 million of these passengers (57%) and Western Ferries carried a further 18 per cent on the Gourock-Dunoon route. (Table 9.12)

2.15 There were 2.6 million vehicles carried on routes within Scotland in 2012, a 3 per cent increase on 2011. Of these vehicles, 44 per cent were carried by Caledonian MacBrayne and a further 25 per cent by Western Ferries on the Gourock-Dunoon route. (Table 9.12)

Operators on subsidised routes within Scotland

2.16 Caledonian MacBrayne ferries carried 4.5 million passengers in 2012, 64,000 (1%) less than in 2011. There were one million cars carried, or 2 per cent less than in 2011, and 110,000 commercial vehicles and buses, 1 per cent less than in 2011. (Table 9.14)

2.17 Serco Northlink Ferries carried 298,000 passengers in 2012 (on routes that were operated by Northlink Ferries Ltd until 5 July 2012), a 2 per cent fall compared to 2011. There were 61,000 cars carried on these routes in 2012, a 3 per cent fall compared to 2011. (Table 9.14)

Local Authority ferry services

2.18 Shetland Islands Council services carried 811,000 passengers in 2012, 2 per cent more than 2011. There were 364,000 cars carried, a significant increase on 2011, as fares were reintroduced on the Gutcher-Belmont route so the number of vehicles on this route is now recorded.

2.19 Orkney Ferries services carried 336,000 passengers in 2012, one per cent less than in 2011. There were 87,000 vehicles carried on these routes, one per cent more than the previous year. (Table 9.14)

2.20 Ferries operated by Argyll and Bute Council carried 139,000 passengers in 2012. Highland Council only records passenger numbers for the Camusnagaul - Fort William service operated by Highland Ferries on behalf of Highland Council. Passenger numbers are not recorded on the Corran Ferry. (Table 9.14 and 9.16)

Ferry routes within and to/from Scotland

2.21 The busiest ferry route within Scotland in terms of passengers and vehicles carried is the service between Gourock and Dunoon, operated by Western Ferries, which carried 1,389,300 passengers in 2012.. There were 605,500 cars carried on this route and 40,000 commercial vehicles and buses in 2012.. (Table 9.16 and Figure 9.4 and 9.5)

2.22 The second busiest Scottish ferry route over recent years in terms of passenger numbers has been the Stranraer / Belfast route which now departs from Cairnryan. This route carried 1.1 million passengers in 2012. (Table 9.13 and Figure 9.4)

2.23 The busiest subsidised ferry routes are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. The busiest route in terms of passengers in 2012 was Largs - Cumbrae, with 695,400 passengers. Wemyss Bay-Rothesay was the busiest subsidised route for car traffic in 2012 with 150,100 car crossings, a decrease of 2% over the previous year. (Table 9.15)

2.24 The third busiest route in terms of cars carried is the Corran Ferry from Ardgour to Nether Lochaber operated by Highland Council. This route carried 238.5 thousand vehicles in 2012, a similar number to those carried on the Cairnryan-Belfast route. (Table 9.16 and Figure 9.5)

2.25 The Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) scheme involves setting ferry fares on the basis of the cost of travelling an equivalent distance by road, more detail on RET can be found in paragraph 3.12 of the background notes to this chapter. The West Coast routes where Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) has been rolled out carried 788,000 passengers in 2012 and 251,000 cars. (Table 9.15)

Ferry Punctuality

2.26 The level of reliability (the number of timetabled sailings actually operated, see table footnote for more detail)for Caledonian MacBrayne lifeline ferry services was 99.9% in 2012-13 and the level of punctuality (against the published timetable) was 99.8%. For Northlink the level of lifeline ferry services that were both punctual and reliable was 99.8% for Aberdeen routes and 99.5% for the Pentland Firth in 2011-12. (Table 9.17)

Coastguard callouts

2.27 Due to 'Industrial action short of a strike' undertaken by Coastguard staff during 2012, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is unable to provide a detailed breakdown of incident details for 2012. Overall there were 3,283 incidents. (Table 9.18)

3. Notes and Definitions

3.1 The change in the Department for Transport's method of compiling statistics of port traffic with effect from 2000

3.1.1 A new data collection system for maritime traffic was introduced with effect from 2000. As a result, some data for 2000 onwards are not directly comparable with previous years. The reason for the change was to comply with a new EC Maritime Statistics Directive (Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods and passengers by sea).

3.1.2 One of the effects of this change is that some data for 2000, principally coastwise and one-port crude oil traffic, and the inland waters penetration of such traffic, are not directly comparable with information for previous years. However, the overall totals are unaffected.

3.1.3 Previously, all freight information was collected from ports annually. Major ports (generally those with cargo volumes of at least 2 million tonnes a year) were asked for detailed information on weight of traffic in and out of their ports, identifying cargo categories (eg liquid bulks, dry bulks, containers, Roll-on-Roll-off etc), and whether they were foreign, coastwise or one port cargoes. Other (minor) ports were required to provide only total weight of cargo inwards and outwards.

3.1.4 In the new collection system, most of the detailed freight information is collected from shipping lines, operators or shipping agents, which are required to supply detailed returns of their inwards and outwards traffic at each major port for each ship, on each route. Major ports (now defined as those with at least 1 million tonnes of cargo a year) are only required to supply summary information (for use as control totals) while other (minor) ports continue to provide just the total weight of cargo inwards and outwards.

3.1.5 One difference between the data from 2000 and previous years affects both coastwise and one-port crude oil estimates from 2000. The new collection arrangements produce much more reliable data on origins and destinations and (when aggregated) coastwise, one-port and foreign traffic summaries. Previously, this information was estimated by ports, with varying degrees of accuracy, particularly for crude oil traffic, which means that origins and destinations for crude oil data in 1999 and earlier years are approximate only. E.g. ports or refinery operators would not necessarily have been able to tell if crude oil was shipped directly from the UK offshore installation, or piped to a land terminal such as Sullom Voe and then shipped out from the land terminal, or if it was imported from a North Sea country or another foreign crude oil producer. As a consequence, it is likely that pre-2000, coastwise crude oil estimates were overestimated and one-port traffic correspondingly underestimated. This leads to the figures for coastwise traffic lifted in Scotland falling substantially in 2000 compared with 1999.

Definitions

3.2 Coastwise traffic: traffic between ports of the United Kingdom, excluding traffic between a UK port and either the sea bed or an off-shore installation. It should be noted that Table 9.1(a) covers only freight lifted in Scotland, and therefore its figures for coastwise traffic exclude cargoes arriving from other UK ports; Table 9.1(b) covers freight discharged in Scotland, so includes cargoes arriving from other UK ports (including those elsewhere in Scotland).

3.3 One port traffic: traffic between the sea bed or an offshore installation and a UK port. For example, it includes traffic to and from offshore installations, materials shipped for dumping at sea, and dredged sand and gravel etc landed at a port for commercial purposes. The disappearance of the sea dumped traffic is due to the end of sewage dumping at sea. It should be noted that Table 9.1(a) covers only freight lifted in Scotland: Table 9.1(b) contains figures for the one port traffic arriving from offshore installations and any incoming sea dredged aggregates. The reason for the increase in one-port oil traffic is due to increased number of crude oil shipments into Sullom Voe and Flotta, particularly from the newer Atlantic fields west of the Shetlands, Schiehallion and Foinaven.

3.4 Domestic traffic: in the statistics of traffic through the ports, domestic traffic comprises coastwise traffic plus one port traffic.

3.5 Foreign traffic: traffic between ports in the United Kingdom and other countries.

3.6 Inland waterways: in general, waterways bounded by the furthest point downstream which is less than both 3 km wide at low tide and 5 km wide at high tide (spring). However, this definition is not applied strictly: for example, the definition is relaxed, where necessary, in order not to count, as inland waterway traffic, short-haul shipping movements of foreign and coastwise traffic, such as all sea-going traffic to or from major seaboard ports.

3.7 Inland waters traffic: subdivides into coastwise, one port and foreign (in each case, that part of the traffic that is carried upstream of the inland waters boundary, excluding short haul inland movements of sea-going traffic) and internal (i.e. not sea-going) traffic. All passenger and passenger vehicle ferry services are excluded, such as crossing movements (e.g. Gourock-Dunoon) and coastwise ferries entering sheltered waters (e.g. Loch Ryan, on services between Stranraer or Cairnryan and Northern Ireland).

3.8 Tonne-kilometres: where part of a voyage is on an inland waters and part is at sea, account is taken of the inland waterway boundary, so that, in the case of traffic involving inland ports, there is no double-counting of tonne-kilometres between the figures for inland waters and the figures for coastwise, one port and foreign traffic. (This is in contrast to the double-counting of some of the figures for tonnage - for example, if a voyage to another UK port starts on a Scottish inland waterway in Scotland, the tonnage would be counted in the figures for both inland waters and coastwise traffic.)

3.9 Container and roll-on traffic: includes all traffic carried on special container and roll-on vessels, as well as the container traffic carried on conventional services.

3.10 Main Freight Units comprise containers, road goods vehicles, unaccompanied trailers, rail wagons, shipborne port to port trailers and shipborne barges only.

3.11 Ferry Routes within Scotland. The Scottish Government subsidises the principal operators of the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services (operated by CalMac Ferries Ltd), the Gourock - Dunoon passenger ferry service (operated by Argyll Ferries Ltd) and the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland) ferry services (operated by Serco NorthLink Ferries and Shetland Line 1984 Ltd). The companies providing most of the services, CalMac Ferries Ltd and Argyll Ferries Ltd, are part of the David MacBrayne Limited group. The following Local Authorities fund a number of ferry services: Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council, Highland Council and Argyll & Bute Council. Other services are privately operated.

3.12 Road Equivalent Tariff (RET): The Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) scheme involves setting ferry fares on the basis of the cost of travelling an equivalent distance by road - Ministers have announced the Scottish Government's intention to:

• continue RET as a permanent feature on the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree for passengers and cars, including small commercial vehicles and coaches
• replace RET for larger commercial vehicles on the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree, with an enhanced pre-RET discount scheme
• roll out a further RET pilot for passenger and cars including small commercial vehicles and coaches to Colonsay, Islay and Gigha from October 2012
• roll out a further RET pilot for passenger and cars including small commercial vehicles and coaches to Arran from October 2014
• roll out RET to other West Coast and Clyde islands within the term of this Parliament.

RET was introduced in the following routes in 2008: Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale; Oban-Coll/Tiree; Oban-Coll/Tiree/Castlebay; Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy; and Ullapool-Stornaway. RET was introduced to the following routes in 2012: Kennacraig-Islay, Kennacraig- Islay/Colonsay/Oban; Oban-Colonsay; and Tayinloan-Gigha.

3.12 Persons assisted: Coastguard statistics relating to persons given assistance do not include people who are rescued.

4. Sources

4.1 Most of the data in this section is supplied by the Department for Transport (DfT). The Scottish Government obtains shipping service information from Caledonian MacBrayne, Western Ferries, Northlink Ferries, Orkney Ferries, Shetland Island Council and some of the other operators of shipping and ferry services.

4.2 Waterborne Freight Lifted in Scotland (Table 9.1)

4.2.1 Statistics of waterborne freight (coastwise traffic, one port traffic and inland waters traffic) are compiled by MDS-Transmodal Ltd under contract to the Department for Transport.

4.2.2 A number of data sources are used to determine the level of coastwise traffic, including the tonnage of goods reported in the port traffic statistics, (see below) and other surveys, and information about vessel movements. (The vessel movement data include the Northern Ireland, Orkney and Shetland ferry services, but exclude ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne and others in and around the Western Isles.) The pattern of coastwise shipping flows, by port and commodity group, is represented by origin and destination matrices, and combined with Admiralty information about the distances between ports. Where appropriate, account is taken of the inland waters boundary, so that there is no double-counting of tonne-kilometres between inland waters and coastwise shipping, in the case of traffic involving inland ports. The method which is used to derive the statistics of coastwise shipping involves some adjustments and reclassifications. As a result, the totals that it produces do not match the port traffic statistics for reasons which are described in the DfT Statistical Bulletin Waterborne Freight in the United Kingdom.

4.2.3 The principal sources for the statistics of one-port traffic are the port statistics (see section 4.3 below) and information about the distances between the ports and the at sea origins and destinations of the traffic, such as offshore installations and dumping grounds.

4.2.4 The sources of the inland waterway statistics are described in section 4.4 below.

4.3 Traffic at Scottish Ports (Tables 9.2 to 9.9)

4.3.1 A new system for collecting detailed port traffic statistics was introduced in 2000 to comply with the requirements of an EC Maritime Statistics Directive. Annual traffic returns are made by shipping lines or their agents and port authorities. This information has been used to derive data on coastal and one-port traffic, and on the inland waters penetration of such traffic. From 1 January 2000, shipping lines or their agents are required to supply detailed statistics of foreign, coastwise and one-port traffic for all cargoes loaded or unloaded at major UK ports. Major ports are now defined as those ports with cargo volumes of at least one million tonnes in the previous year, plus a few smaller ports. The major ports handled 97 per cent of total port traffic in 2000. In addition, port authorities at the major ports are required to supply inwards and outwards control totals for each cargo category. For all other ports, the port authorities are required to supply just two figures: total inwards and total outwards traffic. The lack of detailed statistics for these minor ports means that a degree of approximation is required in the statistics for their traffic. For more details about the new data collection system, see DfT's publication 'Maritime Statistics'

4.3.2 For 1999 and earlier years, the port traffic statistics were produced, for the most part, from the records made by each port authority of the dues levied on goods passing through the port (supplemented, in some cases, by figures supplied by others).

4.3.3 From 1995 to 1999, the smaller ports (then defined as, generally, those with less than 2 million tonnes of traffic per year) were not required to supply detailed statistics - they provided only two figures, their inwards and outwards traffic. Full details of freight traffic were collected only for those ports with at least 2 million tonnes of cargo in the previous year (and for a few ports with less traffic): these were called the 'major' ports. In the 1995 and 1996 surveys, there were seven 'major' ports in Scotland: Aberdeen, Clyde, Cromarty Firth, Forth, Glensanda (on Loch Linnhe, south-west of Fort William, which exports crushed granite, which is classified in the statistics as crude minerals), Orkney, and Sullom Voe. In the 1997 and 1998 surveys, there were eight: these seven plus Cairnryan, which was counted as a major port because its 1996 return of its inwards and outwards totals had shown that its traffic exceeded 2 million tonnes in 1996. In 1999 the number of 'major' ports increased from eight to nine, since total traffic at Peterhead had exceeded 2 million tonnes in 1998. In 2000, with the introduction of the new definition of a major port (at least 1 million tonnes), Stranraer and Dundee became major ports, bringing the total in Scotland to 11.

4.4 Inland Waterways (Tables 9.10 and 9.11)

4.4.1 Statistics for internal traffic (ie traffic which is wholly within inland waters) are collected directly by DfT's contractor, MDS-Transmodal, from all known operators using personal interviews and postal questionnaires, supplemented by statistics from British Waterways collected primarily for toll levying purposes. Some information is also drawn from Maritime Statistics Directive returns where traffic is classified as internal movements and these traffic movements are then excluded from other traffic estimates to avoid duplication. For traffic moving to and from the open sea, the figures for inland waterway tonne-kilometres are calculated using information about the distances from each inland waterway boundary to the ports and wharves which are upstream of the boundary.

4.5 Shipping Services (Tables 9.12 to 9.17)

4.5.1 Transport Scotland obtains shipping service information from DfT (in respect of the services between Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Rosyth/Zeebrugge and Lerwick/Europe routes). Transport Scotland writes directly to Caledonian MacBrayne, Western Ferries, Northlink Ferries, Orkney Ferries, Shetland Island Council and the other major ferry operators in Scotland for the required information.

4.6 HM Coastguard Statistics (Table 9.18)

4.6.1 Statistics on search and rescue operations are obtained from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

5. Further Information

5.1 UK water transport statistics can be found in the annual DfT publications Maritime Statistics, Waterborne Freight in the UK and Transport Statistics Great Britain.

5.2 Water freight transport statistics, and figures for Scotland/Northern Ireland, the Rosyth/Zeebrugge and Lerwick/Europe routes - Maritime Statistics Branch of DfT (maritime.stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0207 944 4131).

5.3 Passengers and vehicles carried on ferry services within Scotland - Andrew Knight, Transport Scotland Transport Statistics Branch (tel: 0131 244 7256).

5.4 Punctuality of lifeline ferry services - Transport Scotland Transport Group: Bob Davie (CalMac figures) on 0131 244 7243 and Peter Bald (NorthLink figures) on 0131 244 5312.

5.4 HM Coastguard statistics - Wendy Wood, Maritime and Coastguard Agency (tel: 023 8032 9416)

6. Other data sources

Within Scottish Transport Statistics:

Chapter 3 - Freight,

Chapter 12 - International Comparisons (including water freight)

Other Transport Scotland Publications:

A relatively small number of ferry journeys compared to other modes means little data is available from the SHS.

Department for Transport produce a number of related publications, including:

Port statistics

Non Official Statistics sources

Transport Scotland - Scottish Ferry Services: Ferries Plan (2013-2022)

Ferry operators

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
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Freight lifted   ( weight )										million tonnes
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks	12.29	12.34	13.68	16.95	12.54	15.07	15.79	13.59	11.49	11.12	7.22
Coal	1.14	1.26	1.06	2.15	1.59	1.28	1.40	1.02	1.23	0.67	0.76
Other	5.77	5.91	5.75	6.44	6.45	6.43	6.09	5.23	5.23	4.54	4.56
Total	19.20	19.50	20.49	25.53	20.58	22.79	23.28	19.84	17.95	16.33	12.54
One Port traffic2
To rigs	1.81	1.54	1.34	1.76	1.48	1.83	1.75	3.59	1.88	2.42	2.57
Sea dumped	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1.81	1.54	1.34	1.76	1.48	1.83	1.75	3.59	1.88	2.42	2.57
Inland waterway traffic
Internal	0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Coastwise	3.96	4.05	3.92	4.77	4.19	4.10	3.99	3.43	3.04	2.74	2.18
One Port	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.11	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.05	0.01	0
Foreign	6.01	5.99	6.03	5.41	5.86	6.36	8.18	6.63	7.80	7.95	8.61
Total	10.01	10.06	9.97	10.19	10.16	10.50	12.19	10.10	10.89	10.70	10.79
All above traffic3	27.03	27.03	27.86	32.70	27.92	30.98	33.21	30.06	27.63	26.70	23.72
Port exports4	67.78	58.90	54.45	45.00	43.99	45.58	42.42	38.32	39.89	33.36	32.06
All freight lifted5	88.80	79.94	76.28	72.29	66.06	70.20	67.44	61.75	59.72	52.11	47.17
Freight moved  ( weight x distance )										million tonne-kilometres
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks	10,340	10,460	10,580	13,523	10,550	13,155	14,456	12,360	10,777	10,628	6,723
Coal	180	360	170	391	368	305	343	261	302	303	9
Other	4,020	4,030	3,310	3,543	3,573	3,449	3,090	2,700	2,478	2,080	2,012
Total	14,540	14,850	14,060	17,457	14,491	16,909	17,890	15,321	13,557	13,011	8,744
One Port traffic2
To rigs	1,810	1,540	1,270	1,762	1,482	1,832	1,746	2,287	1,885	2,190	2,571
Sea dumped	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	..	..
Total	1,810	1,540	1,270	1,762	1,482	1,832	1,746	2,287	1,885	2,190	2,571
Inland waterway traffic
Internal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Coastwise	100	90	90	115	101	101	101	83	80	80	60
One Port	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Foreign	150	140	140	135	146	166	210	160	200	190	209
Total	240	240	240	251	249	268	312	244	280	270	269
All above traffic6	16,590	16,630	15,570	19,470	16,222	19,009	19,948	17,852	15,722	15,471	11,584
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 as the 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).

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
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Freight discharged   ( weight )										million tonnes
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks	3.48	3.19	3.56	4.29	3.56	3.62	2.79	2.52	3.01	2.06	2.14
Coal	-	-	-	-	0.01	0.04	0.02	-	0.01	0.08	0.01
Other	3.49	3.62	3.34	4.17	4.22	4.13	4.20	3.77	4.25	3.83	4.28
Total	6.98	6.83	6.90	8.46	7.79	7.79	7.01	6.29	7.26	5.97	6.43
One Port traffic2
From rigs	13.35	12.74	10.24	9.57	8.31	7.86	4.06	2.75	3.12	2.86	2.86
Sea dredged	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	-	-	-
Total	13.37	12.75	10.26	9.58	8.33	7.87	4.07	2.76	3.12	2.86	2.86
Inland waterway traffic3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Port imports4	11.43	9.50	15.00	17.02	17.91	14.61	16.11	13.53	13.17	14.22	16.25
Freight moved  ( weight x distance )										million tonne-kilometres
Coastwise traffic1
Liquid bulks	1,770	1,610	2,060	2,120	1,811	1,907	1,444	1,445	2,070	1,459	1,529
Coal	-	-	-	-	-	39	12	-	12	61	9
Other	850	900	627.1427525	963	1,048	943	1,031	953	1,056	958	1,092
Total	2,620	2,510	2,687	3,083	2,859	2,890	2,487	2,398	3,138	2,478	2,626
One Port traffic2
From rigs	13,380	12,780	10,270	9,580	8,325	7,870	4,067	2,762	3,146	2,885	3,898
Sea dredged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	13,380	12,780	10,270	9,580	8,325	7,870	4,067	2,762	3,146	2,885	3,898
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).

Table 9.2  Foreign and domestic freight traffic at (major) Scottish ports¹ 

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
										thousand tonnes
Foreign
Imports	11,427	9,501	14,995	17,024	17,909	14,612	16,106	13,532	13,169	14,216	16,254
Exports	67,783	58,903	54,454	45,002	43,994	45,581	42,416	38,321	39,891	33,358	32,060
Total	79,208	68,404	69,447	62,025	61,903	60,193	58,521	51,853	53,060	47,573	48,313
Domestic
Inwards	18,795	18,068	15,947	16,572	14,680	14,138	9,611	7,670	8,722	7,999	9,447
Outwards	20,088	19,998	21,023	26,395	21,039	23,482	23,975	22,558	18,745	18,378	15,072
Total	38,882	38,068	36,970	42,967	35,718	37,619	33,586	30,228	27,468	26,379	24,519
Total - major ports only	118,090	106,472	106,417	104,992	97,621	97,812	92,108	82,081	80,525	73,952	72,832
Total - all ports	122,156	110,535	110,444	108,890	101,587	101,952	96,346	85,547	84,817	77,414	76,139

1.  The Foreign and Domestic figures refer to major ports only.  There were seven major ports in 1996, eight major ports in 1997 and 1998, nine in 1999 and 11 in 2000 onwards so the figures for different years are not directly comparable.

Table 9.3   Foreign and domestic traffic by port: inwards and outwards

Port	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
											thousand tonnes
Stranraer
Inwards	694	684	690	630	644	647	634	646	553	543	943
Outwards	579	590	587	535	578	584	556	531	465	442	872
Total traffic	1,273	1,274	1,277	1,165	1,222	1,231	1,190	1,177	1,017	986	1,815
Cairnryan
Inwards	1,015	1,113	1,270	1,479	1,446	1,440	1,294	1,123	1,150	1,340	1,246
Outwards	1,085	1,214	1,579	1,795	1,699	1,723	1,633	1,448	1,484	1,592	1,364
Total traffic	2,099	2,328	2,849	3,274	3,145	3,163	2,928	2,572	2,634	2,932	2,610
Ayr
Inwards	158	156	162	185	172	174	182	182	276	212	205
Outwards	83	134	239	233	247	379	375	153	282	190	99
Total traffic	241	291	401	418	419	553	557	335	558	402	304
Clyde
Inwards	6,540	6,056	8,173	11,868	11,702	9,323	10,885	9,474	8,982	9,981	12,026
Outwards	3,193	3,158	3,334	3,870	3,279	2,740	3,453	3,078	3,301	3,450	3,394
Total traffic	9,733	9,214	11,507	15,737	14,981	12,063	14,338	12,552	12,283	13,431	15,421
Glensanda
Inwards	4	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Outwards	5,842	5,319	5,188	5,439	6,004	7,050	6,336	5,591	5,846	6,060	5,541
Total traffic	5,846	5,322	5,189	5,439	6,004	7,050	6,336	5,591	5,846	6,060	5,541
Other West Coast
Inwards	463	445	375	371	408	448	489	368	649	347	337
Outwards	428	441	411	381	536	518	538	530	651	362	342
Total traffic	892	887	786	752	944	967	1,028	896	1,300	709	680
Orkneys
Inwards	6,115	4,471	6,656	5,344	4,158	3,655	776	169	184	186	200
Outwards	12,697	9,951	11,278	9,190	7,091	6,937	4,014	3,073	3,059	2,158	1,529
Total traffic	18,812	14,422	17,934	14,534	11,249	10,592	4,789	3,241	3,244	2,344	1,729
Lerwick
Inwards	343	312	299	342	311	352	372	309	323	344	407
Outwards	310	304	291	280	230	263	287	250	245	241	263
Total traffic	653	616	590	622	541	615	658	560	568	585	670
Sullom Voe
Inwards	6,156	6,000	5,382	3,937	3,705	2,747	2,379	840	1,021	748	2,196
Outwards	23,219	20,360	18,557	16,603	15,743	13,826	12,160	10,377	10,250	9,405	9,202
Total traffic	29,376	26,360	23,939	20,541	19,447	16,573	14,539	11,217	11,270	10,153	11,398
Cromarty Firth
Inwards	1,179	1,650	1,552	1,648	1,608	1,688	1,174	1,300	1,659	1,882	1,313
Outwards	1,479	1,851	1,656	1,677	1,598	1,814	1,078	1,565	2,004	2,138	1,314
Total traffic	2,658	3,501	3,208	3,325	3,206	3,502	2,252	2,864	3,663	4,020	2,628
Inverness
Inwards	551	605	599	568	549	562	551	524	520	437	368
Outwards	134	122	127	97	122	123	146	127	151	162	154
Total traffic	686	727	726	665	671	684	697	651	671	599	521
Peterhead
Inwards	845	600	390	606	647	468	524	482	538	541	584
Outwards	498	451	286	322	300	321	347	315	568	513	440
Total traffic	1,343	1,051	676	928	947	790	871	797	1,107	1,054	1,024
Aberdeen
Inwards	1,980	1,794	2,095	2,401	2,407	2,541	2,407	2,227	2,035	1,966	2,084
Outwards	1,665	1,438	1,793	2,208	2,256	2,591	2,426	1,343	2,129	2,198	2,409
Total traffic	3,645	3,233	3,888	4,609	4,663	5,131	4,833	4,570	4,164	4,165	4,493
Montrose
Inwards	486	578	585	466	397	366	413	283	395	359	336
Outwards	242	220	192	232	244	216	196	140	116	129	182
Total traffic	728	798	777	697	640	582	609	423	512	488	518
Dundee
Inwards	827	753	766	905	918	809	788	632	754	721	666
Outwards	276	264	291	317	284	226	190	177	209	208	176
Total traffic	1,103	1,016	1,058	1,222	1,202	1,035	978	810	962	929	842
Perth
Inwards	168	137	150	133	147	144	141	120	99	61	42
Outwards	8	7	9	7	1	-	1	6	4	13	19
Total traffic	176	144	159	139	148	144	141	125	103	74	62
Forth
Inwards	4,865	4,446	3,966	4,778	5,353	5,431	4,856	4,309	5,015	4,307	4,442
Outwards	37,337	34,306	30,926	29,440	26,203	31,249	34,199	32,381	29,321	23,571	20,890
Total traffic	42,202	38,752	34,892	34,218	31,556	36,681	39,054	36,690	34,335	27,878	25,332
Other East Coast
Inwards	328	252	280	254	263	272	281	284	291	302	289
Outwards	363	349	309	349	339	324	263	1,192	289	303	263
Total traffic	691	601	589	604	602	595	549	476	580	605	552
Scotland
Inwards	32,717	30,056	33,394	35,915	34,835	31,067	28,147	23,272	24,444	24,277	27,684
Outwards	89,439	80,479	77,050	72,975	66,752	70,885	68,198	62,277	60,374	53,135	48,454
Total traffic	122,156	110,535	110,444	108,890	101,587	101,952	96,345	85,547	84,817	77,414	76,139

1. Other West Coast ports are: Troon; Ardrishaig; Corpach; Stornoway; Lochaline

2. Other East Coast ports are: Scrabster; Wick; Burghead; Buckie; MacDuff; Fraserburgh; Inverkeithing.

Table 9.4  Foreign and domestic freight traffic by port: bulk fuel and all other traffic¹

Port	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Stranraer											thousand tonnes
Bulk fuel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All other traffic	1,273	1,274	1,277	1,165	1,222	1,231	1,190	1,177	1,017	986	1,815
Cairnryan
Bulk fuel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All other traffic	2,099	2,328	2,849	3,274	3,145	3,163	2,928	2,572	2,634	2,932	2,610
Ayr
Bulk fuel	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All other traffic	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Clyde
Bulk fuel	8,077	7,417	9,507	13,785	13,106	9,825	12,197	10,672	10,209	11,464	13,547
All other traffic	1,656	1,797	2,000	1,952	1,875	2,238	2,141	1,880	2,074	1,967	1,874
Glensanda
Bulk fuel	4	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All other traffic	5,842	5,319	5,188	5,439	6,004	7,050	6,336	5,591	5,846	6,060	5541
Other West Coast2
Bulk fuel	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All other traffic	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Orkney
Bulk fuel	18,591	14,304	17,779	14,379	11,103	10,414	4,595	3,027	2,999	2,096	1,487
All other traffic	221	118	155	155	146	178	194	214	245	248	242
Lerwick
Bulk fuel	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All other traffic	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Sullom Voe
Bulk fuel	29,376	26,360	23,939	20,494	19,417	16,537	14,507	11,217	11,202	10,134	11,339
All other traffic	-	-	-	47	30	36	32	-	69	19	59
Cromarty Firth
Bulk fuel	2,431	3,315	2,983	3,164	3,031	3,336	2,101	2,730	3,454	3,821	2,410
All other traffic	227	186	225	161	175	166	151	134	209	199	218
Inverness
Bulk fuel	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All other traffic	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Peterhead
Bulk fuel	347	436	249	451	369	143	230	309	365	260	282
All other traffic	996	615	427	477	578	647	641	488	742	794	742
Aberdeen
Bulk fuel	1,092	1,068	1,357	1,396	1,517	1,487	1,468	1,044	1,022	1,018	1,073
All other traffic	2,553	2,165	2,531	3,213	3,146	3,644	3,365	3,526	3,142	3,147	3,420
Montrose
Bulk fuel	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All other traffic	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Dundee
Bulk fuel	512	477	494	664	595	528	493	448	486	560	457
All other traffic	591	539	564	558	607	507	485	362	476	369	385
Perth
Bulk fuel	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All other traffic	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Forth
Bulk fuel	38,211	34,720	30,855	29,586	27,455	32,738	34,863	32,438	30,405	23,208	21,028
All other traffic	3,991	4,032	4,037	4,632	4,101	3,943	4,191	4,252	3,930	4,670	4,304
Other East Coast3
Bulk fuel	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Major ports4
Bulk fuel1	98,641	88,100	87,164	83,919	76,593	75,008	70,454	61,885	60,142	52,561	51,623
All other traffic	19,449	18,373	19,253	21,073	21,029	22,803	21,654	20,196	20,384	21,391	21,210
All traffic:
Major ports only	118,090	106,473	106,417	104,992	97,622	97,811	92,108	82,081	80,526	73,952	72,833
All ports	122,156	110,535	110,444	108,890	101,587	101,952	96,345	85,547	84,817	77,414	76,139

1.  From 1995 onwards, separate figures for bulk fuel and other are available for major ports only (see notes and sources).

2. Other West Coast ports are: Troon; Ardrishaig; Corpach; Stornoway; Lochaline; Girvan; Kirkudbright; Port Askaig.

3. Other East Coast ports are: Scrabster; Wick; Burghead; Buckie; MacDuff; Fraserburgh; Inverkeithing; Lossiemouth.

4. From 1995, the totals for bulk fuel and other relate only to the major ports, the numbers of which may change from year to year.

Table 9.5  Foreign and domestic freight traffic by port and mode of appearance (major ports only)

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
West Coast:										thousand tonnes
Stranraer*
Liquid bulk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dry bulk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Container & roll on traffic	1,273	1,274	1,277	1,165	1,222	1,231	1,190	1,177	1,017	986	1,815
Other general cargo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All traffic	1,273	1,274	1,277	1,165	1,222	1,231	1,190	1,177	1,017	986	1,815
Cairnryan*
Liquid bulk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dry bulk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Container & roll on traffic	2,099	2,328	2,849	3,274	3,145	3,163	2,928	2,572	2,632	2,932	2,610
Other general cargo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
All traffic	2,099	2,328	2,849	3,274	3,145	3,163	2,928	2,572	2,634	2,632	2,610
Clyde
Liquid bulk	3,191	3,112	3,494	3,473	3,626	3,568	5,149	4,685	4,853	5,124	5,945
Dry bulk	5,661	5,072	6,872	11,334	10,397	7,249	8,095	6,904	6,793	7,564	8,778
Container & roll on traffic	346	426	406	370	398	469	439	447	509	599	588
Other general cargo	534	604	736	560	560	777	654	516	128	144	109
All traffic	9,733	9,214	11,507	15,737	14,981	12,063	14,338	12,552	12,283	13,431	15,421
											15,421
Glensanda
Liquid bulk	4	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dry bulk	5,842	5,319	5,188	5,439	6,004	7,050	6,336	5,591	5,846	6,060	5,541
Container & roll on traffic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other general cargo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
All traffic	5,846	5,322	5,189	5,439	6,004	7,050	6,336	5,591	5,846	6,060	5,541
East Coast:
Orkney
Liquid bulk	18,588	14,299	17,775	14,375	11,100	10,413	4,594	3,026	2,998	2,095	1,486
Dry bulk	55	18	20	15	12	10	6	12	20	25	15
Container & roll on traffic	131	70	116	115	115	153	161	181	213	211	215
Other general cargo	38	35	23	29	21	16	29	21	14	13	13
All traffic	18,812	14,422	17,934	14,534	11,249	10,592	4,789	3,241	3,244	2,344	1,729
Sullom Voe
Liquid bulk	29,376	26,360	23,939	20,494	19,417	16,537	14,507	11,217	11,202	10,134	11,339
Dry bulk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	69	12	57
Container & roll on traffic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other general cargo	-	-	-	47	30	36	32	-	-	7	2
All traffic	29,376	26,360	23,939	20,541	19,447	16,573	14,539	11,217	11,270	10,153	11,398
Cromarty Firth
Liquid bulk	2,424	3,321	2,974	3,156	3,026	3,336	2,100	2,727	3,460	3,821	2,408
Dry bulk	168	110	116	86	79	70	70	73	125	159	144
Container & roll on traffic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other general cargo	67	70	118	84	101	97	81	64	78	41	76
All traffic	2,658	3,501	3,208	3,325	3,206	3,502	2,252	2,864	3,663	4,020	2,628
Peterhead*
Liquid bulk	735	522	298	503	532	377	440	377	453	390	386
Dry bulk	179	196	145	140	102	73	101	88	144	158	100
Container & roll on traffic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other general cargo	429	333	233	286	313	340	331	331	510	506	538
All traffic	1,343	1,050	676	928	947	790	871	797	1,107	1,054	1,024
Aberdeen
Liquid bulk	1,720	1,615	1,962	2,073	2,209	2,214	2,184	2,065	1,957	1,922	2,059
Dry bulk	295	269	330	394	373	371	308	331	549	606	439
Container & roll on traffic	262	272	309	354	317	334	355	345	365	405	468
Other general cargo	1,368	1,077	1,287	1,790	1,765	2,213	1,986	1,829	1,293	1,231	1,527
All traffic	3,645	3,233	3,888	4,609	4,663	5,131	4,833	4,570	4,164	4,165	4,493
Dundee*
Liquid bulk	512	477	494	664	594	530	501	451	493	571	467
Dry bulk	358	315	352	335	317	333	373	300	412	277	294
Container & roll on traffic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other general cargo	233	225	212	223	291	172	104	59	57	81	82
All traffic	1,103	1,016	1,058	1,222	1,202	1,035	978	810	962	929	842
Forth
Liquid bulk	38,240	34,297	30,756	29,090	26,220	31,578	33,941	31,913	29,432	23,353	20,739
Dry bulk	1,182	1,418	980	1,596	2,264	2,051	1,994	1,840	1,904	1,392	1,283
Container & roll on traffic	1,688	2,078	2,388	2,361	2,407	2,582	2,627	2,494	2,751	2,666	2,798
Other general cargo	1,091	958	769	1,171	663	470	492	442	249	466	512
All traffic	42,202	38,752	34,892	34,218	31,556	36,681	39,054	36,690	34,335	27,878	25,332

* Cairnryan and Peterhead did not become "major ports" (in terms of the statistical survey) until 1997 and 1999 respectively Dundee and Stranraer also became major ports in 2000.

Table 9.6 (a)    Foreign and domestic freight traffic at the major ports by type of traffic, 2011

	Foreign traffic			Domestic traffic			Total
	Imports	Exports	Total	Inwards	Outwards	Total
							thousand tonnes
Stranraer	-	-	-	543	442	986	986
Cairnryan	-	-	-	1,340	1,592	2,932	2,932
Clyde	8,924	1,369	10,293	1,057	2,081	3,138	13,431
Glensanda	-	4,891	4,891	-	1,169	1,169	6,060
Orkney	7	982	989	179	1,176	1,355	2,344
Sullom Voe	65	4,324	4,389	682	5,082	5,764	10,153
Cromarty Firth	273	1,966	2,238	1,609	172	1,782	4,020
Peterhead	10	135	145	531	378	909	1,054
Aberdeen	463	480	943	1,504	1,718	3,222	4,165
Dundee	690	147	837	31	61	92	929
Forth	3,784	19,064	22,848	523	4,507	5,030	27,878
All Major Ports	14,216	33,358	47,573	7,999	18,378	26,379	73,952

Table 9.6 (b)    Foreign and domestic freight traffic at the major ports by type of traffic, 2012

	Foreign traffic			Domestic traffic			Total
	Imports	Exports	Total	Inwards	Outwards	Total
							thousand tonnes
Stranraer	-	-	-	943	872	1,815	1,815
Cairnryan	-	-	-	1,246	1,364	2,610	2,610
Clyde	11,180	1,206	12,385	847	2,189	3,035	15,421
Glensanda	-	4,354	4,354	-	1,188	1,188	5,541
Orkney	14	1,115	1,129	185	414	599	1,729
Sullom Voe	116	7,089	7,205	2,081	2,113	4,194	11,398
Cromarty Firth	131	933	1,064	1,183	381	1,564	2,628
Peterhead	19	96	114	565	345	910	1,024
Aberdeen	464	333	797	1,620	2,077	3,697	4,493
Dundee	618	138	756	48	38	86	842
Forth	3,713	16,797	20,510	729	4,093	4,822	25,332
All Major Ports	16,255	32,061	48,314	9,447	15,074	24,520	72,833

Table 9.7    All traffic at the major ports by mode of appearance and commodity, 2012

	Foreign traffic		All foreign traffic	Domestic traffic		All domestic traffic	All foreign & domestic traffic
	Imports	Exports		Inwards	Outwards
							thousand tonnes
Liquid bulk
Liquefied gas	182	1,606	1,789	21	171	192	1,981
Crude oil	3,569	20,097	23,666	3,423	5,550	8,973	32,639
Oil products	2,911	2,979	5,890	1,723	1,352	3,075	8,965
Other liquid bulk products	335	-	335	117	793	910	1,245
All liquid bulk traffic	6,997	24,683	31,679	5,285	7,865	13,150	44,829
Dry bulk
Ores	79	465	544	14	89	104	647
Coal	6,556	20	6,577	8	1,454	1,462	8,039
Agricultural products (eg grain, soya, tapioca)	650	97	747	128	50	178	925
Other dry bulk	444	4,517	4,961	750	1,330	2,079	7,040
All dry bulk traffic	7,730	5,099	12,828	899	2,923	3,822	16,651
Containers
20' freight units	191	485	676	129	214	343	1,020
40' freight units	386	1,068	1,454	105	146	251	1,705
Freight units >20' & <40'	25	84	109	7	-	7	116
Freight units >40'	126	126	252	3	1	5	257
All container traffic	727	1,764	2,491	244	361	606	3,097
Roll-on/roll-off (self-propelled)
Road goods vehicles with or without  accompanying trailers	3	3	6	1,332	1,365	2,697	2,704
Import/Export motor vehicles	19	2	21	1	2	3	23
All ro-ro self-propelled traffic	22	5	27	1,333	1,367	2,700	2,727
Roll-on/roll-off (non self-propelled)
Unaccompanied road goods trailers & semi-trailers	68	74	142	1,054	1,068	2,122	2,264
Unaccompanied caravans and other road, agricultural and industrial vehicles	0	-	0	0	1	1	1
Rail wagons, shipborne port to port trailers, and shipborne barges engaged in goods transport	244	132	376	17	12	29	405
Other mobile non self-propelled units	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
All ro-ro non self-propelled traffic	313	206	518	1,071	1,081	2,152	2,670
Other general cargo
Forestry products	202	50	252	2	1	3	254
Iron and steel products	160	55	215	1	1	1	216
Other general cargo & containers <20'	103	199	303	612	1,474	2,085	2,388
All other general cargo traffic	465	304	770	614	1,475	2,089	2,858
All traffic	16,254	32,060	48,313	9,447	15,072	24,519	72,832

Table 9.8  Major ports traffic by cargo category and country of loading or unloading - 2012

	Liquid Bulks			Dry Bulks			Other General Cargo
Country of loading or unloading	Inwards to UK	Outwards from UK	All traffic	Inwards to UK	Outwards from UK	All traffic	Inwards to UK	Outwards from UK	All traffic
								thousand tonnes
European Union (as at 1 May 2007)
Belgium	162	1,096	1,258	42	297	339	25	11	37
Denmark	429	721	1,150	48	121	169	10	1	11
Estonia	11	-	11	8	-	8	-	-	0
European Union - small flows	-	-	0	-	-	0	-	0	0
Finland	8	72	80	58	15	73	32	19	51
France	94	1,144	1,238	195	477	672	33	0	33
Germany	80	5,971	6,051	102	1,851	1,952	38	20	58
Greece	-	-	0	9	-	9	9	-	9
Irish Republic	101	112	213	3	4	7	-	-	0
Italy	1	73	74	-	5	5	14	9	23
Latvia	-	15	15	132	0	132	25	1	26
Lithuania	-	0	0	4	0	4	3	1	4
Netherlands	598	8,940	9,538	181	1,161	1,342	77	6	84
Poland	5	164	168	22	756	778	0	1	1
Portugal	42	9	51	-	78	78	1	0	1
Romania	-	7	7	-	-	0	-	-	0
Spain	-	11	11	126	311	437	22	5	27
Sweden	1,042	557	1,598	36	4	40	39	16	55
All EU countries (as at 1 May 2007)	2,572	18,890	21,463	967	5,080	6,047	327	92	419
All other Europe & Mediterranean
Algeria	759	81	840	0	0	0	1	3	5
Egypt	15	0	15	9	0	9	0	3	3
Iceland	4	41	44	2	1	3	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Morocco	0	55	55	45	0	45	0	0	0
Norway	644	529	1,173	90	12	102	92	109	201
Other Europe & Mediterranean	-	81	81	-	-	0	-	0	0
Russia	-	-	0	2,391	4	2,395	-	13	13
Tunisia	-	-	0	-	-	0	-	-	0
Turkey	-	-	0	34	-	34	0	-	0
Ukraine	4	-	4	23	-	23	-	-	0
All other Europe & Med.	1,425	787	2,213	2,594	16	2,610	94	130	224
Africa (excluding Mediterranean countries)
Africa - small flows	-	-	-	-	-	0	1	2	2
Angola	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	2	2
Cameroon	-	-	-	0	-	0	2	2	4
Congo	-	-	-	-	-	0	1	0	1
Gabon	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	1
Ghana	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	6	7
Nigeria	1,578	-	1,578	-	-	0	1	16	17
South Africa	-	-	-	-	-	0	4	19	23
All Africa (excl. Med.)	1,578	-	1,578	0	-	0	9	49	58
America
Americas - small flows	-	121	121	-	-	0	1	1	2
Argentina	-	-	0	69	-	69	1	-	1
Brazil	-	-	0	53	-	53	0	1	1
Canada	11	367	378	-	-	0	-	-	0
Chile	-	145	145	-	-	0	-	-	0
Colombia	-	-	0	1,725	-	1,725	-	-	0
Dominica	-	-	0	-	-	0	-	-	0
Falkland Islands	-	-	0	-	-	0	-	-	0
Mexico	-	-	0	-	-	0	10	-	10
Peru	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-	0
USA	1	1,457	1,458	2,287	0	2,287	4	1	5
Venezuela	199		199	-	-	0	-	-	0
All America	211	2,090	2,300	4,133	0	4,134	17	3	20
Asia and Australasia
Asia - small flows	-	2,632	2,632	10	3	13	9	-	9
Australasia - small flows	-	6	6	-	-	0	-	2	2
China	-	-	0	-	-	0	1	-	1
Hong Kong	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-	0
India	-	-	0	-	-	0	3	-	3
Japan	-	277	277	-	-	0	5	-	5
Malaysia	-	-	0	25	-	25	-	-	0
Singapore	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-	0
All Asia and Australasia	0	2,915	2,915	35	3	38	19	2	21
Unspecified countries	1,211	-	1,211	-	-	0	0	29	29
All foreign countries	6,997	24,682	31,679	7,730	5,099	12,829	466	304	770
All domestic traffic	5,285	7,865	13,150	899	2,923	3,822	614	1,475	2,089
All foreign and domestic traffic	12,281	32,548	44,829	8,629	8,022	16,651	1,080	1,779	2,859
	Container Traffic			Ro-Ro Traffic			All Traffic
Country of loading  or unloading	Inwards to UK	Outwards from UK	All traffic	Inwards to UK	Outwards from UK	All traffic	Inwards  to UK	Outwards from UK	All traffic
									thousand tonnes
European Union (as at 1 May 2007)
Belgium	113	882	994	327	205	533	669	2,491	3,160
Denmark	-	-	-	-	-	-	487	843	1,330
Estonia	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0	20
European Union - small flows	0	-	0	-	-	-	0	0	0
Finland	0	-	0	-	-	-	98	106	204
France	0	-	0	-	-	-	322	1,621	1,943
Germany	5	132	137	-	-	-	224	7,974	8,198
Greece	1	-	1	-	-	-	18	0	18
Irish Republic	-	-	0	-	-	-	104	115	219
Italy	32	-	32	-	-	-	46	88	134
Latvia	-	-	0	-	-	-	157	15	173
Lithuania	0	-	0	-	-	-	7	1	8
Netherlands	326	614	939	-	-	-	1,181	10,721	11,902
Poland	0	-	0	-	-	-	27	920	947
Portugal	0	-	0	-	-	-	44	87	131
Romania		-	0	-	-	-	0	7	7
Spain	78	115	194	-	-	-	226	442	669
Sweden	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,117	576	1,693
All EU countries (as at 1 May 2007)	555	1,743	2,297	327	205	533	4,748	26,010	30,758
All other Europe & Mediterranean
Algeria	-	-	-	-	-	-	760	84	845
Egypt	1	-	1	-	-	-	25	3	27
Iceland	-	-	0	-	-	-	5	42	47
Israel	8	-	8	-	-	-	8	2	9
Morocco	0	-	0	-	-	-	45	55	101
Norway	8	12	20	7	5	13	842	667	1,509
Other Europe & Mediterranean	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	81	82
Russia	16	-	16	-	-	-	2,407	17	2,424
Tunisia	0	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	0
Turkey	7	-	7	-	-	-	41	-	41
Ukraine	-	-	0	-	-	-	27	-	27
All other Europe & Med.	40	12	53	7	5	13	4,161	951	5,112
Africa (excluding Mediterranean countries)
Africa - small flows	1	0	1	-	-	-	1	2	3
Angola	0	1	1	-	-	-	0	3	4
Cameroon	0	0	0	-	-	-	2	2	4
Congo	0	0	0	-	-	-	1	0	1
Gabon	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	1	2
Ghana	0	1	1	-	-	-	1	7	8
Nigeria	0	1	1	-	-	-	1,579	17	1,596
South Africa	3	6	9	-	-	-	7	25	32
All Africa (excl. Mediterranean)	5	9	14	-	-	-	1,592	57	1,649
America
Americas - small flows	1	-	1	-	-	-	2	122	124
Argentina	0	-	0	-	-	-	71	0	71
Brazil	2	-	2	-	-	-	55	1	55
Canada	4	-	4	-	-	-	15	367	382
Chile	4	-	4	-	-	-	4	145	148
Colombia	0	-	-	-	-	-	1,725	0	1,725
Dominica	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Falkland Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Mexico	0	-	0	-	-	-	10	0	10
Peru	0	-	0	-	-	-	0	0	0
USA	23	-	23	-	-	-	2,315	1,458	3,774
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	-	-	199	0	199
All America	35	-	35	-	-	-	4,395	2,093	6,488
Asia and Australasia
Asia - small flows	10	-	10	-	-	-	30	2,635	2,665
Australasia - small flows	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	8	8
China	61	-	61	-	-	-	63	-	63
Hong Kong	3	-	3	-	-	-	3	-	3
India	6	-	6	-	-	-	9	-	9
Japan	0	-	0	-	-	-	5	277	282
Malaysia	8	-	8	-	-	-	33	0	33
Singapore	4	-	4	-	-	-	4	0	4
All Asia and Australasia	92	0	92	-	-	-	146	2,920	3,066
Unspecified countries	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,211	29	1,240
All foreign countries	727	1,764	2,491	335	211	545	16,254	32,060	48,314
All domestic traffic	244	361	606	2,404	2,448	4,852	9,447	15,072	24,519
All foreign and domestic traffic	972	2,125	3,096	2,739	2,659	5,397	25,701	47,132	72,833

"-" denotes either nil or less than half final digit shown.

Table 9.9  Foreign and coastwise container and roll-on traffic by type¹

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Main Freight Units										thousand
Containers	179	205	209	223	232	250	252	251	242	269	286
Wheeled2	410	423	468	472	456	468	463	420	427	464	473
Total	590	628	676	695	689	718	715	672	670	733	759
Weight										thousand tonnes
Containers	2,059	2,285	2,587	2,590	2,714	3,033	3,115	2,894	2,794	2,928	3,190
Wheeled2	4,203	4,508	4,993	5,386	5,317	5,527	5,264	5,027	5,382	5,696	5,695
Total	6,262	6,793	7,580	7,976	8,030	8,560	8,378	7,920	8,177	8,624	8,886

1.  With effect from 1995, traffic at smaller ports is estimated

2. Includes road goods vehicles, unaccompanied trailers, and shipborne port to port trailers

Table 9.10  Inland waterway freight traffic lifted and moved

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Freight lifted in Scotland										million tonnes
River Clyde	1.29	1.34	1.29	1.59	1.53	2.08	2.53	1.46	2.34	2.56	2.25
River Forth	8.53	8.58	8.52	8.47	8.49	8.28	9.52	8.52	8.22	7.99	8.50
All waterways1	10.01	10.06	9.9721926	10.19	10.16	10.50	12.19	10.10	10.89	10.70	10.79
Freight moved  ( weight x distance )										million tonne-kilometres
River Clyde	50	60	50	70	60	90	110	60	90	100	89
River Forth	180	180	180	180	180	170	200	180	170	170	178
All waterways1	240	240	240	250	250	268	320	250	280	270	269

1. Includes also Caledonian Canal, lochs Fyne, Leven and Linnhe, Moray Firth, River Tay.

Table 9.11  Inland waterway freight traffic lifted and moved by mode of appearance

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Freight lifted in Scotland										million tonnes
Bulk-liquid	7.10	7.01	6.70	6.61	6.49	6.73	7.48	6.57	6.55	6.18	6.97
Bulk-dry	0.91	0.83	1.04	1.38	1.40	1.43	1.51	1.02	2.05	2.15	1.39
Unitised forest products	0.20	0.12	0.23	0.17	0.21	0.20	0.24	0.16	0.14	0.11	0.03
Other semi-bulk	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Break bulk	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other general cargo	0.43	0.52	0.10	0.14	0.23	0.17	0.60	0.10	0.10	0.17	0.14
Unit loads	1.36	1.57	1.89	1.89	1.83	1.97	2.37	2.26	2.05	2.10	2.27
Total	10.01	10.06	9.97	10.19	10.16	10.50	12.19	10.10	10.89	10.70	10.80
Freight moved  ( weight x distance )										million tonne-kilometres
Bulk-liquid	150	150	150	150	140	160	170	150	150	140	161
Bulk-dry	40	40	40	60	50	60	60	40	80	90	56
Unitised forest products	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	..	-	-
Other semi-bulk	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Break bulk	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other general cargo	10	20	-	-	-	-	20	-	..	10	4
Unit loads	30	30	40	40	40	40	60	50	40	40	48
Total	240	240	240	250	250	268	320	250	280	280	269

Figure 2: Maps showing all routes

Table 9.12   Total passengers and vehicles carried by operator¹

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
											thousands
PASSENGERS
Caledonian MacBrayne	4,873.7	5,163.0	5,311.1	5,358.2	4,774.6	4,781.6	4,533.2	4,762.3	4,736.6	4,575.1	4,510.7
Cowal Ferries5	..	..	..	..	615.2	607.2	550.8	533.5	499.2	..	..
Argyll Ferries Ltd5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	409.2	341.3
P&O Scottish Ferries	165.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Serco Northlink2	..	240.6	288.7	300.9	304.0	307.0	296.0	309.0	305.0	304.0	298.0
Orkney Ferries	290.6	310.3	321.7	312.6	317.9	316.4	319.0	329.5	330.7	337.8	335.6
Shetland Islands Council6	732.0	687.1	745.3	708.7	760.5	795.6	634.1	636.5	625.0	615.0	811.3
Argyll & Bute Council	121.9	144.6	152.2	140.2	138.4	138.6	141.6	138.0	135.3	133.8	139.6
Highland Council4	7.5	5.8	6.0	5.6	7.0	16.7	1.0	3.9	4.4	3.0	5.1
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport	205.1	207.7	198.6	217.9	224.7	220.8	211.4	219.4	63.5	57.7	52.6
Western Ferries	1,163.7	1,259.6	1,254.7	1,280.3	1,306.9	1,329.4	1,308.5	1,336.2	1,313.8	1,332.7	1,389.3
Bruce Watt Cruises	2.1	2.4	2.5	3.0	3.4	2.6	4.9	3.3	3.0	4.9	4.6
Cromarty Ferry Company	13.4	12.8	9.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
West Highland Seaways	..	..	2.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Orkney Line (Previously Orcargo)3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total within Scotland	7,575.6	8,033.8	8,293.1	8,327.4	8,452.7	8,515.8	8,000.6	8,271.6	8,016.4	7,773.2	7,888.1
Scotland and Northern Ireland	2,284.0	2,430.0	2,337.0	2,051.0	2,015.0	2,094.0	1,938.0	1,916.0	1,920.0	1,857.7	1,809.4
Scotland and Europe	111.9	207.6	207.0	194.3	121.0	111.0	75.0	31.0	54.0	..	..
Total	9,971.4	10,671.4	10,837.1	10,572.8	10,588.7	10,720.8	10,013.6	10,218.6	9,990.4	9,631.0	9,697.6
VEHICLES (cars, commercial vehicles and buses)
Caledonian MacBrayne	997.4	1,056.8	1,100.2	1,123.3	1,136.6	1,179.0	1,151.8	1,215.8	1,186.8	1,173.3	1,156.0
Cowal Ferries5	..	..	..	..	83.8	85.7	75.7	74.5	64.9	27.3	..
Argyll Ferries Ltd5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
P&O Scottish Ferries	56.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Serco Northlink 2	0.0	59.4	65.0	67.5	69.0	70.0	68.0	68.0	64.0	63.0	61.2
Orkney Ferries	74.9	79.8	82.6	82.9	83.0	81.2	81.2	87.4	88.7	86.6	87.4
Shetland Islands Council6	327.0	314.4	337.5	319.8	342.2	363.6	273.5	281.2	282.8	297.4	392.3
Argyll & Bute Council	34.9	39.0	35.0	45.0	39.9	36.6	36.5	36.5	33.8	33.4	32.8
Highland Council	244.2	256.6	266.2	257.9	244.2	262.2	262.1	266.3	235.8	254.4	252.8
Western Ferries	521.4	578.3	586.2	606.8	611.5	635.0	620.2	617.8	597.2	615.8	645.5
Cromarty Ferry Company	3.7	3.8	3.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Orkney Line (Previously Orcargo)3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total within Scotland	2,259.6	2,388.0	2,476.0	2,503.3	2,610.2	2,713.3	2,569.0	2,647.5	2,554.0	2,551.4	2,628.1
Scotland and Northern Ireland	487.0	490.0	513.0	435.0	440.0	479.0	452.0	460.0	457.0	479.0	411.8
Scotland and Europe	44.0	77.0	88.0	88.0	63.0	52.0	35.0	20.0	51.7	20.5	17.3
Total	2,790.6	2,955.0	3,077.0	3,026.3	3,113.2	3,244.3	3,056.0	3,127.5	3,062.6	3,050.9	3,057.2

1. No data is available for Pentland ferries

2. P & O Scottish Ferries stopped operating these services on 30 September 2002. NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries Ltd operated from 1 October 2002 until 6 July 2006; NorthLink Ferries Ltd operated from 6 July 2006 until 5 July 2012; Serco NorthLink Ferries operated from 5 July 2012 to date.

 3.  This service ceased to operate from May 2001. 

4. Passenger numbers on the Corran Ferry are not recorded

5. Cowal Ferries operated the Gourock-Dunoon route from October 2006 until June 2011 when Argyll Ferries took over operation and carry passengers only.  It is not possible to split passenger figures for 2011 between the two operators.

6. Only includes main routes listed in Table 9.16

Table 9.13(a)    Vehicle and Passenger Traffic between Scotland and Northern Ireland

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
											thousands
Cairnryan - Larne
Numbers of cars	153	139	137	140	134	156	154	154	151	153	126
Numbers of passengers	651	599	595	602	595	646	628	602	611	631	524
Cairnryan - Belfast1
Numbers of cars	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	49	239
Numbers of passengers	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	96	1,116
Stranraer - Belfast1
Numbers of cars	257	239	275	239	250	257	239	244	244	217	..
Numbers of passengers	1,296	1,363	1,319	1,235	1,212	1,217	1,104	1,101	1,084	922	..
Troon - Belfast2
Numbers of cars	76	87	74	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Numbers of passengers	332	368	303	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Troon - Larne
Numbers of cars	1	25	27	56	56	66	59	62	62	60	47
Numbers of passengers	5	100	120	214	208	231	206	213	225	208	169
Total
Numbers of cars	487	490	513	435	440	479	452	460	457	479	412
Numbers of passengers	2,284	2,430	2,337	2,051	2,015	2,094	1,938	1,916	1,920	1,858	1,809

1. The Stranraer - Belfast ferry service was replaced by the Cairnryan-Belfast route in November 2011.

2. The Troon - Belfast ferry service was withdrawn in December 2004.

Table 9.13 (b)     Vehicle and Passenger Traffic between Scotland and Europe

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
											thousands
Rosyth - Zeebrugge1
Numbers of passengers	105	195	192	183	112	110	74	31	54	..	..
Numbers of cars	28	43	44	43	28	31	21	9	16	..	..
Roads goods vehicles	8	16	21	21	6	6	4	1	12	1	0
Unaccompanied trailers	6	16	20	18	22	8	5	3	7	6	6
Import/export vehicles	2	2	3	6	7	7	5	7	17	14	11
Lerwick - Bergen2	4	5	7	5	4	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lerwick - Hanstholm2	..	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lerwick - Torshaven2	3	7	7	6	5	1	1	..	..	..	..
Total passengers	112	208	207	194	121	111	75	31	54	..	..
Total vehicles	44	77	88	88	63	52	35	20	52	21	17

1. The service started in May 2002. The drop in passenger numbers in 2006 follows a reduction in the frequency of the service with effect from November 2005. There was no service in the fourth quarter of 2008

2. These are passenger numbers only as car and commercial vehicles are not recorded.

Table 9.14a  Shipping services (Operators on subsidised routes)

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Caledonian MacBrayne1,11										thousand
Cars carried	898	960	1,001	1,019	1,031	1,070	1,042	1,112	1,079	1,062	1,046
Commercial vehicles and buses	100	97	99	104	105	109	110	104	108	111	110
Vehicles (Cowal ferries)					84	86	76	75	65	27
Vehicles (Argyll ferries)
Passengers	4,874	5,163	5,311	5,358	4,775	4,782	4,533	4,762	4,737	4,575	4,511
Passengers (Cowal ferries)					615.2	607.2	550.8	533.5	499.2
Passengers (Argyll ferries)										409.2	341.3
										thousand tonnes
Loose freight2	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
										£ thousand
Revenue from users1	43,844	45,829	49,861	51,687	55,205	59,204	57,950	55,856	57,535	58,667	62,118
Subsidy3	18,900	25,919	25,900	31,400	33,200	38,286	53,338	57,338	58,113	69,308	73,163
Cowal ferries (subsidy)3						2,270	3,130	3,040	3,163	1,008
Argyll Ferries (subsidy)3										1,309	1,616
P&O Scottish Ferries14										thousand
Cars carried	40
Commercial vehicles	16
Passengers	166
										£ thousand
Revenue from users5	12,195
Subsidy5	11,206
Northlink Orkney & Shetland Ferries / Northlink Ferries Ltd / Serco Northlink Ferries6										thousand
Cars carried		59	64	67	69	70	68	68	64	63	61
Commercial Vehicles7,10		1	1	1
Passengers		241	289	301	304	307	296	309	305	304	298
										£ thousand
Revenue from users8,9				20,064	21,260	20,914	22,171	21,694	25,011	25,718	..
Subsidy8		18,524	28,121	22,450	29,177	30,173	29,207	34,444	36,064	37,172	..
Total for these Shipping Services										thousand
Vehicles carried	1,053	1,116	1,165	1,191	1,289	1,335	1,296	1,358	1,316	1,264	1,217
Passengers	5,039	5,404	5,600	5,659	5,694	5,696	5,380	5,605	5,541	5,288	5,150
										thousand tonnes
Loose freight15	4.5	4.4	4.5	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.7	5.3	4.8	4.9
										£ thousand
Revenue from users	57,698	..	..	73,610	78,404	82,171	82,384	79,830	84,975	86,935	64,940
Subsidy	34,009	49,003	58,961	59,404	68,634	76,936	92,593	102,357	103,620	114,335	79,865

Table 9.14b: Local Authority operators

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Orkney Ferries										thousand
Vehicles carried	75	80	83	83	83	81	81	87	89	87	87
Passengers	291	310	322	313	318	316	319	330	331	338	336
										thousand tonnes
Loose freight	1.5	1.4	1.5	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.8	1.9
										£ thousand
Revenue from users3,4	1,659	1,671	1,835	1,859	1,939	2,053	2,263	2,280	2,429	2,550	2,822
Subsidy3,4	3,903	4,560	4,940	5,554	6,257	6,207	6,918	7,535	6,280	6,847	6,702
Shetland Islands Council12, 17										thousand
Vehicles carried	327	314	338	320	342	364	273	281	283	297	392
Passengers	732	687	745	709	761	796	634	637	625	615	811
Highland Council
Vehicles carried	244.235	256.6	266.248	257.9	244.2	262.2	262.1	266.3	235.8	254.449	252.8
Passengers16	7.5	5.8	6.0	5.6	7.0	16.7	1.0	3.9	4.4	3.0	5.1
Argyll and Bute Council
Vehicles carried	34.9	38.991	35.021	45	39.9	36.56	36.5	36.45	33.8	33.4	32.8
Passengers	121.9	144.559	152.216	140.2	138.4	138.6	141.6	138	135.3	133.8	139.6
Total for Local Authority operators										thousand
Vehicles carried	681	690	721	706	709	744	653	671	641	672	765
Passengers	1,152	1,148	1,225	1,167	1,224	1,267	1,096	1,108	1,095	1,090	1,292

Source: Ferry companies - Not National Statistics

1.  Figures include charter and contract carryings (see table 9.15).

2. This figure only covers the routes of  Mallaig to the smaller isles since the freight is lifted by crane onto the vessels rather than transported by lorry onto the ferry.

3.  Financial year beginning 1 April of year.

4.  Revenue from users and subsidy may be subject to amendment following annual audit.

5.  Calendar year.

6.  NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries Ltd operated from 1 October 2002 until 6 July 2006; NorthLink Ferries Ltd operated from 6 July 2006 until 5 July 2012; Serco NorthLink Ferries operated from 5 July 2012 to date.

7.  Only coaches and mini-buses are included under this heading for 2003.

8.  2007 figures relate to an operating year from July to June 2007 and figures for 2006 relate to a financial year beginning 1 April.  Previous years covered the period 1 October to 30 September.

9.  The figures published previously for 2003 to 2005 were wrong. Corrected figures for 2003 and 2004 are not readily available.

10. The number of vehicles are no longer available due to a change in the method of collecting the data. 

11. Includes Gourock-Dunoon which has been operated by Argyll Ferries Ltd since 30 June 2011, and Ballycastle-Rathlin which has been operated by Rathlin Ferries since April 2007 

12. Since 2008, no fares have been charged on 2 routes, the previous figures are therefore not comparable.  Data is for routes included in Table 9.16 only.

13. Shetland Council is excluded from these figures as data isn't available for passenger revenue or subsidy

14.  P & O Scottish Ferries stopped operating its services on 30 September 2002.

15.  In 2001 P & O's loose freight operations were taken over by a separate company called, Northwards, which did not provide the relevant information.  

16. Passenger figures aren't recorded for the Corran Ferry.

17. These are the main routes, there will be other smaller ones that are not included.

Table 9.15  Traffic on Subsidised ferry services

Route	Operator	Passengers
		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Clyde												thousand
Ardrossan-Brodick	CalMac	660.3	702.0	716.6	742.6	735.9	749.0	707.4	715.7	731.1	692.4	688.7
Ballycastle-Rathlin4	Rathlin Ferries	39.2	47.0	45.6	48.2	49.8	50.0	..	..	..	..	..
Colintraive-Rhubodach	CalMac	269.8	272.9	268.4	279.9	264.6	257.5	256.3	260.6	264.3	228.0	217.1
Gourock-Dunoon5, 6	CalMac	593.7	565.6	619.8	624.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gourock-Dunoon6	Cowal Ferries	..	..	..	..	615.2	607.2	550.8	533.5	499.2	..	..
Gourock-Dunoon6	Argyll Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	409.2	341.3
Largs-Cumbrae	CalMac	659.5	710.0	682.9	698.6	722.6	750.4	710.8	720.4	727.3	697.7	695.4
Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig1	CalMac	51.7	54.0	54.0	54.0	52.4	54.5	50.2	54.4	52.1	46.9	43.7
Tarbert-Portavadie	CalMac	40.7	49.0	52.9	57.9	67.6	60.4	59.5	69.7	68.1	61.7	60.9
Wemyss Bay-Rothesay	CalMac	709.7	770.7	764.2	750.1	759.7	770.3	741.0	755.9	735.3	711.5	690.1
Total Clyde		3,024.6	3,171.2	3,204.3	3,256.0	3,267.8	3,299.3	3,076.1	3,110.3	3,077.4	2,847.5	2,737.3
West Coast - Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) routes
Kennacraig-Islayb	CalMac	126.0	140.0	148.0	150.9	152.5	157.4	159.3	171.4	169.3	174.1	178.4
Kennacraig to Islay/C'say/Obanb	CalMac	18.3	13.9	10.6	10.6	11.1	8.7	9.9	10.1	8.1	11.0	11.4
Oban-Castlebay- Lochboisdalea	CalMac	47.4	44.6	45.9	43.3	45.3	46.5	46.2	57.0	58.2	61.6	59.3
Oban-Coll/Tireea	CalMac	39.5	42.8	44.6	45.7	44.1	46.4	46.5	53.0	52.2	50.3	51.4
Oban to Coll/Tiree/Castlebaya	CalMac	2.1	6.4	7.2	7.7	9.5	9.4	10.1	11.7	8.6	10.6	9.5
Oban to Colonsayb	CalMac	15.7	17.0	15.3	15.5	16.0	16.3	15.6	16.2	16.4	14.7	14.2
Tayinloan-Gighab	CalMac	46.3	53.3	54.5	59.0	64.0	62.4	57.8	64.7	66.5	57.9	56.1
Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy2,a	CalMac	142.7	146.0	152.0	159.4	161.7	160.3	161.7	185.8	181.8	182.3	183.1
Ullapool-Stornowaya	CalMac	183.0	179.9	188.9	183.2	181.2	185.5	182.8	219.9	227.7	230.9	224.2
Total West Coast RET		621.0	643.8	667.2	675.3	685.6	692.9	690.0	789.9	788.8	793.5	787.5
West Coast - Non RET routes
Ardmhor (Barra) to Eriskay	CalMac	..	27.2	38.7	37.1	37.3	38.7	39.7	48.8	46.1	48.4	46.1
Berneray-Leverburgh3	CalMac	44.7	48.0	51.8	52.2	51.4	53.8	53.9	58.2	58.0	58.1	52.8
Fishnish-Lochaline	CalMac	103.9	116.8	122.9	121.7	132.9	130.0	118.2	125.0	115.6	117.1	110.7
Fionnphort-Iona	CalMac	245.7	250.0	257.4	245.9	255.5	246.8	222.3	232.2	233.2	221.7	213.5
Mallaig-Armadale	CalMac	165.9	168.1	188.3	189.5	188.9	190.5	187.5	208.8	212.4	220.8	217.3
Mallaig to Eigg/Muck/Rum/Canna	CalMac	17.2	18.7	19.4	20.0	21.4	23.4	23.9	26.1	26.7	25.6	26.6
Oban-Craignure	CalMac	562.8	618.4	653.3	649.8	640.4	596.7	554.6	578.3	564.5	543.7	549.4
Oban to Lismore	CalMac	11.8	12.4	12.5	13.1	12.4	13.7	15.2	18.2	20.0	20.1	20.1
Otternish-Leverburgh3	CalMac	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Raasay-Sconser	CalMac	47.8	51.7	51.6	56.5	55.5	62.7	64.5	61.6	58.0	53.6	56.5
Tobermory to Kilchoan	CalMac	28.3	36.6	43.5	41.2	40.6	40.3	38.1	38.3	35.0	34.3	34.2
Total West Coast Non RET		1,228.1	1,348.0	1,439.5	1,427.0	1,436.5	1,396.6	1,318.0	1,395.6	1,369.5	1,343.4	1,327.2
North8
Aberdeen - Kirkwall7,8,9	Serco Northlink	..	22.8	33.7	38.2	37.3	36.5	34.2	37	36	36.6	35
Aberdeen - Lerwick8,9	Serco Northlink	65.6	75.4	95.1	101.4	102.6	102.4	101.6	105.9	112.4	113.1	108
Aberdeen - Stomness7,8,9	Serco Northlink	21.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lerwick - Kirkwall8,9	Serco Northlink	..	14.2	17.0	16.6	16.4	14.0	13.9	14.6	15.4	16.0	16
Scrabster - Stromness8,9	Serco Northlink	113.2	128.2	142.8	144.7	148.0	154.8	145.0	151.0	141.5	138.0	139
Total North		199.9	240.6	288.7	300.9	304.3	307.7	294.7	308.5	305.3	303.7	298.0
Total subsidised routes		5,073.6	5,403.6	5,599.8	5,659.1	5,694.2	5,696.4	5,378.8	5,604.3	5,541.1	5,288.1	5,150.0
Route	Operator	Cars
		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Clyde												thousand
Ardrossan-Brodick	CalMac	117.9	121.9	125.8	131.0	132.0	137.4	131.1	136.0	134.2	127.9	127.0
Colintraive-Rhubodach	CalMac	90.8	93.3	92.7	93.5	89.6	90.2	88.2	87.3	84.6	80.9	76.4
Gourock-Dunoon5, 6	CalMac	101.3	70.5	90.2	84.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gourock-Dunoon6	Cowal Ferries	..	..	..	..	77.8	80.1	71.8	70.7	61.4	25.8	..
Gourock-Dunoon6	Argyll Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Largs-Cumbrae	CalMac	125.9	132.3	132.4	135.9	139.4	151.3	143.1	139.8	138.7	136.0	134.1
Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig1	CalMac	15.9	16.8	16.8	17.7	17.3	17.9	16.7	17.6	16.6	14.7	14.0
Tarbert-Portavadie	CalMac	15.5	17.5	18.6	18.8	19.1	20.9	21.0	21.6	21.2	19.7	19.0
Wemyss Bay-Rothesay	CalMac	141.3	147.7	152.1	152.5	158.2	164.2	159.9	162.7	155.7	152.9	150.1
Other		2.6	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	..	..	..	..	..
Total Clyde		611.2	602.8	631.3	636.7	636.0	664.6	631.7	635.9	612.4	557.9	520.7
West Coast - Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) routes
Kennacraig-Islayb	CalMac	41.6	45.8	47.4	48.9	49.3	51.3	52.2	56.3	54.2	56.0	57.3
Kennacraig to Islay/C'say/Obanb	CalMac	4.9	3.4	2.7	2.9	3.0	2.4	2.8	2.8	2.3	3.2	3.1
Oban-Castlebay- Lochboisdalea	CalMac	13.2	12.2	13.1	12.6	13.2	13.7	13.6	18.3	18.0	19.3	18.6
Oban-Coll/Tireea	CalMac	11.0	11.3	12.4	12.7	12.4	13.0	13.0	15.8	15.6	15.2	15.9
Oban to Coll/Tiree/Castlebaya	CalMac	0.5	1.5	1.9	1.9	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.8	2.3	2.5	2.6
Oban to Colonsayb	CalMac	3.1	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.6	4.3	4.3
Tayinloan-Gighab	CalMac	10.2	11.2	12.5	12.5	13.2	14.2	13.7	14.5	14.2	12.7	12.7
Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy2,a	CalMac	44.7	47.1	49.5	53.0	54.0	55.3	57.0	69.8	67.9	67.6	69.8
Ullapool-Stornowaya	CalMac	42.2	44.3	48.5	46.9	46.9	49.0	48.8	66.7	67.6	67.8	67.2
Total West Coast - RET routes		171.5	181.0	192.0	195.7	198.9	205.8	208.0	251.6	246.8	248.6	251.5
West Coast - Non RET routes
Ardmhor (Barra) to Eriskay	CalMac	..	9.9	13.8	13.7	13.2	14.4	13.9	17.0	16.0	17.0	16.7
Berneray-Leverburgh3	CalMac	14.6	16.6	18.9	19.2	20.8	21.5	21.5	24.7	23.7	23.4	21.7
Fishnish-Lochaline	CalMac	38.6	43.8	45.5	46.0	47.9	48.0	45.2	47.9	45.3	46.2	43.7
Fionnphort-Iona	CalMac	4.8	4.7	5.0	5.2	5.3	4.6	4.8	4.6	5.2	5.6	6.1
Mallaig-Armadale	CalMac	38.2	40.4	44.5	44.0	44.2	46.9	46.6	54.3	51.9	52.4	50.3
Mallaig to Eigg/Muck/Rum/Canna	CalMac	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.0
Oban-Craignure	CalMac	100.2	109.0	115.9	117.8	117.4	114.7	110.1	114.3	108.5	108.9	105.8
Oban to Lismore	CalMac	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.5	2.8	2.7	3.1
Otternish-Leverburgh3	CalMac	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Raasay-Sconser	CalMac	13.9	14.7	16.1	17.2	16.7	20.2	22.9	22.9	21.2	19.0	19.8
Tobermory to Kilchoan	CalMac	4.3	5.7	6.0	5.8	6.2	5.9	5.4	6.1	5.6	5.3	5.2
Total West Coast - Non RET		216.3	246.5	268.0	271.3	274.3	279.3	273.7	295.2	281.0	281.4	273.4
North8
Aberdeen - Kirkwall7,8,9	Serco Northlink	..	3.9	4.9	5.4	5.4	5.4	4.9	5.3	4.9	5.0	4.6
Aberdeen - Lerwick8,9	Serco Northlink	12.6	14.5	16.4	17.0	16.9	15.7	16.7	16.7	17.4	17.2	16.3
Aberdeen - Stomness7,8,9	Serco Northlink	3.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lerwick - Kirkwall8,9	Serco Northlink	..	2.4	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.3
Scrabster - Stromness8,9	Serco Northlink	33.6	38.1	40.5	41.9	44.0	46.2	43.9	43.5	39.4	38.0	38
Total North		49.8	58.9	64.5	67.0	69.1	69.7	67.8	67.8	64.1	62.6	61.2
Total subsidised routes		1,048.8	1,089.2	1,155.8	1,170.8	1,178.3	1,219.4	1,181.2	1,250.4	1,204.2	1,150.5	1,106.7
Route		Commercial Vehicles and Buses
		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Clyde												thousand
Ardrossan-Brodick	CalMac	10.2	10.4	10.9	12.2	11.4	13.5	12.5	11.6	13.2	11.4	12.0
Colintraive-Rhubodach	CalMac	13.1	13.1	12.7	15.3	16.5	17.4	17.5	15.7	14.9	15.0	14.1
Gourock-Dunoon5, 6	CalMac	8.2	4.9	6.1	6.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gourock-Dunoon6	Cowal Ferries	..	..	..	..	6.0	5.6	3.9	3.8	3.5	1.5	..
Gourock-Dunoon6	Argyll Ferries	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Largs-Cumbrae	CalMac	4.8	6.0	5.2	5.3	6.5	7.4	6.6	5.3	5.0	5.4	5.6
Lochranza-Tarbet/Claonaig1	CalMac	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Tarbert-Portavadie	CalMac	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6
Wemyss Bay-Rothesay	CalMac	14.0	13.1	13.2	11.0	14.2	13.6	14.1	12.1	12.6	14.1	14.2
Other		0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	..	..	..	..	..
Total Clyde		51.3	48.5	49.1	51.2	56.2	59.1	55.6	49.7	50.3	48.5	47.1
West Coast - Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) routes
Kennacraig-Islayb	CalMac	7.1	7.5	7.6	8.3	8.8	9.5	10.0	9.7	9.8	10.9	12.4
Kennacraig to Islay/C'say/Obanb	CalMac	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6
Oban-Castlebay- Lochboisdalea	CalMac	2.0	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3
Oban-Coll/Tireea	CalMac	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.7
Oban to Coll/Tiree/Castlebaya	CalMac	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2
Oban to Colonsayb	CalMac	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4
Tayinloan-Gighab	CalMac	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4
Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy2,a	CalMac	6.1	6.1	6.3	7.6	7.4	6.9	7.2	6.9	7.7	8.0	6.7
Ullapool-Stornowaya	CalMac	12.5	12.2	12.4	12.5	12.3	12.5	12.7	13.6	14.1	15.9	13.2
Total West Coast - RET routes		32.1	31.8	31.9	34.4	34.6	34.9	35.2	35.9	37.5	40.7	38.0
West Coast - Non RET routes
Ardmhor (Barra) to Eriskay	CalMac	..	0.5	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.4
Berneray-Leverburgh3	CalMac	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.7	2.3	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.2	2.0
Fishnish-Lochaline	CalMac	2.3	2.0	3.0	2.7	3.5	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.8	3.8	4.5
Fionnphort-Iona	CalMac	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9
Mallaig-Armadale	CalMac	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.9	1.6	1.9	1.9	2.2
Mallaig to Eigg/Muck/Rum/Canna	CalMac	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Oban-Craignure	CalMac	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.2	9.5	9.4	10.9	10.6	11.2	11.3	12.2
Oban to Lismore	CalMac	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6
Otternish-Leverburgh3	CalMac	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Raasay-Sconser	CalMac	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.5	1.2	1.5	1.1	1.3
Tobermory to Kilchoan	CalMac	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total West Coast - Non RET		16.4	16.7	18.1	18.8	20.4	21.1	23.3	22.2	23.8	23.5	25.4
North8,10
Aberdeen - Kirkwall7,8,9	Serco Northlink	0.0	0.1	0.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Aberdeen - Lerwick8,9	Serco Northlink	0.2	0.2	0.2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Aberdeen - Stomness7,8,9	Serco Northlink	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lerwick - Kirkwall8,9	Serco Northlink	0.1	0.0	0.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Scrabster - Stromness8,9	Serco Northlink	0.2	0.3	0.2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total North		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total subsidised routes		100.3	97.5	99.6	104.4	111.2	115.1	114.1	107.8	111.6	112.8	110.5

Source: Ferry operators - Not National Statistics

1. Seasonal carryings.

2. These figures are an aggregate of the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy, Uig-Lochmaddy, Uig-Tarbert & Tarbert-Lochmaddy routes.

3. Berneray-Leverburgh replaced the Otternish-Leverburgh service and started in 2002.

4. Ballycastle-Rathlin was operated by CalMac prior to April 2007

5. This route was out of service between March 2003 and June 2003.

6. Cowal Ferries operated the Gourock-Dunoon route from October 2006 until June 2011 when Argyll Ferries took over operation and carry passengers only.  It is not possible to split passenger figures for 2011 between the two operators.

7.  The Aberdeen to Stromness route changed to Aberdeen to Kirkwall in October 2002 but the figures provided by the company for 2002 did not distinguish between the two.

8.  P & O Scottish Ferries stopped operating these services on 30 September 2002. NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries Ltd operated from 1 October 2002 until 6 July 2006;  NorthLink Ferries Ltd operated from 6 July 2006 until 5 July 2012; Serco NorthLink Ferries operated from 5 July 2012 to date.

9.  Figures for 2003 onwards are on an October-to-September year e.g. 2003 figures are for Oct 02 - Sept 03. Day charters and livestock specials are included in the figures for some routes.

10.  Only coaches and mini-buses are included under this heading for 2003.  The number of vehicles are no longer available due to a change in the method of collecting the data.

a. Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) was introduced on these routes in October 2008

b. Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) was introduced on these routes in October 2012

Table 9.16    Traffic on other major ferry routes    

	Passengers
Route	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
											thousands
Western Ferries2
Gourock-Dunoon	1,163.7	1,259.6	1,254.7	1,280.3	1,306.9	1,329.4	1,308.5	1,336.2	1,313.8	1,332.7	1,389.3
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Renfrew - Yoker7	132.6	128.8	129.1	145.1	149.9	149.5	141.4	147.8	..	..	..
Gourock - Kilcreggan8	72.5	78.9	69.5	72.8	74.9	71.3	70.0	71.6	63.5	57.7	52.6
Total	205.1	207.7	198.6	217.9	224.7	220.8	211.4	219.4	63.5	57.7	52.6
Argyll & Bute Council
Appin-Lismore9	32.5	43.5	56.1	35.7	29.5	39.1	40.2	39.0	38.2	33.4	37.3
Islay - Jura	62.9	62.7	66.2	67.7	73.3	71.6	72.4	69.1	65.8	71.3	70.2
Cuan-Luing3,9	9.2	20.2	17.7	23.4	21.3	15.2	14.6	13.9	16.3	16.0	17.7
Seil-Easdale9	17.3	18.2	12.2	13.4	14.3	12.7	14.4	16.0	15.0	13.1	14.4
Total	121.9	144.6	152.2	140.2	138.4	138.6	141.6	138.0	135.3	133.8	139.6
Highland Council
Ardgour-Nether Lochaber
(Corran Ferry)4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Camusnagaul - Fort William5	7.5	5.8	6.0	5.6	7.0	16.7	1.0	3.9	4.4	3.0	5.1
Total	7.5	5.8	6.0	5.6	7.0	16.7	1.0	3.9	4.4	3.0	5.1
West Highland Seaways12
Gairloch (Wester Ross) - Portree (Skye)	..	..	2.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bruce Watt Cruises
Mallaig-Loch Nevis	2.1	2.4	2.5	3.0	3.4	2.6	4.9	3.3	3.0	4.9	4.6
Pentland Ferries16
Gills Bay - St Margarets Hope
Orkney Ferries1
Houton - Lyness/Flotta	63.6	71.1	77.7	75.4	74.8	74.2	76.2	76.0	78.8	81.7	77.1
Tingwall - Rousay/Egilsay/Wyre	54.2	60.3	61.7	58.7	58.6	60.5	55.0	60.6	58.8	58.4	56.3
Kirkwall - Shapinsay	60.9	64.3	64.3	63.8	64.0	65.0	65.2	69.9	64.2	67.0	68.7
Kirkwall - Westray/Stronsay	94.4	96.2	97.6	96.7	101.6	98.3	102.1	102.0	105.8	104.6	108.6
Stromness-Hoy/Graemsay	17.5	18.3	20.4	18.2	18.9	18.4	20.5	21.1	23.1	26.2	24.9
Total	290.6	310.3	321.7	312.6	317.9	316.4	319.0	329.5	330.7	337.8	335.6
Shetland Islands Council1
Laxo or Vidlin - Symbister	146.2	141.2	154.1	146.3	169.2	177.5	170.9	166.2	164.0	169.0	173.1
Toft - Ulsta	229.7	221.9	232.1	238.8	245.0	256.0	248.8	264.4	272.0	254.0	269.3
Gutcher - Belmont11	126.3	110.2	122.7	108.4	117.9	131.8	..	..	..	..	172.1
Lerwick - Bressay6	206.3	194.5	213.0	196.8	207.9	206.8	214.4	205.9	189.0	192.0	196.8
Gutcher - Oddsta10	23.5	19.3	23.4	18.4	20.5	23.5	..	..	..	..	..
Total	732.0	687.1	745.3	708.7	760.5	795.6	634.1	636.5	625.0	615.0	811.3
Cromarty Ferry Company
Cromarty-Nigg	13.4	12.8	9.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total all routes	2,536.3	2,630.2	2,693.3	2,668.3	2,758.8	2,820.1	2,620.6	2,666.8	2,475.6	2,484.9	2,738.1
	Cars *
Route	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
											thousands
Western Ferries
Gourock-Dunoon	504.1	549.2	553.4	571.5	577.8	602.0	588.0	584.0	564.2	577.9	605.5
Argyll & Bute Council
Islay - Jura	21.2	21.0	21.9	23.8	23.9	24.0	23.9	26.5	23.9	22.8	22.5
Cuan-Luing3,9	9.2	14.3	8.8	16.3	10.9	7.6	7.7	7.2	7.0	7.1	7.2
Total	30.4	35.4	30.7	40.1	34.8	31.6	31.6	33.7	30.9	29.9	29.7
Highland Council
Ardgour-Nether Lochaber
(Corran Ferry)	235.4	247.5	254.9	247.6	234.2	252.4	245.0	249.4	221.4	242.0	238.5
Pentland Ferries16
Gills Bay - St Margarets Hope
Orkney Ferries1,13
Houton - Lyness/Flotta	19.0	21.0	21.4	20.7	21.0	20.6	18.2	19.3	19.0	17.8	15.9
Tingwall - Rousay/Egilsay/Wyre	9.9	10.1	10.2	10.4	10.0	9.7	9.2	9.8	10.2	9.1	10.4
Kirkwall - Shapinsay	7.7	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.9	8.0	8.0	7.8	7.5	7.2	8
Kirkwall - Westray/Stronsay	19.7	21.1	21.2	21.1	21.0	20.1	20.9	21.1	21.4	21.3	20.8
Total	56.3	59.6	60.3	59.6	59.9	58.4	56.3	58.0	58.1	55.5	55.1
Shetland Islands Council1
Laxo or Vidlin - Symbister	61.9	62.6	68.4	63.2	73.2	76.4	73.3	74.3	72.2	78.0	77.9
Toft - Ulsta	106.5	104.1	107.7	112.9	115.4	119.6	116.7	123.8	129.2	134.0	130.6
Gutcher - Belmont11	58.3	53.0	59.4	50.7	56.4	65.8	..	..	..	..	88.8
Lerwick - Bressay	65.0	64.9	65.8	62.5	65.5	69.6	67.9	67.5	66.4	70.0	66.5
Gutcher - Oddsta10	10.2	8.8	11.2	8.1	9.9	11.4	..	..	..	..	..
Total	301.9	293.4	312.5	297.4	320.4	342.9	257.9	265.6	267.8	282.0	363.8
Cromarty Ferry Company
Cromarty-Nigg	3.7	3.8	3.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total all routes	1,131.8	1,188.8	1,215.1	1,216.2	1,227.1	1,287.3	1,178.8	1,190.7	1,142.4	1,187.2	1,292.6
	Commercial Vehicles and Buses *
Route	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
											thousands
Western Ferries
Gourock-Dunoon14	17.3	29	32.8	35.3	33.7	33.0	32.2	33.8	33.0	37.9	40.0
Argyll & Bute Council9
Islay - Jura	4.5	3.6	3.8	3.8	4.9	4.7	4.6	2.5	2.6	3.2	2.8
Cuan-Luing9	..	..	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Total	4.5	3.6	4.3	4.9	5.1	5.0	4.9	2.8	2.9	3.5	3.1
Highland Council
Ardgour-Nether Lochaber
(Corran Ferry)	8.8	9.1	11.3	10.3	10.0	9.8	17.1	16.9	14.4	12.5	14.3
Pentland Ferries16
Gills Bay - St Margarets Hope
Orkney Ferries1,13
Houton - Lyness/Flotta	2.7	2.7	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.7	4.9	5.3	5.4	6.0	7.4
Tingwall - Rousay/Egilsay/Wyre	4.5	5.5	5.7	5.4	5.4	6.1	4.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	4.89
Kirkwall - Shapinsay	2.1	2.9	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.6	4.7	4.7	4.9	4.37
Kirkwall - Westray/Stronsay	9.3	9.1	10.1	11.7	11.8	11.0	11.7	12.7	13.8	13.5	15.68
Total	18.6	20.2	22.3	23.3	23.1	22.8	24.9	29.4	30.6	31.2	32.3
Shetland Islands Council1
Laxo or Vidlin - Symbister	4.2	3.0	3.5	3.0	3.5	3.9	3.6	3.3	4.0	4.3	4
Toft - Ulsta	11.5	11.0	11.5	10.2	10.0	9.8	9.8	10.3	7.3	7.6	12.6
Gutcher - Belmont11	4.9	3.8	4.5	4.4	4.0	4.8	..	..	..	..	7.2
Lerwick - Bressay	4.1	2.8	4.3	4.5	3.8	2.0	2.2	2.0	3.7	3.5	4.7
Gutcher - Oddsta10	0.4	0.4	1.2	0.3	0.5	0.3	..	..	..	..	..
Total	25.1	21.0	25.0	22.4	21.8	20.7	15.6	15.6	15.0	15.4	28.5
Total all routes	74.3	83.0	95.7	96.2	93.7	91.3	94.7	98.4	95.9	100.4	118.2

Source: Ferry companies - Not National Statistics

*.  Only routes which carry cars / commercial vehicles are shown in the relevant part table.

1.  In addition to the routes shown in this table, there are some other routes, which have less traffic, for which the number of passengers and vehicles are included in the totals for the operator which appear in table 9.14.

2.   Passenger numbers prior to 1999 are based on paying passengers, but from 1999 numbers are based on a head count. There were 793,600 paying passengers in 1999.

3.   Figures for 2000 and 2001 are estimates.

4.   Although passengers are carried on the Corran Ferry, their numbers are not recorded because passenger travel is free. 

5.   Until 25 October 1999 this service carried pupils going to Lochaber High School. A bus service now operates to carry school pupils, which mainly accounts for the drop in passenger numbers from 1999 to 2000. Since 2006 this has carried pupils from Fort William who attend Ardnamurchan High School

6.    Passenger numbers in 1999 are high because of special events such as the Tall ships race.

7.    Figures relate to financial years which start in the specified calendar year (e.g. the 1998 figure is for 1998-99). Comparable figures prior to 1998-99 are not available, because before then the numbers of passengers were counted exclusive of zone card ticket holders (and therefore  passengers who had a zone card were not counted). SPT no longer operates the Renfrew-Yoker ferry.

8.    Since 2001 the Gourock-Kilcreggan route has been tendered by Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT), and operated under contract by Clyde Marine. The SPT changed it's name to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport in April 2006. It was a Caledonian MacBrayne route in previous years, so figures for 2000 and earlier years appear in table 9.14. Figures relate to financial years which start in the specified calendar year (e.g. the "1998" figure is for 1998-99). The figure for 2012/13 is based on 13 x 4 weekly periods and spans 25/03/2012 - 23/03/2013.  From 2012/13 Clydelink operate this service.   Also, the link to Helensburgh on this route has been removed from 2012/13 and as reported in the SPT Monitoring Report, this previously accounted for approximately 4,200 passenger trips per annum. 

9.  2004 is the first full calender year of the electronic ticketing sytem and the statistics quoted for the Cuan, Easdale and Appin Services reflect the more accurate counting method.

10. Since 2008,there have been no fares charged on this route.

11. From 2008 to 2011 there were no fares charged on this route. They were reintroduced in 2012.

12.  The Gairloch to Portree service operated by West Highland Seaways was withdrawn from 22 August 2004.

13.  Separate figures for cars/buses and commercial vehicles are only available for some Orkney Ferries services for recent years.  Prior to that, only the total number of vehicles carried is available.

14. The operator indicated that the figure provided for buses and commercial vehicles in 2002 may not be directly comparable with previous years. Figures for 2003 onwards are not comparable with earlier years.

15.   Only coaches and mini-buses are included under this heading for 2003.

16. Data for Pentland Ferries is not available

17.  This service ceased to operate from May 2001. 

Figure 9.6 Top passenger ferry routes within and to/from Scotland, 2012

Figure 9.7 Top car ferry routes within and to/from Scotland, 2012

Table 9.17     Reliability and punctuality of lifeline ferry services 

		1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
		-97	-98	-99	-00	-01	-02	-03	-04	-05	-06	-07	-08	-09	-10	-11	-12	-13
Caledonian MacBrayne																		numbers
	Scheduled sailings1	..	..	..	142,131	137,770	132,020	135,022	139,653	140,381	143,910	142,933	132,558	131,639	131,103	131,317	131,209	131,334
																		percentages
	Reliability2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	100.0	99.9	99.8	99.9	99.9
	Punctuality3	..	..	..	97.1	98.6	98.8	98.9	98.9	98.8	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8
NorthLink4																		numbers
	Scheduled sailings1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,350	2,625	2,645	3,254	2,688	3,191	3,247	3,232	3,270	3,308	3,151
																		percentages
	Reliability / Punctuality
	Aberdeen routes	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8
	Pentland Firth	..	..	..	..	..	..	99.8	99.2	96.7	100.0	99.0	98.6	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.1	99.5

Source: Scottish Government - Not National Statistics

1. Timetabled sailings but excluding any additional sailings operated by CalMac.  

2. New performance measure for 2003-2004 covering the number of timetabled sailings actually operated taking account of any relief events agreed by the Scottish Executive - for example, sailings which were cancelled due to bad weather; in accordance with safety procedures; delays due to the availability or operational restrictions of harbour facilities, or having to wait for the arrival of other public transport connections

3. Covers CalMac's punctuality performance against its published timetable taking account of any relief events. Performance measure was previously called Quality of Service.

4. NorthLink Orkney and Shetland Ferries Ltd started operating its services on 1 October 2002. Its figures for 2002-03 therefore cover only a period of six months.  NorthLink Ferries Ltd started operating its services on 6 July 2006 and  includes freight services for the first time.  The figures for 2007-08 relate to the 2007 calendar year. The reliability figures include services cancelled due to circumstances beyond the operators control, such as adverse weather, for which the operator can claim relief. From October 2002, the punctuality figures relate to services arriving within 20 minutes of the published timetable on the Pentland Firth services and within 90 minutes on the Aberdeen, Kirkwall and Lerwick passenger services. The punctuality figures include services delayed due to circumstances beyond the operators control, such as adverse weather, for which the operator can claim relief.  From July 2006, the punctuality figures relate to services arriving within 10 minutes of the published timetable on the Pentland Firth services, within 30 minutes on the Aberdeen, Kirkwall and Lerwick passenger services and within 45 minutes on the Aberdeen, Kirkwall and Lerwick freight services. The punctuality figures include services delayed due to circumstances beyond the operators control, such as adverse weather, for which the operator can claim relief.  Northlink Ferries Ltd operated until 5 July 2012 and Serco Northlink Ferries took over on 5 July 2012.

Table 9.18  HM Coastguard statistics: Search and rescue operations (Scotland)

Type of callout			1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	20071	20081	20091	20101	20111	20121
Assistance rendered			1,108	1,270	1,212	1,199	1,219	1,395	1,410	1,347	1,481	1,416	1,178	..	..	..	..	..	..
Assistance not rendered			978	1,045	961	1,155	1,106	1,108	1,170	1,111	1,341	1,434	2,074	..	..	..	..	..	..
Hoax			50	33	27	37	24	30	34	31	64	53	99	92	56	89	62	41	57
Total incidents			2,136	2,348	2,200	2,393	2,349	2,533	2,614	2,524	2,680	2,903	3,351	3,383	3,583	3,765	3,669	3,910	3,283
Coastguard rescue team callouts			..	..	..	..	1,351	1,480	1,636	1,197	2,037	1,897	2,591	..	..	..	..	..	..
Number of persons assisted			2,378	2,724	2,202	3,032	2,475	4,267	6,670	13,591	11,696	12,810	13,317	..	..	..	..	..	..
Number of persons rescued			1,054	951	938	1,032	1,079	890	1,214	1,123	1,148	1,273	970	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lives lost			58	70	52	53	54	84	78	60	58	86	69	..	..	..	..	..	..

Source: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Not National Statistics.

1. Due to 'Industrial action short of a strike' undertaken by Coastguard staff during 2007 to 2012, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is unable to provide full incident details for 2007 to 2012. The figures provided are provisional - they have not been audited.