HC Deb 21 January 1970 vol 794 c148W
56. Mr. Galbraith

asked the Minister of Transport how the deep water facilities for large vessels of the supertanker type which exist in the Clyde compare with those available in other ports of the United Kingdom and, from information available to him from international sources, in Western Europe.

Mr. Murray

The following table of existing crude oil terminals in terms of depth of water at the deepest berth shows how the deep water facilities in the Clyde compare with other deep water facilities at oil terminals in the United Kingdom. Comparable figures for oil terminals in Western Europe are not readily available.

Port and Terminal Depth of water (ft.) MLWS Company Served
Tidal: Clyde: Finnart 95 BP
London: Thameshaven 49 Shell, Mobil
Medway: Isle of Grain 45 BP
Southampton:
Fawley 46 ft. 6 ins.Esso
Milford Haven 68 BP
67 Esso
57 Gulf
70 Texaco
Liverpool: Tranmere 45 Shell
Tees 45 Shell, PIP
Humber: Immingham Oil Jetty 50 Conoco, Total and Petrofina
Non-Tidal: Manchester: Eastham (Lock to QEII dock) 807 x 100 x 48 (20-LB Datum MHWS) 48 Burmah, Philips-Tarmac