§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the maximum draught of United Kingdom registered vessels expected to use the Red Sea and Suez Canal in the late 1970s.
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§ Mr. Clinton DavisMaximum draughts in the late 1970s are expected to be of the order of 90 ft in the Red Sea and 53 ft in the Suez Canal.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many visits to ports in the Persian Gulf were made by United Kingdom registered ships in 1974; and what was the maximum draught involved.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThe information is not available, but the maximum permitted draught at the Kuwait terminal is 95 feet.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the maximum draught of United Kingdom registered vessels expected to approach the ports of Milford Haven, Bristol, Humber, Firth of Forth and Sullom Voe in 1977; and what was the expected draught of vessels using these ports at the time the most recent surveys of their approaches were carried out.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisAccording to local inquiries, maximum draughts in 1977 are expected to be of the following order—corresponding figures at the time of the most recent surveys are given in brackets:
Milford Haven … 68 ft. (36) Bristol … 43 ft. (35) Humber … 52 ft. (33) Firth of Forth … 65 ft. (30) Sullom Voe … 23 ft. (23) Deep draught vessels are expected to use Sullom Voe in 1978. It is hoped that surveys of the immediate approaches to Milford Haven and the Firth of Forth to full modern standards will be completed by next year.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the approximate draught of the deepest laden vessels at present likely to transit the United Kingdom's Continental Shelf.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisComprehensive information is not available but, based on the Bantry Bay terminal, a draught of approximately 92 feet is the maximum at present considered likely.