§ Mr. Sternasked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to the maximum size of ships in deadweight tonnage so far handled by each of the ports of the Severn estuary.
§ Mr. David MitchellAccording to "Lloyd's Ports of the World 1987" the deadweight tonnage of the largest ship handled in each of the main ports is:
Number Barry 27,343 Cardiff 23,788 Newport 39,239 Sharpness 6,000 Bristol is said to be able to accommodate ships up to 70,000 deadweight tons.
The constraining factors on ship size in these ports are the length, beam and draught that can be accommodated in their entry locks.