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Topic Groups, Ports, Shipping and Transport

Pembrokeshire is strategically located on the western edge of the UK mainland with clear water between it and Ireland/South America.

The principal port of Pembrokeshire is that at Milford Haven. This is a Trust Port , which also includes Pembroke Port at Pembroke Dock. Together they comprise the largest Port in Wales , and the fifth largest in the UK , handling around 10,000 vessel movements and more than 34 million tonnes of cargo annually. The other principal Port is at Fihguard/Goodwick on the north Pembrokeshire coast.

Pembrokeshire is highly dependent on the Welsh trunk road system. This links St Clears, Haverfordwest and Fishguard (A40), St Clears, and Pembroke Dock (A477), Haverfordwest and Milford Haven (A4076) and Fishguard and Cardigan (A487).

The main line railway service extends only as far as Swansea . An “Alphaline” service connects Swansea with Pembrokeshire via Carmarthen .

A few of the issues identified through topic group meetings on this subject were:

• Perceptions of pollution risk and industrial image can deter tourism.
• The illegal dumping of persistent rubbish/wastes from vessels results in long term environmental impacts.
• There is poor public awareness of the value of the sector to local communities.
• The rail service to, from and within Pembrokeshire is in need of considerable improvement to reduce the perception of peripherality and dependency on cars.

This Topic Group was chaired by Captain Mark Andrews from the Milford Haven Port Authority. To download a full report in PDF format, including all the issues identified at the meetings, click here .

If you would like the document in Welsh, please contact Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum on 01646 696174.

PLEASE NOTE THESE PAPERS WILL NEED REGULAR UPDATING TO REFLECT CHANGES TAKING PLACE AND THE EMERGENCE OF NEW INFORMATION SO ANY FEEDBACK ON THEIR CONTENT IS WELCOMED.