Cardiff Docks

Port of Cardiff
Queen Alexandra Dock
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Location
CountryUK
LocationCardiff, Wales
Coordinates51°27′55″N 3°09′14″W / 51.46533°N 3.15382°W / 51.46533; -3.15382
Details
Opened1839 (1839)
Owned byAssociated British Ports
Type of harbourArtificial
Size852 acres (345 ha)
No. of berths25
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage2.5 million tonnes[1]
Website
southwalesports.co.uk

Cardiff Docks (Welsh: Dociau Caerdydd) is a port in southern Cardiff, Wales. At its peak, the port was one of the largest dock systems in the world with a total quayage of almost 7 mi (11 km).[2] Once the main port for the export of South Wales coal, the Port of Cardiff remains active in the import and export of containers, steel, forest products and dry and liquid bulks.[3]

  1. ^ "Cardiff – UK Ports – The comprehensive guide to the UK's Ports". uk-ports.org. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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  3. ^ "Cardiff – Associated British Ports". Associated British Ports. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.