Heysham Port
Heysham Port is situated by the village of Heysham, Lancashire, England. The harbour ships mainly roll-on/roll-off freight with one passenger service run by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, which operates a twice daily sailing to Isle of Man. There are three freight routes run by Seatruck Ferries and Stena Line which all sail to Ireland daily. The passenger terminal has a rail service which links to Lancaster via Morecambe. Also adjacent to the dock site is a Heysham nuclear power station which was built between 1970 and 1988.
| Heysham Port | |
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| Location | |
| Location | Heysham |
| Coordinates | 54°2′11.93″N 2°54′49.61″W |
| Details | |
| Built | 1897 |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Operated by | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company |
| Owned by | The Peel Group |
| Type of harbour | Artificial |
| No. of berths | 3 (Ro-Ro) |
| Overall Quay Length | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Statistics | |
| Passenger traffic | 143,417 (2021) |
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