# Newport (GB NPT)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB NPT  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** Bristol Channel; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** River (Tide Gates)  
**GPS:** 51.5500, -2.9833

Around 2 million tonnes of steel in 2024 — about 29% of all UK iron and steel products — make Newport the United Kingdom's largest steel-handling port, on the River Usk where it meets the Bristol Channel. Operated by Associated British Ports and backed by the steel-logistics expertise of W.E. Dowds, the South Wales harbour also moves timber and forest products, scrap, agribulk, fruit and vegetables, motor vehicles, cement and project loads. The estate offers over 25,000 m² of covered storage plus value-added services such as timber treatment and computerised stock control, and ABP has announced a capital investment programme for its South Wales ports. Container liner shipping is not the port's focus; boxed volumes typically route through Cardiff, Bristol/Avonmouth or Liverpool. Tide gates hold water levels in the dock basins, smoothing cargo work. Road and rail connect Newport to the South Wales industrial belt and the wider English market. For containerised cargo, those neighbouring ports are the practical choice.

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