Port of Barrow

Port of Barrow
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Location
Country	United Kingdom
Location	Cumbria
Coordinates	54°06′29″N 3°13′37″W / 54.108°N 3.227°W / 54.108; -3.227
UN/LOCODE	GBBIF[1]
Details
Operated by	Associated British Ports Holdings
Owned by	ABP
Type of harbour	Tidal locked harbour
No. of berths	12[2]
Draft depth	7.3 m.[2]
Statistics
Website www.abports.co.uk/locations/barrow/

The Port of Barrow refers to the enclosed dock system within the town of Barrow-in-Furness, England. Morecambe Bay is to the east of the port and the Irish Sea surrounds it to the south and west. The port is currently owned and operated by Associated British Ports Holdings, but some land is shared with BAE Systems Submarine Solutions. Currently consisting of four large docks, the Port of Barrow is one of North West England's most important ports. The docks are as follows: Buccleuch Dock, Cavendish Dock, Devonshire Dock and Ramsden Dock. The port of Barrow is the only deep water port between the Mersey and the Clyde.^[3]

Barrow shipyard is one of the largest in the United Kingdom (it has built well over 800 vessels in its history), rivalled only by those in Belfast, Birkenhead and Govan. It is also home to the country's only submarine production facility. The port is heavily involved with the transportation of natural gases and other forms of energy from local sites such as Sellafield, Barrow Offshore Windfarm, Ormonde Wind Farm, Rampside Gas Terminal and Roosecote Power Station. Barrow is also becoming increasingly popular as a port of call for cruise liners visiting the town and the Lake District.^[4] James Fisher & Sons are the main company to operate out of the port.