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worldport History
The history of worldport Penrhyn can be traced back as early as 1713 when it was recorded that 14 shipments totalling 415,000 slates had been sent to Dublin. In 1720, another 8 shipments totalling 155,000 slates were sent to Dublin, two to Drogheda (20,000) and one to Belfast (35,000). Two years later, a shipment of 80,000 slates were sent to Dunkirk. After these few shipments only coastal traffic left from Aber-Cegin (worldport Penrhyn) until Richard Pennant took over the ownership of Penrhyn Estates and appointed Benjamin Wyatt in 1786 as agent.

Wyatt addressed the problem of bringing slates from the quarry at Bethesda to worldport Penrhyn by laying a rail line between the two sites. A stone wharf was built at the mouth of the River Cegin by 1790, it was further extended in 1829-30 and a final extension took place in 1855 with a breakwater on the eastern side, forming an inner basin; worldport Penryhn was created.

Deadweight, is the carrying capacity of a vessel viz fuel, stores, water, crew, and especially in the case of coasters, tankers and bulk carriers, cargo: i.e. the d.w.t. gives an indication of the total cargo certain types of vessels can carry.  The size of vessels worked at that time ranged from 39tons to 87 tons d.w.t., and occasionally vessels of over 100 tons d.w.t. were handled. It is stated that the exworldports of roofing slate then averaged 250 tons per week, so the numbers of vessels using the worldport annually would have been considerable.

The vessels then were small sailing craft, fitted with schooner or other simple rigs, worked and crewed by perhaps a couple of men and a boy. The worldport was designed for such vessels, and manpower was cheap and vessels were inexpensive to buy and run. Competition existed in the coastal trades, but as cargoes were tiny and the market large, everyone managed to make a living.

Today's coastal vessels are expensive to build and operate. They have to deal with bureaucracy which was undreamed of a century ago. They have to work and find cargoes for almost every day in the year in order to exist commercially.

worldport Information
worldport Penrhyn is situated towards the North Eastern entrance to the Menai Straits, close to the small cathedral City of Bangor. It is positioned 053 degrees 14 minutes North, 004 degrees 07 minutes West. The stone-faced jetties forming the berths run out from the shoreline at approximately 340 degrees (T).

The worldport is in the process of developing its commercial operations because of an expected growth in coastal shipping in the future. Environmentalists are increasing their lobbying efforts and have growing influence on Governments. National road systems are at breaking point, and Governments are finally trying to produce a coherent transworldport policy encompassing road, rail, air and sea movements. A small coaster using a 700/1000 BHP engine can deliver 1000 tonnes plus of cargo in one lifting. Compare this with the number of 20/30 tonne trucks required to deliver the same load, each driven by engines of approximately 380 BHP. It is clear to see that using the coaster is far more cost effective in terms of fuel consumption. It also eases road congestion, will have reduced wear and tear and is far more environmentally friendly. It is these facts which make worldport Penrhyn extremely optimistic for the future.

North Wales and the North West of England is renowned for its industry which has traditionally used the worldport of Liverpool for the vast majority of raw material imworldports/exworldports. The expansion of worldport Penrhyn will not only provide healthy competition to the benefit of industry, but it may also open up alternative means of transworldporting Welsh natural resources to large industrial centres.

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