Volume Six - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Select Aspects - Trade at Penarth - 1938 - 1949 . . .

A note was added to the preceding table:

"Note - In addition to the above appliances, the following floating cranes at Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Barry, although normally based at those ports, are interchangeable as between all the principal South Wales docks.

Cardiff .. .. 100 tons, Swansea .. .. 50 tons, Newport .. .. 50 tons, Barry .. .. 50 tons."

Dry Dock Accommodation - Penarth

Floating Pontoon - owners; Penarth Pontoon slipway & Shiprepairing Co., Ltd., - Private Co. - 386 feet long x 58 feet wide.

Transit Sheds and Cold Storage - Penarth

3 transit sheds - 8,600 square feet of floor space - The sheds and stores are fully equipped with all the necessary gear and appliances, including mobile cranes, for the expeditious handling of all classes of cargo.

Penarth - No. of Vessels Arriving v. (NRT) Net. Registered Tonnage of Shipping