Fowey Harbour China Clay
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One berth at par can also load clay slurry into coasting vessels.
Fowey harbour china clay. Most is dried in large sheds before exporting either from par or fowey the two being linked by a private road. Today china clay is piped to the harbour in slurry form. The harbour also has a rail link that is used to carry away dried clay loaded in rail vans. There is a long history of fowey being an important and a principal trading port servicing the south west region of britain and providing a significant trading link.
Fowey is also a popular destination for cruise ships where they take centre stage in our beautiful harbour. Today fowey is busy with trawlers and yachts. Tourism is also an important source of income contributing 14m to the local economy and accounting for more than half of the jobs in the town. The port of fowey has been of great maritime importance for centuries.
Today fowey provides a deep water harbour for the export of approximately 500 000 tonnes of china clay annually in addition to providing a safe haven for in excess of 1500 resident pleasure craft and 6000 visiting vessels each year. Fowey is situated at the mouth of the river fowey with a large deep water harbour providing safe anchorage for merchant ships collecting china clay timber and other exports.