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Custodianship, allow us to grant licences on their behalf. These organisations
are:
United Kingdom
- Aberdeen Harbour Board
- Aggregate Industries Ltd (Glensanda Harbour)
- Argyll & Bute Council
- Associated British Ports – Ayr & Troon
- Associated British Ports – Barrow
- Associated British Ports – Cardiff & Barry
- Associated British Ports – Fleetwood
- Associated British Ports – Garston
- Associated British Ports – Humber
- Associated British Ports – Ipswich
- Associated British Ports – King’s Lynn
- Associated British Ports – Lowestoft
- Associated British Ports – Newport
- Associated British Ports – Plymouth
- Associated British Ports – Silloth
- Associated British Ports – Southampton
- Associated British Ports – Swansea & Port Talbot
- Associated British Ports – Teignmouth
- Belfast Harbour Commissioners
- Blyth Harbour Commission
- Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners
- Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Armadale, Brodick, Castlebay, Coll, Colonsay, Kennacraig, Gourock, Largs, Lochboisdale, Lochranza, Oban, Port Ellen, Tarbert Harris, Tiree and Wemyss Bay)
- Canterbury City Council - Whitstable Harbour
- Cattewater Harbour Commissioners (Cattewater, Plymouth)
- Chichester Harbour Conservancy
- Clydeport Operations Limited
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CNES)/ Western Isles Council
- Corporation of Trinity House
- Cowes Harbour Commission
- Cornwall Council Municipal Ports and Harbours (Bude, Newquay, Portreath, St. Ives. Penzance, Truro, Penryn, Prince of Wales Pier, Portscatho and Portwrinkle)
- Cromarty Firth Port Authority
- Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority
- Dover Harbour Board
- Environment Agency (River Dee Conservancy)
- Falmouth Harbour Commissioners
- First Corporate Shipping Limited (Bristol Port Company)
- Folkestone Harbour Company (Folkestone)
- Forth Ports plc
- Fowey Harbour Commissioners
- Fraserburgh Harbour Commissioners
- Gloucester Harbour Trustees
- Great Yarmouth Port Authority (Great Yarmouth)
- Hampshire County Council (Hamble, River Hamble)
- Harwich Haven Authority
- Hayle Harbour Authority
- Heysham Port Limited
- Highland Council Harbours Authority (Gairloch, Helmsdale, Kinlochbervie, Kyle of Lochalsh, Lochinver, Portree & Uig)
- Imerys Minerals Ltd (Par)
- Inverness Harbour Trust (Inverness, Inverness Firth)
- King's Lynn Conservancy Board
- Langstone Harbour
- Larne Harbour Limited
- Lerwick Port Authority
- Littlehampton Harbour Board
- Londonderry Port and Harbours Commissioners (Londonderry and Lough Foyle)
- Lymington Harbour Commissioners
- Mallaig Harbour Authority
- Manchester Ship Canal Company
- Mersey Docks & Harbour Company (Mersey, Liverpool, Birkenhead)
- Milford Haven Port Authority
- Montrose Port Authority
- Neath Port Authority
- Newhaven Port and Properties Limited
- Northern Lighthouse Board
- Orkney Islands Council
- Padstow Harbour Commissioners
- PD Teesport
- Peel Ports Medway (Port of Sheerness Ltd)
- Perth Harbour (Perth Kinross Council)
- Peterhead Port Authority (Peterhead Bay, Peterhead Harbour)
- Poole Harbour Commissioners
- Port of Boston Limited
- Port of Cairnryan Limited
- Port of London Authority
- Port of Mostyn
- Port of Sunderland
- Port of Tyne Authority (Tyne)
- Port of Wisbech Authority
- Port of Workington
- Portland Harbour Authority Limited
- Portsmouth Commercial Port
- River Hamble Harbour Authority
- Salcombe Harbour
- Scrabster Harbour Trust
- Seaham Harbour Dock Company
- Shetland Islands Council
- Shoreham Port Authority
- Stena Line Ports Limited (Fishguard, Fleetwood, Holyhead, Stranraer)
- Teignmouth Harbour Commission
- Thanet District Council (Ramsgate)
- Torbay Council Marine Services (Tor Bay; Torquay, Brixham, Paignton)
- Torridge District Council (Bideford)
- Ullapool Harbour Trustees
- Warrenpoint Harbour Authority
- Weymouth & Portland Borough Council
- Yarmouth Harbour Isle of Wight
Channel Islands
- Jersey Harbours
- States of Alderney Harbour Authority
- States of Guernsey Harbour Authority
Isle of Man
- Isle of Man Harbours Division
Republic of Ireland
- Arklow Harbour Commissioners
- Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners
- Commissioner of Irish Lights
- Dingle Fishery Harbour Centre (Dingle Harbour)
- Drogheda Port Company
- Dublin Port Company
- Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company
- Galway Harbour Company
- Iarnród Éireann – Rosslare Europort
- Kinsale Harbour Commissioners (Kinsale)
- Port of Cork Company
- Port of New Ross
- Port of Waterford Company (Waterford)
- Shannon Foynes Port Company (River Shannon, Limerick, Foynes)
- Wicklow Port Company
Other port authorities
National hydrographic offices
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- Belgium
- Croatia
- Iceland
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Portugal
- South Africa
- Spain
Other data providers
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Maritime & Coastguard Agency