What are shipping movements?

Shipping movements are co-ordinated and authorised on behalf of the King’s Harbour Master and involve the movement of large vessels, most predominantly national and international naval and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships, transiting the Tamar River to and from moorings or berths related to Devonport Dockyard.

These movements take priority over other activity in the river and invariably result or a temporary cessation or delay to our scheduled crossings. Although these movements are planned and our operations team are made aware of the daily schedule, we are not authorised to publish the activity.