Transportation on the Isle of Man
Railways:total: 68.5 km (43.5 km electrified)
Highways:
total:
800 km
paved:
800 km
unpaved:
0 km (1999)
Ports and harbors: Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
The Isle of Man is served by frequent ferries to and from Britain and Ireland.
Merchant marine:
total:
144 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,333,826 GRT/7,254,867 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 23, cargo 6, chemical tanker 13, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquified gas 13, petroleum tanker 44, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 15, vehicle carrier 5 (1999 est.)
note:
a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 8 ships, Denmark 1, Sweden 1, Belgium 1, and Netherlands 1 (1998 est.)
Airports: 1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (1999 est.)
- See also : Isle of Man
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