Milford Haven is a natural harbour in Pembrokeshire, south Wales. It is formed by the Pembroke River and the Daugleddau estuary, and winds west to the sea. As one of the deepest natural harbours in the world, it is a busy shipping channel, trafficked by ferries from Pembroke Dock to Ireland, oil tankers and pleasure craft. A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. ... The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Pembroke Dock (Welsh: Doc Penfro) is a town in South Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying north of Pembroke at the end of Milford Haven. ... A tanker is usually a vehicle carrying large amounts of liquid fuel. ...

Milford Haven has the largest port in Wales. It is also the fifth largest port in the United Kingdom and contains a significant oil and natural gas terminal. Two LNG Terminals are under construction in 2006. There are two large oil refineries nearby which represent one fifth of the United Kingdom's oil refining capacity. Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been cooled until it becomes liquid, and it is stored in tanks. ...

This is the location of the Sea Empress oil spill in 1996, one of the most devastating oil tanker disasters the UK has ever seen. The Sea Empress was a single hull oil tanker. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

As a first stage of a wave power plant, there will be some testing at West Dale Bay^[1]. Wave power refers to the energy of ocean surface waves and the capture of that energy to do useful work - including electricity generation, desalination, and the pumping of water (into reservoirs). ...

References

External links

• Milford Haven Port Authority
• BBC Wales: South West: Milford Haven