Sea
Located on the shores of the Firth of Forth,
Edinburgh is a busy port and waterfront city that is easily
accessible by sea. It is home to Scotland's largest enclosed
deepwater port at Leith, where a dedicated cruise terminal building
was opened in 2006 at Leith Western Harbour. The imposing Forth
Road and Rail Bridges connect Edinburgh to the north of Scotland
via Fife, where there is a superfast ferry connection from Rosyth
to Zeebrugge in Belgium. The Forth estuary is also the largest
freight port area in Scotland, accounting for roughly a third of
total Scottish freight traffic. The £1bn redevelopment of
Edinburgh's waterfront area at Granton is one of Britain's largest
urban regeneration schemes and will fully connect Edinburgh to its
coastline for the first time in its history.
Fife Council and the City of Edinburgh Council
are undertaking a study into a potential ferry crossing between the
two areas.
