Editing London (section)

===Port and river boats===
The [[Port of London]], once the largest in the world, is now only the second-largest in the United Kingdom, handling 45&nbsp;million tonnes of cargo each year as of 2009.<ref name="handling">{{Cite web |date=10 June 2010 |title=Provisional Port Statistics 2009 |url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/maritime/ports/provportstats2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110203090417/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/maritime/ports/provportstats2009 |archive-date=3 February 2011 |access-date=26 April 2011 |website=[[Department for Transport]] }}</ref> Most of this cargo passes through the [[Port of Tilbury]], outside the boundary of Greater London.<ref name="handling"/>

London has river boat services on the Thames known as [[Thames Clippers]], which offer both commuter and tourist boat services.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Steves |first=Rick|title=Rick Steves England |date=17 March 2020 |publisher=Avalon Publishing |isbn=978-1-64171-237-8 |language=en}}</ref> At major piers including [[Canary Wharf Pier|Canary Wharf]], [[London Bridge City Pier|London Bridge City]], [[Battersea Power Station]] and [[London Eye Pier|London Eye]] (Waterloo), services depart at least every 20 minutes during commuter times.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2021 |title=Commute Through London – Uber Boat by Thames Clippers |url=https://www.thamesclippers.com/commuters/commute-by-river |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=thamesclippers.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[Woolwich Ferry]], with 2.5&nbsp;million passengers every year, is a frequent service linking the [[North Circular Road, London|North]] and [[South Circular Road, London|South Circular]] Roads.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2013 |title=Woolwich Ferries celebrate 50 years of service |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/27762.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922034512/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/27762.aspx |archive-date=22 September 2013 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=[[Transport of London]]}}</ref>