Belfast West Power Station (formerly Power Station West) was opened in 1961 on a site in the port subleased to the Belfast Corporation Electricity Department. This subleased is today held by Northern Ireland Electricity. The station continued to generate electricity until its closure in March 2002. On 6 July 2007 the station's three chimneys were demolished by controlled explosion and the remainder of the site was cleared in the following months. The site continues to be managed by NIE on behalf of the utility regulator which has stated that the various conditions of the lease "suggest that the best use for the site going forward is electrical generation. The site is currently used for coal storage and sorting " Management Belfast Harbour is one of the UK's many "Trust Ports" and is an independent statutory body. Trust Ports are not owned by Government; they are obliged to operate independently and on a commercial basis. Its Board – known as Belfast Harbour Commissioners - is appointed by Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development on the basis of open public advertisement. The Commissioners currently number fifteen and are led by a Chairman. The positions are remunerated and are for terms of three years. All of the Commissioners with the exception of the Chief Executive are non-executives. Board members The current Commissioners (February 2020) are: Adair, Roy Alexander, Kyle Beattie, Ciaran Chambers, Jane Copeland, Sonia Dobbin, David CBE (chairman) Everitt, Richard Fitzsimons, Diana Hayes, Christine Johnston, Rotha Lange, Deborah McCoubrey, Frank O’Hare, Gerard O’Neill, Joe (CEO) Vernon, Ed Law enforcement The port is patrolled by the Belfast Harbour Police, which is one of the oldest constabularies in the British Isles, dating back over 160 years. In recent times the service has faced new challenges as the relocation of marine facilities to the seaward end of the Port have created opportunities to develop new residential, commercial and public spaces. In addition to traditional port users the Harbour Police now provide a range of policing services to tenants, residents and visitors who frequent the Harbour Estate. Operations Freight In 2014 476,000 freight vehicles used the Port, a 2.2% increase over 2013. By 2019, Stena Line's Belfast-Loch Ryan route, Belfast-Birkenhead and Belfast-Heysham service together carried 542,000 freight vehicles were handled; a record number for nine consecutive years. 125,000 containers and 6.0 million tonnes of bulk cargo were handled in 2009. By 2019, bulk cargo throughput had