, 3 9 7   t , ▁while ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁trans at l antic ▁traffic ▁was ▁non - ex istent ; ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁it ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 2 5 8 , 0 8 6   t . ▁The ▁total ▁trade ▁figures ▁for ▁port ▁were ▁given ▁as ▁ 2 2 1 , 6 0 4   t , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 , 3 7 3   t ▁ten ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁Fo yle ▁Sh ip yard , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁brought ▁ship building ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁port , ▁but ▁it ▁ceased ▁trad ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁port ▁bo asted ▁two ▁miles ▁of ▁qu ays , ▁with ▁w are h ouses , ▁station ary ▁and ▁mobile ▁c ran es , ▁and ▁with ▁rail ways ▁along ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁four ▁rail ▁systems ▁serving ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁port ▁had ▁regular ▁cross - channel ▁services ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁and ▁ste amer ▁services ▁to ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁Commission ers ▁ens ured ▁the ▁channel ▁was ▁d red ged ▁and ▁well ▁marked , ▁and ▁also ▁maintained ▁a ▁pilot ▁station ▁at ▁In ish ow en ▁Head , ▁and ▁a ▁road st ead ▁at ▁Mov ille , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁port ▁of ▁call ▁for ▁trans at l antic ▁steam ers ▁carrying ▁mail . ▁The ▁port ▁had ▁its