- Ports bring £9.7 billion of direct value to the UK economy
- 115,000 direct jobs within the ports sector in 2018, with 431,000 in the wider supply chain and 277,000 through wider spending – a total of 822,000
- Each job is 55% more productive than the UK average
New figures published by the ports industry reveal the hidden scale of the industry across the UK. As well as being key trading gateways – handling 95% of UK trade – ports are the foundation of the entire marine economy and are...