Freeports

Deadline day for English freeports – bids from ‘every major seaport operator’

The deadline for submission of bids to build and operate seven proposed freeports in England passes today, with as many as 40 bids understood to have been received by the UK Treasury. 
A further three freeports are planned for Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland. 
The government opened the bidding process in the middle of November, which meant a very tight window for ports and local enterprise authorities to form consortia and submit bids – a timeline that has been criticised within the...

https://theloadstar.com/deadline-day-for-english-freeports-bids-from-every-major-seaport-operator/

Unaccompanied ro-ro traffic up at Tilbury as vision for Thames freeport is unveiled

Port of Tilbury owner Forth Ports said there were clear signs that cross-Channel sea freight was increasingly moving to unaccompanied shipping options, as shippers and their forwarders seek greater supply chain resilience.
The company reported it had seen a 20% year-on-year increase in unaccompanied freight volumes between Tilbury and Zeebrugge in December through its recently opened Tilbury2 terminal, leading P&O Ferries to add an additional vessel to cope with the higher …

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Bidding process to develop British freeports opens, but clashes with Brexit

UK port owners and operators have welcomed the government’s decision to open the competitive bidding process for the development of up to 10 freeports.
However, with the deadline for submission of bids just 12 weeks away, there was also criticism that the government is trying to rush through the process – particularly given that it will coincide with the UK’s formal departure from the EU and the possible supply chain disruption …

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UK freeports must be near enterprise zones ‘so inland areas can benefit too’

Ports across the UK have been invited to submit bids for freeport status in the post-Brexit environment, but there are warnings over ambiguities in the strategy.
Speaking to an International Trade Committee hearing yesterday, CEO of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Chris Starkie said the strategy needed to be honed.
“The policy is not entirely clear, other than that it is offering freeport status to 10 ports. But what is it …

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Tilbury and London Gateway partner-up for UK freeport bid

The UK government’s insistence that freeports will be one advantage of Brexit has seen Forth Ports and DP World announce a partnership to bid for one, incorporating the ports of Tilbury and London Gateway.
There has been speculation that Tilbury and London Gateway, both on the River Thames, could cooperate; the two operations “have the scale, global connectivity and the ability to expand and develop land at scale as the market …

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https://theloadstar.com/tilbury-and-london-gateway-partner-up-for-uk-freeport-bid/

As UK freeport consultation ends, Teesside eyes ‘investment and jobs boost’

The UK government will on Monday end industry consultation on proposals to build up to 10 freeports around the country following its formal departure from the EU.
According to partners at UK law firm Dentons, the government has three main aims from the development of freeports: to serve as national hubs for global trade and investment across the UK; to promote regeneration and job creation; and create hotbeds of innovation.
A freeport is …

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