Bristol Port Company Newsletter October 2017
Bristol Port Company Newsletter October 2017 This month learn about the latest investment at the Port, discover how Bristol Port celebrated it's maritime history and [...more ]
BPA 2017 Conference Roundup
2017 CONFERENCE ROUNDUP AND SLIDES The 2017 BPA Conference took place at the Haven Hotel on the 18th [...more ]
Record shipment for the Port of Ipswich helps to reaffirm top UK ranking
Zealand Beatrix, being loaded with 12,000 tonnes of beans, on Cliff Quay at ABP's Port of Ipswich. Picture: STEPHEN WALLER / www.stephenwaller.com A record shipment [...more ]
British Ports Association – Autumn Briefing
Brexit - Challenges and Opportunities With some notable exceptions, it’s probably fair to say that most of UK ports are relatively calm about Brexit, although [...more ]
UK Ports industry urges Brexit negotiation agreement on trade facilitation strategy
Ahead of this week’s EU Council summit the British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, urged the UK Government and the EU to find a [...more ]
BPA responds to National Infrastructure Assessment
Responding to the National Infrastructure Commission’s interim National Infrastructure Assessment, the British Ports Association Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, welcomed the attention on the UK’s long-term [...more ]
ABP aims for frictionless trade with blockchain
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading port operator, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work with digital logistics enabler Marine Transport International [...more ]
New Research from Arup Report on Ports and Air Quality
New Research from Arup Report on Ports and Air Quality The UK Major Ports Group ("UKMPG"), the body representing the global gateway ports for 75% [...more ]
Economic value of UK ports industry highlighted in a series of info graphics ahead of this year’s BPA Annual Conference
UKports handle 95% of all UK trade Over 101,000 people are directly employed by the ports industry Over £1.7bn privately financed port infrastructure projects in the [...more ]
The BPA reports on the Conservative Conference in Birmingham: ‘Chuck Chequers, Boris and an upbeat PM…’
The British Ports Association is attending the Party Conferences this year and this week Policy Manager and political specialist, Mark Simmonds, has been with the [...more ]
BPA Dispatches from Labour Party Conference 2018
The BPA are attending Party Conferences this year and Policy Manager Mark Simmonds was with Labour in Liverpool this week following the developments. Talk of a [...more ]
Labour conference sees free port opposition
There was strong opposition to free ports during the Labour Party Conference near the end of September, with the concept being described as “job-destroying”. That’s [...more ]
