The UK’s Q2 port freight statistics from the Department for Transport released today have shone a light on the impact on trade at the height of the pandemic.

The British Ports Association has reacted to the sudden appointment of a new transport minister following Kelly Tolhurst’s move to Housing Minister to fill a gap created by the surprise resignation of Simon Clarke.

Responding to the Transport Secretary’s statement in the House of Commons today the British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne has made the following statement:

The British Ports Association has welcomed the new legislation introduced to fast track the planning processes for Brexit related border infrastructure, at and around ports, but is warning that there is still a lot to be done in a short period of time.

Chair of the Scottish Ports Group, Stuart Cresswell, was interviewed by Anthony Harrington for the Glasgow Herald

The British Ports Association has today launched a new initiative looking at the implications of autonomous shipping for UK ports

The British Ports Association (BPA), which represents all the UK’s main passenger ports, has expressed regret following the Government’s announcement that visitors coming to the UK from France and the Netherlands will soon be forced to quarantine for 14 days.

The British Ports Association’s Chairman, Martin Lawlor, today reflected on the ports industry’s response to the coronavirus at the Association’s 28th annual general meeting (AGM).

The Department for Transport (DfT) has today published its Annual UK Port Freight Statistics for 2019. The figures detail 95% of UK physical imports and exports, which are facilitated by British ports. The figures today have shone a positive light on the state of the UK’s international trade pre-Coronavirus. They tell of a climate of stability - before a global shake-up on a scale never seen before.

Ammonium Nitrate is used in certain fertilisers of which the UK is the world’s leading user. Following the tragic explosion at the Port of Beirut this week there has understandably been some local interest in the storage of products containing the chemical at UK warehouses, storage facilities and ports.