Government must act immediately on seafood export issues
17 January 2021
The British Ports Association has written to Ministers about the continuing issues affecting seafood exports to the EU. At an urgent meeting of 20 fishing ports from across the UK on Friday, numerous serious issues were raised with new processes that are affecting landings and undermining the fisheries sector.
Port Growth Back on the Agenda for 2021
5 January 2021
The British Ports Association’s Chief Executive outlines what the agenda for UK ports will look like during 2021
Congratulations to maritime recipients in the New Years Honours
31 December 2020
The BPA is pleased to see a number of port and maritime colleagues recognised in the New Years Honours!
BPA welcomes Brexit trade deal but warns there will still be major changes for our trade with Europe
24 December 2020
Responding to the news that the EU and the UK had reached an outline agreement on a future post Brexit deal the British Ports Association has welcomed the continued tariff free trade but suggested that there will still be major impacts at the end of the transition.
Commenting the British Ports Association Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne said:
British Ports Association statement on cross border travel situation
20 December 2020
Following the developments impacting cross border travel between Britain and a number of European countries the British Ports Association has issued the following statement
Global Container Congestion: BPA Statement on calls for an inquiry
17 December 2020
The British Ports Association has today responded to calls for a Parliamentary inquiry into global container congestion affecting that is affecting some UK ports.
Ports concerned infrastructure funding won’t be sufficient and warning that timescales are becoming extremely challenging
17 December 2020
The British Ports Association has responded to this week’s government Port Infrastructure Fund allocations, warning that timescales are tight and that more funding is be needed to ensure adequate border infrastructure is ready in time.
BPA Statement on Global Container Congestion
11 December 2020
BPA Chief Executive statement on ongoing global container congestion affecting some UK ports.
Third quarter 2020 trade figures reflect unprecedented trade volatility
10 December 2020
The UK’s Q3 port freight statistics from the Department for Transport released today provide further evidence that 2020 continues to be an unpredictable year for global trade flows.
Managing passenger shipping for the benefit of all stakeholders
27 November 2020
How passenger shipping is managed at and around ports and the regions they connect, has never felt more relevant. Cruise and ferry operators have had a challenging 2020 but the shipping and ports sectors are working together to look at a sustainable recovery.