As the European Council’s negotiating guidelines were released today the British Ports Association has written to the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and the European Council President Donald Tusk to warn that a free trade agreement on goods could still lead to major disruption at certain European ports.

The UK Department for Transport have today published the new Ports Good Governance Guidance. The Guidance is focussed on corporate governance for all statutory harbour authorities in England and (currently until policy is devolved) Wales. It includes sections relevant to all types of statutory harbour authorities with specific detailed guidance for trusts ports and local authority owned ports.

The BPA has welcomed some of the comments made by the Prime Minister today on the Government’s approach to our future economic relationship with the EU

BPA Chairman, Rodney Lunn, Vice Chairman Alec Donn and CEO Richard Ballantyne meet new Ports Minister to discuss sector’s priorities

The BPA has welcomed the debate prompted by Jeremy Corbyn’s speech on the customs union, as well as reports on the Government’s negotiating position on mutual standards for goods

The British Ports Association welcomed the first meeting of the new Women in Maritime Taskforce which was facilitated by the umbrella group Maritime UK today. The Taskforce has been established to address fairness, equality and inclusion within the maritime sector.

Responding to the publication of the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on ‘Brexit: Trade in Food’, the British Ports Association warned that without agreements on cross-border environmental health standards there could be major disruption at UK and EU ports.

The BPA has announced a new port futures programme, examining emerging challenges and opportunities for the industry

Responding to the Government’s release of the Maritime Growth Study Review today, Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive at the British Ports Association, said…

In response to today’s speech by the DexEU Secretary, David Davis at Teesport, the British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne suggested that cross border trade facilitation was being neglected in the negotiations.