The British Ports Association’s Scottish Ports Group has called on policy makers to ensure that ports are at the forefront of key Scottish economic, transport and planning strategies as the UK moves towards Brexit.

Today the British Ports Association’s roll-on roll-off ferry port operators met with the junior Department for Exiting the EU Minister Robin Walker MP to outline the implications and practical challenges which may arise when the UK leaves the EU.

The third meeting of the British Ports Association’s (BPA) Human Resources and Employment Network took place last week in London. HR specialists from a wide range of UK ports met to discuss common challenges facing the industry.

UK senior port engineers met in Aberdeen this week to hear from experts on how the planning, design and construction of the Harbour’s ambitious £350m expansion have materialised

The British Ports Association today joined port representatives from across Europe at a special conference to mark the completion of the European Sea Ports Organisation’s PORTOPIA project. Hosted in Brussels, the event was an opportunity for PORTOPIA’s coordinators and participating ports to reflect on project’s four year transition and consider the next steps for the port performance initiative.

Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech at the CBI conference in London today, Mark Simmonds, Policy Manager at the British Ports Association, said…

The British Ports Association today hosted a briefing seminar on the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC), specially designed for port duty holders. The BPA has responded to Government calls for industry to promote and champion PMSC compliance and to help port and harbour duty holders understand their roles and responsibilities.

You can read all of the slides and presentations from all of the sessions held here

Read the BPA’s Autumn public briefing here

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 creative and sensible Brexit solution to the challenges facing roll-on roll-off ferry ports and operators.