The BPA has welcomed the new Maritime Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP, to her role.

BPA underlines importance of frictionless borders

The British Ports Association has published a new video highlighting the economic contribution of UK ports

BPA responds to the Prime Minister’s speech launching the Government’s 25 Year Plan for the Environment

The Chief Executive of the British Ports Association (BPA), Richard Ballantyne, has outlined the Association’s key priorities for 2018. These include continued interaction and influencing on the Brexit discussions, promotion of planning and freight policy reform, calls for increased transport connectivity investment and the rectification of the ‘definition of a ship’ legal anomaly.

BPA publishes new research revealing post-Brexit challenges and opportunities for UK fishing ports and calls for bold vision from Ministers ahead of New Year Fisheries Bill

Congratulations to Martin Phipps the Southampton Harbour Master, William Watt, the Chairman of Wick Harbour and Linda Willson, the former head of the ports and infrastructure division at the Department for Transport, for their well deserved recognition in the New Years Honours.

Responding to the sectoral analyses compiled by the Government and published today by the Commons Exiting the European Union Committee, Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive of the British Ports Association, said:

Welcoming the Brexit agreement between the UK and EU, the British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, called for focus on overcoming border disruption and the introduction of non-tariff barriers as conditions of any free trade negotiations.