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The British Ports Association has unveiled a new project to examine emerging threats to and opportunities for the sector.
The Horizon programme will address key issues for ports over the next 50 years, including infrastructure and skills, grouped around four key drivers – technology and automation; climate change and the environment; politics, regulation and the law; and social and economic change.
Drawing in experts from industry and academia, the outcome will be ...
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British Ports Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne has called for a new freight strategy alongside the Government’s Industrial Strategy announced in late November.
He called for a long overdue freight strategy to aid industrial growth and also suggested that ports should be prioritised in the White Paper, with greater focus on transport ...
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There has been much attention on agreeing a free trade deal with the EU but it is important not to overlook potentially more costly disruption created from non-tariff barriers at the border, said the British Port Association (BPA) in its autumn briefing.
It said: “So far the issues of trade facilitation ...
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The head of the National Audit Office has warned that a collapse of Customs’ new computer system could throw the UK into chaos after Brexit, on the day that the Government was due to publish its ‘Great repeal Bill’.
In a strongly-worded statement, auditor general Sir Amyas Morse said that the ...
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Following the delayed Queen’s Speech on 21 May, Robert Keen said it was no surprise that it was dominated by bills related to Brexit, nor that many of the items in the Conservative election manifesto did not make an appearance.
However, he added: “But it is very disappointing that the Conservatives’ ...
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The British Ports Association has described the EU Port Services Regulation, which finally came into force on 27 March as “unnecessary and unwelcome”. It sets out a framework for port services covering mooring, towage, bunkering and waste as well as financial transparency arrangements for ports on the EU TEN-T Core ...
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British Ports Association' chief executive Richard Ballantyne says that the Prime Minister's Brexit speech this week raises major questions over the customs implications for the industry.
He said: “We look forward to holding discussions with the government to understand its post Brexit vision and how customs procedures might be best managed ...
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The British Ports Association suggested that a system of ‘zoning’ might boost the industry when they met ports minister, John Hayes, on 28 November.
BPA chairman Rodney Lunn and director Richard Ballantyne said zoning could protect and encourage further port development by speeding up consents processes and limiting the impact of ...
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The British Ports Association has urged the Government to ensure that Brexit will not result in extra red tape and bureaucracy at the UK’sborders
Chairman Rodney Lunn today said: “Anyone who has witnessed the disruption recently to cross Channel services as a result of border control issues will see how important ...
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The British Ports Association has elected Shoreham Port chief executive, Rodney Lunn as its new chairman. Milford Haven chief executive, Alec Don becomes deputy chairman. Mr Lunn pledged to conclude the trust port review and develop revised good governance principles for the sector, as well as working closely with the ...
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