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Brexit, an abbreviation for “British exit,” refers to the UK’s decision in a June 23, 2016 referendum to leave the European Union (EU).
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has called for government investment in port infrastructure so that its ports and freight operat... Read more
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – Brittany Ferries’ previously announced new route between the Irish port of Cork and northern Spain’s Santander port, has start... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – The UK Northern Ireland Affairs Committee takes evidence today on Brexit and fisheries when they examine Northern Ireland’s... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 22, 2018 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has written to the Prime Minister Theresa May requesting funding guarantees for any new border... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 29, 2018 – The UK government has published Maritime 2050: call for evidence. Maritime 2050 is a long term strategy to secure the future of th... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 21, 2018 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has published a report, “A Brexit Dividend”, which says that the UK leaving Custom... Read more
Gibraltar (PortSEurope) March 13, 2018 – On March 15-16, 2018, the UK Parliament EU Select Committee will visit Gibraltar as a follow-up to its March 2017 report on Brexit: Gibraltar.... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 7, 2018 – The European Sea Ports organisation (ESPO) has called on Brexit negotiators to prioritise transport and more in particular maritime... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 5, 2018 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has held a meeting with new UK Maritime Minister Nus Ghani to raise mutual issues regarding the... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 5, 2018 – British Ports Association (BPA) Policy Manager Mark Simmonds has commented on UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on the U... Read more
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, 26 February 2018 A CPMR meeting on the future of the post-2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) took place on 30-31 January in Brussels.... Read more
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, 26 February 2018 The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions’ (CPMR) Atlantic Arc Commission (AAC) held its hub meetings for the second yea... Read more
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 22, 2018 – The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) has participated in the European Parliament’s Transport committee’s hear... Read more
London, United Kingdom, (PortSEurope) February 21, 2018 Commenting the publication of the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on ‘Brexit: Trade in Food’, the British... Read more
London, United Kingdom, February 18, 2018 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has called for a fund to prepare British farming for Brexit, a specific impact analysis for each agri... Read more
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 14, 2018 Third in a series of the hearings about “impact of Brexit on transport’, this hearing will focus on the maritime sector, includi... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) February 11, 2018 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has presented its new Port Futures project to examine emerging threats to and opportunities... Read more
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2018 – Aurelio Martínez, president of Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), has warned a group of businessmen and managers in... Read more
26 January 2018 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... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Chief Executive of the British Ports Association (BPA), Richard Ballantyne, has outlined the association’s key priorities for 201... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – On December 31, 2017, the British Ports Association (BPA) published a detailed report on the post-Brexit challenges to the fishin... Read more
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – The United Kingdom has joined measures taken by Ireland to lure the handling of fresh fish cargo from Spain’s Vigo port. The British Ports A... Read more
31 December 2017 UK Fishing Ports Call for Bold Vision from Ministers Ahead of New Year Fisheries Bill British Ports Association publishes new research revealing post-Brexit challenges and o... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has outlined its key priorities for 2018, including continued interaction and influencing on... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) December 27, 2017 – Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive of the British Ports Association (BPA), has commented that the BPA was disappointed that in... Read more
London, United Kingdom, (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – The British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, has welcomed last week’s announcement of an EU-UK a... Read more
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 – Genoa could attract international shipping companies, taking advantage of the business conditions following Brexit, the president of the Italian... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – Commenting on today’s Budget Statement the British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne said that against th... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – Prior to this week’s British Ports Association (BPA) Annual Conference, BPA Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne called on the var... Read more
BPA reacts to “Free Trade Zones” document from Crowe Clark Whitehill 28 September 2017 The British Ports Association has called for a new debate on a free ports policy following... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) September 15, 2017 – A delegation of leading figures from the shipping industry has visited Downing Street in London to meet UK government represe... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) September 5, 2017 – British Ports Association Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne has welcomed the Labour Party stance that the UK should remain wit... Read more
London, United Kingdom, 15 August 2017 Commenting on the publication of the Government’s Brexit negotiating position paper on customs, the British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richar... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 14, 2017 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has produced a briefing document summarising the leading topical issues that the UK ports indus... Read more
Rouen, Normandy, France (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – The decision of the British government to close its waters to European fishermen could have serious consequences for the fishing industry... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – The EU is ignoring the risk of Brexit to European ports, Chief executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, Guy Platten said In a video... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – British International Freight Association (BIFA) Director General, Robert Keen, has called for the UK to remain in the EU customs u... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – UK Chamber of Shipping CEO Guy Platten has commented on the UK general election, saying that it is time for a deep breath, cool hea... Read more
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Gijón port could become a logistics hub for cargo transport in western Europe, as operators are looking for alternatives to the UK harbours after Br... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has published a 2017 Election Briefing which summarises the most important issues facing UK port... Read more
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ESCA) has said that European shipping should remain the enabler of free movement of good... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 – The 9th annual UK Ports Conference will take place in London on May 23-24 with the primary theme of, “The future for UK ports:... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Speaking at the British Ports Association’s (BPA) Annual Lunch BPA Chairman Rodney Lunn called for trade facilitation, port zones... Read more
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – Gibraltar’s Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has met with the Propeller Club of Algeciras. At a meeting, he spoke on the latest dev... Read more
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 11, 2017 – Fishermen associations from several European countries met recently in Brussels to form an alliance for continued access to UK waters af... Read more
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) April 5, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) will again take part in Multimodal, the largest logistical meeting of the United Kingdom and... Read more
London, United Kingdom, April 3, 2017 Confidence in the strength of the UK and North of England economies has been boosted this week as Associated British Ports (ABP) announced an investment... Read more
London, United Kingdom, March 24, 2017 – Following much debate the EU Port Services Regulation (PSR) finally came into force today. EU member states will be required to implement the l... Read more
London, United Kingdom, March 29, 2017 – Responding to the UK Government’s Article 50 notification British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, said: “As the UK mov... Read more
London, United Kingdom, March 27, 2017 – The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has warned government that if Brexit talks don’t achieve frictionless borders, “delays and gridlocks” at... Read more