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.

British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne comments on today’s Budget Statement.

A new dynamic Scottish ports directory aimed at the energy industry has been launched today. It provides up to date technical information on active marine energy industry ports covering the oil and gas, decommissioning, subsea and renewable sectors.

BPA call on the Chancellor to prioritise transport infrastructure spending

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.

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

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

Speaking ahead of this week’s British Ports Association Annual Conference in Poole, BPA Chief Executive Richard Ballantyne called on the various tiers of government around the UK to do more to follow through on transport spending and planning reform.