Commercial Director, Gary Whittle visited ABP yesterday to welcome Minister of State in the Department for International Trade, Conor Burns to the Port of Southampton, the UK’s number one export port. During his visit he was interviewed by BBC’s Peter Henley about freeports as well as talking to Department for International Trade team from Southampton […] Read more
Monthly Archives: August 2019
The government is planning to create up to 10 free ports across the UK after Brexit. They allow firms to import goods and then re-export them outside normal tax and customs rules. The UK last had such zones in 2012 and Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes they could create jobs in “left-behind areas”. Labour said […] Read more
