- European Parliament is to vote on potentially damaging ports legislation next Tuesday.
- UK’s port industry is thriving. Investment is running at £400m a year and productivity is 1.3 times higher than UK economic average.
- 75% of UK’s largest ports are privatised. In contrast, 80% of EU ports are operated by state or local authorities.
- The European Commission’s proposed Ports Services Regulation poses major risks to UK’s currently competitive ports industry.
- UK Government and MEPs must as a minimum insist on an exemption of privately-financed ports from the proposed EU regulations.
Media Impact:
- CapX: The EU is about to crucify the UK’s thriving ports
- City A.M.: UK ports under threat from EU rules overhaul – Centre for Policy Studies
- ShareRadio: Are new #EuropeanCommission measures threatening UK #Ports? @danielmcps of @cpsthinktank discusses
- Port Technology: UK Ports Threatened by EU?
- The Loadstar: EU port regulation aimed at boosting state-run ports poses ‘significant risks’ to UK sector
- Liverpool Echo: EU ports regulation could hold back UK ports including the £300m Liverpool2 facility
- Southampton Daily Echo: Southampton docks ‘will suffer from new rules’
- MSN: EU ports regulation could hold back UK ports including the £300m Liverpool2 facility
- The Nothern Echo: New EU rules threaten Tees and Tyne port jobs
