Our goals:
Within this sector, the partnership has identified six key goals, as laid out in our corporate plan - Smarter Solutions for Sustainable Growth and an update on progress was published as part of our 2008/9 Annual Report.
- To support port development and expansion, including Hutchison Ports UK's £240 million Felixstowe South Regeneration (FSR), which will provide the deepest containership berths in the UK and bring Felixstowe's total annual capacity to 5.2 million teu. Hutchison Ports UK also has plans for a new container port at Bathside Bay, Harwich, although this is not expected until at least 2017.
- To improve regional road and rail infrastructure and encourage the shift of freight from road to rail, with an upgraded Felixstowe to Nuneaton (F2N) being the major factor.
- To play a leading role in the proposed Port-Net 2, an Interreg IVc project which will bring together a network of European ports to share challenges, experiences and best practice
- To be a key partner in the European Dry Ports project, a cross-border programme looking at the development of logistics centres to support capacity and throughput of sub-regional ports
- To develop the local cruise offer in partnership with Harwich International Port and BAA Stansted
- To work with partners to raise the skills available within the ports and logistics sector, and promote the sector in schools
