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DRYPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011
The importance of our Ports and the issues involved
Steve Clarke
www.haven-gateway.org Part-financed by the European Union
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The Haven Gateway area
www.haven-gateway.org
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Scale of our Port activity
• Felixstowe containers – 3.4 million TEU
• Harwich RoRo – 3.7 million tonnes
• Harwich Cruise - 126,000 passengers
• Harwich Ferry – 593,000 passengers
• Ipswich freight – 2.6 million tonnes
• Mistley freight – 161,000 tonnes
• Brightlingsea freight – 82,000 tonnes
• Economic Impact of the Ports and Logistics Sector in the Haven Gateway, McKerr Carr 2008
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What this scale represents
Felixstowe is the UK’s largest container port
Harwich is the UK’s third largest cruise port
Ipswich is the UK’s largest grain export port
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Economic impact
It is estimated that the sector : • Employs 32,200 people (11.3% of the jobs
in the area)• Comprises over 2,300 businesses (8.8% of
all Haven Gateway businesses)• Has a turnover of about £3 billion pa• Buys £100 million of services in the area• Creates 1,000 more jobs in the local service
sector
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Economic impact continued..
• Offers an annual salary of £29,000 (approximately 20% above the Haven Gateway average)
• Provides through these salaries purchasing power that supports another 10-12,000 jobs in the area
This represents over 45,000 jobs in total
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Future opportunities –
Port expansion
www.haven-gateway.org
Bathside Bay
Felixstowe South
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Future opportunities – offshore wind
www.haven-gateway.org
• May 2010, Harwich used as shore base for the installation of the first wind turbines for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (the largest in the world)
• In 2011, Harwich was announced as shore base for the Thames Array Wind Farm
• Current activity and future Licences offer the opportunity to create a major Wind Port at Bathside Bay
Part-financed by the European Union
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Future challenges - Competition
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Other future challenges
www.haven-gateway.org
• Sustainable freight • Increasing volumes of containers• Broader sub regional land issues - land
for logistics parks and warehousing• Labour supply• Infrastructure
Part-financed by the European Union