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The UK’s leading ports operator ABP is the UK’s leading ports operator, handling around a quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade in goods. Our 21 ports around Britain include , the UK’s largest port by tonnage, and , the UK’s principal port for automotive trade and number one export port. Together with our customers, our ports contribute £7.5 billion to the UK economy every year and support around 119,000 jobs across the country. ABP’s ports play an important role in supporting businesses up and down the country, facilitating trade and providing access to international markets. These trade flows are crucial to UK manufacturers and industry and help to drive national and regional economic growth.

Barrow

Fleetwood

Goole Hull Immingham Garston

King’s Lynn

Hams Hall Lowestoft Railfreight Terminal

Ipswich

Swansea Newport Port Talbot Cardiff Barry

Southampton

Teignmouth

Plymouth 3 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 4

This report highlights the critical importance of ABP’s ports for the British economy and looks at: • the value of trade ABP handles on behalf of our customers • the jobs we support in communities around Britain • the jobs we support through our role in the supply chain of industries such as automotive manufacturing • the value of our contribution to the economy measured by Gross Value Added (“GVA”) • the development opportunities our ports offer to boost exports, trade and economic growth in the future. 5 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 6

The value of goods passing through ports for which ABP is the statutory harbour The £149bn authority.

Share of total value of UK trade in goods handled Value 29% by ABP.

Value of exports handled at the , making it the UK’s number one of £40bn export port.

ABP’s Humber ports handle trade worth £75 billion, more than the Mersey, Tees Trade £75bn and Tyne combined. 7 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 8 Total Trade

The value of goods passing through a number of ports for which ABP is Statutory Harbour Authority was highlighted in an MDS Transmodal study looking at UK major ports.

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Port Total Humber Southampton £71 billion £75 billion The Humber is the UK’s Troon busiest trading estuary Grimsby & Immingham £62 billion Ayr and a vital gateway to the Northern Powerhouse

Hull £12 billion Silloth Newport £1 billion

Barrow £805 million South Wales Goole Hull Port Talbot £764 million Immingham £2.3 billion Garston Grimsby £610 million ABP’s ports play a vital role in serving the Welsh economy King’s Lynn Plymouth £473 million Lowestoft Railfreight Cardiff £422 million Terminal Ipswich Swansea £138 million Swansea Newport Port Talbot Cardiff Barry

Southampton

Teignmouth Port of Southampton Plymouth £71 billion Southampton is the UK’s number one export port and principal port £149 billion for the automotive trade 9 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 10 Exports Imports

Key fact Key fact The Port of Southampton is the UK’s ABP’s Humber Ports are integral number one export port, handling to UK energy supply chains, £40bn of exports every year including helping to keep 1 in 10 of the £36bn of non-EU trade. nation’s lights on.

Port Total Port Total Southampton £40 billion Grimsby & Immingham £39 billion Grimsby & Immingham £23 billion Southampton £31 billion Hull £4 billion Hull £8 billion Newport £550 million Port Talbot £705 million Goole £149 million Goole £656 million Cardiff £123 million Newport £509 million Ipswich £120 million Ipswich £490 million Plymouth £117 million Plymouth £365 million Swansea £93 million Cardiff £299 million Port Talbot £59 million Swansea £45 million

ABP Export Total ABP Import Total £68 billion £81 billion 11 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 12

Supporting Jobs and Driving the Economy 13 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 14

Supporting jobs across Britain

Scotland

Troon Ayr 600

Silloth

North West Humber Barrow

Fleetwood 8,100 Goole Hull 34,900 Immingham Garston Grimsby

King’s Lynn

Hams Hall Lowestoft Railfreight Terminal

South Wales East Anglia Ipswich

Swansea Newport 21,800 Port Talbot Cardiff 5,300 Barry

South West Southampton Port of Southampton 1,600 Teignmouth 45,600 Plymouth

ABP supports 119,000 jobs 119,000 around the country. *Nationwide ABP Services support a further 800 jobs across the UK 15 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 16

Supporting jobs in key industries

ABP’s ports are an integral part of ABP’s ports are a vital part of supply often complex supply chains that chains serving key sectors such as stretch around the globe. automotive manufacturing, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and the food and The Port of Southampton supports 11,700 jobs in the By enabling the import of components beverages sector. or raw materials and export of finished automotive sector in the products, our ports support industry and It is because of this essential role that the manufacturing jobs in local economies Port of Southampton supports 11,700 11,7 0 0 well beyond their immediate hinterland. jobs in the automotive sector in the West Midlands; it’s why our ports on the Humber support 5,700 jobs in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, oil and petroleum in Our ports on the Humber West Yorkshire and 12,500 jobs in the support 5,700 jobs in chemicals, food and beverages sector in Greater pharmaceuticals, oil and petroleum in West Yorkshire Lincolnshire. 5,700 A study undertaken by Edge Economics focussed on how a selection of ABP ports support jobs in these sectors in a number of Local Enterprise Partnership and new Our ports on the Humber also Combined Authority Areas in . support 12,500 jobs in the food and beverages sector in Greater Lincolnshire For more information go to www.abports.co.uk 12,5 0 0 17 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 18

Sheffield City North East Region CA CA

3,500 13,000 5.9% 14.1% 150

Liverpool City Tees Valley Region CA CA

7,000 700 14.9% 4,500 2.8%

871 CWLEP West Yorkshire CA

7,000 17.5% 1,200 4,000 3.5%

Greater Manchester CA D2N2 LEP

3,000 4,500 3.0% 100 3.5% 900

West Midlands CA OX LEP

29,000 4,000 21.2% 11,700 16.7% 2,264

SW LEP Automotive manufacturing jobs 4,500 16.1% 850 As a % of the total manufacturing jobs C2C LEP

Direct production 2,250 5.8% 1,000 jobs related to ABP movements Enterprise M3 LEP Combined Authority Areas 2,500 6.0% 600 Local Enterprise Partnership areas

Selected ABP ports Automotive 19 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 20

Sheffield City North East Region CA CA

5,860 13,050 9.9% 2,300 14.2% 5,200

Liverpool City Tees Valley Region CA CA

9,475 5,845 20.2% 23.4% 2,300

871 CWLEP West Yorkshire CA

9,250 23.1% 14,350 12.7% 5,700

Greater Manchester CA D2N2 LEP

19,025 15,350 18.8% 12.1% 6,100

West Midlands OX LEP CA

3,450 12,125 14.4% 8.9% 4,900

Humber SW LEP LEP Chemicals, Pharma, Oil and Petroleum 5,250 12,750 manufacturing jobs 18.8% 20.6% 10,200

As a % of the total Solent LEP GLLEP manufacturing jobs

4,350 8,700 9.9% 13.6% 5,900 Jobs supported by intermediate product Herts movements through LEP ABP ports 7,260 21.4% Combined Authority Areas

Local Enterprise Partnership areas

Selected ABP ports Chemical, Pharma, Oil and Petroleum 21

Food and Keeping Britain Trading Beverages ABP ports movements through intermediate product Jobs by supported manufacturing jobs a% As manufacturing jobs Food and Beverage Selected ABP ports areas Partnership Local Enterprise Areas Combined Authority of the total the of

Region CA Liverpool City Region CA City Sheffield LEP Dorset HOSW West South the of Heart LLEP Gloucestershire GLEP CA West Midlands Manchester CA Greater CWLEP 871 12,000 21,000 12,700 13,700 20.8% 10.8% 10.3% 18.7% 13.4% 13.7% 22.1% 13.1% 3,800 3,500 6,400 5,350 6,450 8.8%

5,000 1,000 5,700 2,100 900 600

Keeping Britain Trading York & North Yorkshire Yorkshire &North York 22,250 18,000 15,250 14,300 19,450 20.2% 28.8% 34.8% 24.3% West Yorkshire Yorkshire West 15.9% 15.3% 17,750 14.9% 23.1% 8,000 9,000 3,725 8.7% The Marches Tees Valley Tees North EastNorth

D2N2 LEP D2N2

SEMLEP Humber 12,500 GLLEP 2,600 8,900 8,000 4,400 6,400 1,200 1,500 7,500 LEP LEP LEP CA CA CA

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ABP contributes £7.5 billion to the £ 7. 5 b n UK economy every year. GVA contribution across Britain

Scotland

Troon Ayr £40m

Silloth

North West Humber Barrow

Fleetwood £550m Goole Hull £2.5bn Immingham Garston Grimsby

King’s Lynn

Hams Hall Lowestoft Railfreight Terminal

South Wales East Anglia Ipswich

Swansea Newport £1.5bn Port Talbot Cardiff £360m Barry

South West Southampton Port of Southampton £110m Teignmouth £2.5bn Plymouth

*Gross value added (GVA) measures the contribution to an economy of an individual producer, industry, sector or region. 25 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 26

A world of opportunity

Our ports offer opportunities for bespoke commercial development across a number of strategic locations served by excellent road and rail connections as well as access to deep water. 27 Keeping Britain Trading Keeping Britain Trading 28

ABP’s ports are crucial Development land available to Britain’s industrial and manufacturing supply chains, serving importers and exporters across the country through our network of 21 ports. These sites provide world-class port facilities and services as well as comprehensive multimodal transport links to major domestic and international markets. We work with a range of companies across all market sectors and we have a wealth of experience in the provision of industrial, logistics and office space. Humber Key sites are ready for development in South Wales, 364.2 the Humber and Southampton. Troon hectares

Ayr

Silloth

Barrow

Fleetwood

South Wales Goole Hull Immingham 151.4 Garston Grimsby hectares King’s Lynn

Hams Hall Lowestoft Railfreight Terminal Total development land available Ipswich

Swansea Newport Port Talbot Cardiff Barry

Southampton

960 Teignmouth Port of Southampton Plymouth 352.9 hectares hectares *A further 92 hectares of development land available at other ABP sites 29 Keeping Britain Trading

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