{"id":5037,"date":"2020-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/uk-ports-matter\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:56:37","slug":"uk-ports-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bpddev2.uk\/clients2023\/metro\/news\/uk-ports-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ports matter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>European ports used to be the world\u2019s busiest and largest ports, but have been eclipsed by the impact of globalisation and the massive growth of container ports in Asia.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>European ports still have a major role to play in global trade and, as an island nation, particularly so for the UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 120 commercial ports in the UK,&nbsp;including major all-purpose ports like Tilbury and Liverpool; ferry&nbsp;and Ro\/Ro&nbsp;like Dover; specialised container&nbsp;ports, such as London Gateway and Felixstowe, and&nbsp;ports&nbsp;catering for specialised bulk traffic, such as coal or oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also 50 airports across the UK that are configured to accept inbound and outbound cargo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metro\u2019s operations systems integrate with HMRC to provide complete customs support and digital declaration services at each and every one of these locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capability that is market-leading now and will be critical following Brexit on the 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK\u2019s ports and waterways was profound over the 1st quarter, with the total volume of freight decreasing 6% to 113 million tonnes and containerised traffic falling 12%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further information and advice on our Brexit brokerage solutions, please contact Grant Liddell or Chris Carlile for assistance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UK-port-freight-numbers-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">infographic<\/a><\/strong> from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport shows the values of UK port freight in numbers. 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