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DRYPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011 The importance of our Ports and the issues involved Steve Clarke

Part-financed by the European Union. DRYPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011 The importance of our Ports and the issues involved Steve Clarke. The Haven Gateway area. Scale of our Port activity. Felixstowe containers – 3.4 million TEU Harwich RoRo – 3.7 million tonnes

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DRYPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011 The importance of our Ports and the issues involved Steve Clarke

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  1. Part-financed by the European Union DRYPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011 The importance of our Ports and the issues involved Steve Clarke www.haven-gateway.org

  2. The Haven Gateway area www.haven-gateway.org

  3. 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

  4. What this scale represents Felixstowe is the UK’s largest container port Ipswich is the UK’s largest grain export port Harwich is the UK’s third largest cruise port

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Bathside Bay Future opportunities – Port expansion Felixstowe South www.haven-gateway.org

  8. Part-financed by the European Union • 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 Futureopportunities – offshore wind www.haven-gateway.org

  9. Future challenges - Competition

  10. Part-financed by the European Union • Sustainable freight • Increasing volumes of containers • Broader sub regional land issues - land for logistics parks and warehousing • Labour supply • Infrastructure Other future challenges www.haven-gateway.org

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