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FORTH PORTS LIMITED

FORTH PORTS LIMITED. DEVELOPING SHORT SEA, COASTAL AND INLAND WATERWAY OPPORTUNITIES. NIK SCOTT-GRAY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (SCOTTISH PORTS). Forth Ports. Port of Leith. Port of Methil. Port of Grangemouth. Port of Rosyth. Port of Burntisland. Port of Dundee. Port of Tilbury.

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FORTH PORTS LIMITED

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  1. FORTH PORTS LIMITED DEVELOPING SHORT SEA, COASTAL AND INLAND WATERWAY OPPORTUNITIES

  2. NIK SCOTT-GRAY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (SCOTTISH PORTS)

  3. Forth Ports Port of Leith Port of Methil Port of Grangemouth Port of Rosyth Port of Burntisland Port of Dundee Port of Tilbury Port of Kirkcaldy

  4. Location • All of our ports in Scotland are located within the central belt facing east, with the supply chain capability to feed to the North , South and West of Scotland.

  5. Port of Grangemouth • Grangemouth is Scotland’s largest port • Main artery for Scottish imports and exports • Port is 26 miles from centre of Glasgow and Edinburgh • Grangemouth is within a 2 hour HGV drive from 4m Scots and is in the heart of Scotland’s main area of production and consumption

  6. Port of Rosyth • Commercial port since 1998 • Scotland’s first direct Ro-Ro service to Europe to Zeebrugge • Potential Motorway of the Sea Location • Ferry based Coastal Shipping Potential

  7. Port of Leith • Largest deep water impounded dock in Scotland • Capability up to 50,000 dwt • Ideal location for Borders & East Lothian • Storage facilities for bulk cargo’s

  8. Port of Dundee • Strong regional port handling a variety of commodities. • Significant agricultural product throughput supporting to distilling industry

  9. Short Sea Ports Port of Burntisland Port of Methil Port of Kirkcaldy

  10. Are We Missing the Boat?

  11. Possible UK Motorway of the Seas Solution • Critical Freight Corridors to support Coastal Shipping • Almost unlimited capacity • Reflects historic UK trade routes • Reduces road congestion • Delivers environmental benefit

  12. Green Economics Reduced Emissions of Harmful Pollutants Fuel Economy Reduced Congestion Health & Safety Benefits Removes LGV’s from Roads

  13. Scottish Ports • We offer a full range of stevedoring services • All of our workforce are employed on a full time contract • In-house training takes place to ensure high levels of safety is achieved through knowledge and skill sets • 4 hydraulic material handlers delivered January 2009 • Wide range of attachments for fast resource efficient turn round and deployment • Highly productive with one machine equivalent to two traditional port cranes • Mobile equipment that can move from Port to Port

  14. Coastal Ro-Ro • Fast ferries to Thames (Tilbury / Sheerness) • Cars • Trailers • Reefers • Chill • Scheduled service to Humber. 10% of all imports arriving in England are destined for Scotland • Cars • Mafis • Trailers • Containers • Agricultural Machinery

  15. Coastal Shipping • Setting up a ro-ro operation could be expensive • Availability of the right vessel • Availability of the right speed • Availability of the right fuel economy • Rosyth only

  16. Coastal Shipping – Liner Service • Already in existence – Agricultural trades, building trades • Cost of repositioning is often a barrier • Further opportunities – Steel, bulks, timber • Confidence in the service • Flexibility • Should it be a liner scheduled service

  17. Proposal Forth Humber Thames

  18. Ongoing Opportunities • Further North bound cargo • Salt • Barley • Grain • South bound cargo – containers / tanks • Inland waterways

  19. Governments Role • How does it work in Europe ? • Incentives ? • Industry buy in ?

  20. Scottish Ports Delivering on Strategy

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