Where are the growth opportunites for the UK Ports Sector?

This month, Freshwater attended the UK Ports Conference, organised by our sister company Waterfront Conference Company.

The two-day conference had a jam-packed agenda, looking at the issues affecting the sector from port connectivity, funding and shipping trends through to improving sustainability, navigating the planning process and skills and recruitment.

At the event, expert speakers from across the sector also shared their views on what the growth opportunities are for ports currently.

Take a look at the videos below for some insights on the subject:

Geraint Evans, CEO, UK Major Ports Group

John Chaplin, Director of External Affairs & Special Projects, The Bristol Port Company

Miles Carden, CEO, Falmouth Harbour

Stephen Carr, Director of Public Affairs, Peel Ports

Freshwater has been helping clients in the ports and maritime sector achieve their objectives for more than 25 years, helping clients tell their story, raise their profile and build relationships with key stakeholders.

We’ve been appointed as the event organiser for the BPA Annual Conference in 2024, 2025 and 2026. We’ve also worked with Celtic Freeport to help launch its successful bid for Freeport status in Wales, and have delivered various projects for ABP including staging a virtual event to launch the vision of its five ports in Wales and a long-term political engagement and communications programme for the Port of Newport.

If you’d like to find out more about our work in the sector, and how we could help you, please get in touch with us at hello@freshwater.co.uk