DRYPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011 The importance of our Ports and the issues involved Steve Clarke
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DRYPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011
The importance of our Ports and the issues involved
Steve Clarke
www.haven-gateway.org Part-financed by the European Union
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
What this scale represents
Felixstowe is the UK’s largest container port
Harwich is the UK’s third largest cruise port
Ipswich is the UK’s largest grain export port
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
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
Future opportunities – offshore wind
www.haven-gateway.org
• 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
Part-financed by the European Union