Freight by Water Conference Teesside7 September 2012

Freight by Water and FTA

Freight by Water

•The UK’s Shortsea Promotion Centre•Existed since 2003•Merged into FTA 2010•Short-sea, Coastal, inland water freight

FbW’s Role

• Forum for the water freight industry to come together

• Advice to public policy audiences about how Government can help

• Raise profile of water freight in media and political discussions

• Promote and stimulate interest in and support for water-based freight

• Business-to-business communications – the case for water freight– Promote existing services– Help facilitate the

development of new services

UK Container Ports

UK Ro-Ro Ports

What FbW can offer potential users

• More information on the websites:• www.modeshiftcentre.org• www.freightbywater.fta.co.uk

• Mode Shift Centre• Advice Service• FastTrack assessment

• Freight by Water• Advice service

FTA’s Continuing Work

FTA and Mode Shift Promotion

The Opportunity

What FbW needs to help promote water freight

• Feedback• Information• Membership

Christopher Snelling– email: csnelling@fta.co.uk– telephone: 01892 552245