Overwhelming focus on the negative impacts of Brexit on UK and EU ports has eclipsed positive outcomes of the ongoing process of Britain’s departure from the European Union.

British ports are being frustrated in their day-to-day operations by “the noise of Brexit”, according to a leading port spokesperson.

A new 10-point plan to "turbo charge" UK ports and give them greater ability to invest and grow seeks reform of local planning law, with an overall goal of boosting UK trading capability regardless of how Brexit develops.

Port operators and bodies are standing by their pledge to support trade movement as they responded with caution to the UK's Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) declaration that EU imports will not be subject to extra checks at UK ports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

To enable the ports and maritime industry to move beyond planning for Brexit and start taking action, the UK government could be clearer about EU exit scenarios and the likely consequences of these, the chief executive of the United Kingdom Major Ports Group has said.

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has launched a five-point plan which aims to address how the UK government can play a role in making UK ports more competitive and successful.

As the Cabinet of the UK convenes to discuss a draft deal agreed by UK and EU negotiators on the UK’s departure from the EU, it has emerged that the nation’s government has designated up to £200m for development of the country’s Port of Ramsgate, with it being claimed that transport ministers are planning to turn the facility into “a new Dover” under a no-deal Brexit.

Prohibitively expensive shoreside power projects are restricting the widespread take-up of plug-in solutions at global ports.

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has held a roundtable briefing and discussion on ports and air quality in the UK with a cross section of participants from industry, Government and NGOs finding that all stakeholders need to take action to make improvements.

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has launched a ‘Digital Dragons Den’ contest to connect innovators in the digital space with major investors and operators in the UK ports sector.

UK ports will prove their resiliency when the country leaves the European Union, no matter which deals are struck, the UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) chief executive has predicted.

Digitalisation, augmentation, automation, and the continued evolution of physical assets of ports, their hinterlands and their connectivity topped the results of a survey on development that could shape the port of the future.

In a change at the top, Forth Ports chief executive Charles Hammond has been named as the new chair of the United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG).

Better connections to English ports could help businesses thrive and boost the UK’s economy, a new UK Government study shows.

A Maritime 2050 Call for Evidence has been launched by the UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) to seek the views of both those within and outside the sector.

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has called for a UK integrated freight strategy to boost trade and efficiency.

UK ports have welcomed the Chancellor’s vision of the country as a free-trading nation in its latest Budget, but say there wasn't a great deal in it for ports.

The European Parliament has voted to approve port services regulations that are designed to address restrictive practices at EU ports.

United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.