ABP highlights ambition in 2023 review

The review points to key achievements such as handling trade worth £157 billion, and investing in cleaner energies and coastal communities.

The central theme of the publication is ‘Ambitious for Britain’.

“Over the past 12 months, we have invested millions in our ports as well as supporting safety innovations and our people,” said ABP’s chief executive, Henrik L. Pedersen.

“This has been a very special year for us, as it saw the launch of our net-zero sustainability strategy, ‘Ready for Tomorrow’, which outlines our plan to invest £2 billion covering decarbonisation of our own port operations by 2040 and creation of port infrastructure supporting our customers’ large-scale green energy infrastructure projects.”

ABP handles 27% of all UK port volumes in value, with manufacturing exports from its 21 ports totally £13 billion. It supports more than 166,000 jobs across the country.

In June this year, ABP won the ‘Innovation in Safety’ Award at Multimodal 2023, for its bespoke virtual reality health and safety training. It became the first UK ports company to introduce personal protective equipment especially designed for women in 2019.

This year, ABP has invited the winners of its UK-wide ‘Ready for Tomorrow’ competition to create sustainable schools to the annual review launch in Parliament. Pupils aged 8-10 years, living in ABP coastal communities in the Humber, Solent, East Anglia, South West England, Scotland and Wales were invited to enter.