PODCAST: Leading the UK’s green energy transition
In the latest Portside Perspective podcast we talk to Andrew Dawes, Regional Director, Humber, Associated British Ports (ABP), about how the Humber is leading the way in the UK’s green energy transition.
During our chat, Andrew highlights talks about the Humber area’s potential as the UK’s preeminent ‘super cluster’ for the energy transition and industrial decarbonisation with a strong focus on alternative fuels and wind energy.
ABP ports and the Humber are helping lead the efforts to UK’s transition to green energy. Over GB£50 million has been invested into its Humber container terminals at Hull and Immingham, the operator’s largest port by volume of tonnage.
Andrew talks to us about how ABP Humber is a central player in the region’s growing role as a green energy leader, already involved with offshore wind (both manufacturing and operations) and with a pipeline of major projects for green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, such as the Immingham Green Energy Terminal.
He also talks to us about how ABP Humber will host Coastlink from 6 to 7 May in 2026 and how the shortsea and feeder markets are key for business.
About ABP
Associated British Ports (ABP), is the UK’s largest port operator and it operates four ports on the Humber estuary – Immingham, Grimsby, Hull and Goole.
The area is the UK’s biggest gateway for trade by volume, handling £80bn+ of trade, generating £6.6bn+ of value added for the UK economy and supporting 90k+ jobs in the broader Humber and Yorkshire region.
The Port of Immingham alone is the UK’s largest single port by tonnage handled – more than 50mt in 2023 – with ambitious growth plans such as the Immingham Eastern RoRo Terminal afoot.