ABP launches first Port Economic Partnership with UK government

ABP’s Port of Southampton has launched the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership (PEP) with the Department for Transport (DfT).

PEPs were outlined as one way of creating a strong business environment for ports to thrive as part of the Government’s ‘Maritime 2050 – navigating the future’ initiative, launched in January 2019.

The PEP will focus on leveraging the maximum benefit from the public and private sector investment and ensuring that planning processes are as efficient as possible.