It comes amid concerns that the Scottish and UK Government and the ports involved aren’t informing local communities enough about green freeports and their implications.
Forth Green Freeport was one of Scotland’s two winning bids in January last year t…
A deal to secure the new ferry route between Rosyth and the French port of Dunkirk is nearing, with the aim of reinstating the service in May.
But a progress report released last week called on the Scottish and UK governments to provide “critical” fina…
It has emerged that a serious attempt to secure a new Scotland to EU ferry link could fall at the final hurdle without appropriate government will.
In June 2022 it was revealed[1] that Danish-owned ferry operator DFDS had signed an agreement with Ptarm…
High-profile industry veteran opens up on powerhouses, freeports and bureaucratic inertia.
By Scott Reid
Published 20th Dec 2023, 04:57 GMT
Kevin McCabe may be proudly Yorkshire[1] born and bred and his business empire may have Scarborough[2] Group In…
Edinburgh MP Christine Jardine seeks meeting with Green Freeport board over concern that confidence could e undermined
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A councillor who will join a new board overseeing the creation of Forth Green Freeport says he wants to use the position to “protect the people of Falkirk and Grangemouth”.
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The submission is an important step in the process towards securing green freeport status as the team refines its visionary bid for Scotland.
At the heart of the vision – which will be delivered by the public and private sector consortium – is the re-i…
The ambitious Forth Green Freeport has taken another step closer to becoming a reality after submitting its Outline Business Case (OBC) to the Scottish and UK Governments.
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Dundee is getting £20 million as part of the UK’s “levelling up” scheme, but city leader John Alexander thinks it will barely touch the sides of economic challenges.
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Cllr Altany Craik, Fife Council, Spokesperson – Finance, Economy & Strategic Planning, said: “The appointment of Dame Susan Rice DBE, who has a distinguished background in finance and banking, as Chair is good news for Forth Green Freeport (FGFP),[1] f…
Dunfermline and West Fife MP Douglas Chapman visited Dunkirk this week to discuss plans for the reinstatement of the ferry link between Rosyth and Europe – titled Project Brave.
The Major of Dunkirk, representatives from the Scottish Government ferry p…
SIR – The bankruptcy of the Labour-controlled Birmingham City Council (report, September 6)[1] is further proof that Labour always demands ever-more money to feed its bureaucracies. Other examples are Sadiq Khan’s administration in London and the …
The delays will affect commuters in the Portsmouth area all morning. (Photo: Martin D Brown)
Passengers travelling in the Portsmouth area are warned to expect delays of around 30 minutes due to an issue with engineering works at Southampton Central…
That’s according to local MP Douglas Chapman who said there was always a concern that “much of the investment” would be focused on the capital rather than the areas that make up the partnership.
But now that Dunfermline has equal status as a city, he s…