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DfT Maritime DirectorateOur work on port policy

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DfT Maritime Directorate has six strategic objectives– all are relevant to ports

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Maintaining a

clear strategic

vision for the

UK’s maritime

sector, and

coordinating the

work towards its

delivery

Maximising the

UK’s global

maritime influence

Delivering safe, effective and

profitable maritime infrastructure

and services

Minimising disruption to the

UK’s maritime interests from

security threats and other risks

Promoting the UK’s

maritime sector

Moving the UK maritime sector to meet

the environmental and technological

standards of the 21st century


Delivering safe, effective and profitable maritime infrastructure and services

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Over the last year – Port Connectivity Study (PCS) & Ports Good Governance Guidance both published

Ongoing engagement with ports about your plans, developments and needs

In turn there is ongoing engagement with infrastructure investment teams across government, feeding in to CP6 and RIS2 considerations.

Working closely across all stakeholders on ports and freight – PCS sets the tone for the future. Engagement with National infrastructure Commission, and the Future of Mobility (Industrial Strategy “Grand Challenge”)

Ports continue to show ambition for investing infrastructure – so we need to continue to work with you on supporting your plans.

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Moving the UK maritime sector to meet the environmental and technological standards of the 21st century

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The Environment

The International Maritime Organization adopted an initial Strategy for Reduction of Greenhouse Gases from international shipping in April 2018.

Domestic Air Quality – DfT has been working with DEFRA to see what more can be done to reduce maritime emissions in the UK in line with their Clean Air Strategy. As such DfT is committed to developing an overarching Clean Maritime Plan to support the long term goal of zero emission shipping. In parallel Major Ports in England are expected to publish Air Quality Strategies by May 2019.

Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) – DEFRA consulted on 41 new MCZs this year. MCZs have potential to impact on port activity – but designations do need to take account of socio-economic factors as well as environmental ones.

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Technology

We are on the cusp of a 4th Industrial Revolution that is digital.

The rise of digital technologies, improvements in communications, and the development of AI are simultaneously creating the conditions for fundamental shift in the way that the maritime (and other) sector(s) operates.

This will open the door to autonomy, both on the water and shoreside; greater clarity of information (big data), integration between sectors; transparency/security (DLT); improvements to efficiency – but also expectations of it.

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This will impact on your port processes and

infrastructure, vessel management, how you interact

with other sectors and customers.

It is also likely to come at a high capital cost - but can

improve supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.

This will affect all ports – but in different ways if you

are a large container port or a small regional port –

and you will need to adapt.



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People and skills

The maritime industry, and ports, is an aging work sector – we need the people coming through now to be the future engineers, crane drivers, and seafarers…..

….and with different skill sets to adapt to the future technology and sector development.

The sector needs to appeal to a new and diverse demographic and provide an attractive, modern, career path.

Government is promoting skills and training initiatives to help address this.

You should participate in these now to help secure the ports workforce and skills base that you will need in future

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Maximising the UK’s global maritime influence & Minimising disruption to the UK’s maritime interests from security threats and other risks

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Exiting the EU – ports & borders

Ports have been a focus of a large amount of coverage in relation to ports and the border implications of leaving the EU.

Government expects to reach an agreement with the EU and that the Implementation Period to end-2020 will be confirmed

But it would irresponsible if we failed to prepare for the possibility of Day One No Deal.

BPA members, with key large ferry ports, are at the forefront of this – and we are thankful for their involvement in preparations.

Confident that we can manage UK border controls, especially for ro-ro, to prioritize flow and provide for appropriate controls that minimise disruption.

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As the UK adjusts to new global

trading relationships – ports will

continue to be at the vanguard of

facilitating our imports & exports


Minimising disruption to the UK’s maritime interests from security threats and other risks

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Essential updates to existing ship

and port security legislation which

will ensure that the current

proportionate regulatory regime

remains operable after EU Exit - and

that this does not change how

protective security is administered on

the ground at UK ports from the

current position.

Reintroduced a programme of

covert tests to support the inspection

programme and improve security

standards

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Have revised

the cyber

guidance for

ports and are

looking to hold

a workshop in

November 2018

Worked with

ports, salvors,

P&I Clubs,

SOSREP on an

exercise that

considers the

ramifications of

a large

container

vessel blocking

a port entrance

.


Promoting the UK’s maritime sector

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London International Shipping week 2019 has now been launched.

The Department, alongside industry, and the BPA who sit on the steering group, are

planning towards another successful event that throw light on the best of what the UK

ports sector has to offer.

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Other government department’s are helping

industry with the promotion of the ports

sector through the “UK Ports for International

Trade” campaign


Maintaining a clear strategic vision for the UK’s maritime sector, and coordinating the work towards its delivery

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The wide work of Maritime Directorate and the varied, and sometimes competing, aims of

the maritime and ports sector, has not previously had a unified, forward looking, strategy to

call its own.

Therefore the overall aim of Maritime 2050 is to produce a shared vision for government,

industry and customers to successfully navigate the journey to 2050 and beyond to provide

greater clarity for international parties and investors, with a view to the long term and also

over the short term as the UK exits the EU.

Maritime 2050 covers themes on infrastructure, technology, people, trade, environment

and security/resilience – these are all relevant to the ports sector.

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Conclusions

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The profile of ports, and the maritime sector, has never been higher.

This has both challenges and opportunities.

But the future can be bright – 2050 will show that…and the journey

Our specific ports policy is light touch, for a fair and open “level playing field”

Where wider ranging government policy, both maritime and other, has an impact on ports,

we seek to make sure that this is appropriate and proportionate.

Maritime is but one part of the government & transport portfolio:

We are your advocate within government

We are your conduit for raising and resolving issues

As your partner within government – we want and need to work ever closer with you in a

joined up way

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