UK north-east ports may be market share winners from Brexit

66705 is just arriving at Doncaster iPort with 4E34 the 0529 from Southampton Western Docks whilst 66749 has just loaded it's return working 4N08 the 1633 to Tees Dock on 14th May 2019

Last month’s announcement that Associated British Ports (ABP) is to invest a further £33m (US$39m) to upgrade Immingham Container Terminal, future-proofing the facility and extending its footprint, is the latest sign that the UK north-east will play an even greater role in post-Brexit logistics.

The news follows a period of continued growth in container volumes across the east coast deepwater ports, including Hull, Immingham and PD Ports-owned Teesport.

ABP, which owns four Humber ports, is continuing to advance a series of investment ...