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Friday, 05 February 2021

Financial Times

• More than 30 UK bidders ready to pursue 10 freeport zonesBrexiters regard low-tax special economic areas as benefit of leaving the EU

The Guardian

• Free ports – or sleaze ports? Rishi Sunak's dream of tax-free zones about to become realityfive years ago a young, unknown MP wrote a pamphlet for a Thatcherite thinktank extolling the benefits of free ports. Now that Rishi Sunak is chancellor, his dream for Britain is – for good or ill – fast becoming reality.

Birmingham Post

• Brexit causing 'huge distortion' in Irish Sea ferry trade says Stena Line bossIan Davies said hauliers were switching to direct routes to Belfast and only time would tell if this was a blip or long term change
• Huge Hull 'Green Port Two' industrial park application goes before plannersHopes of attracting 6,500 jobs at Associated British Ports scheme to the east of the city

Other News Sources

• Stena Line Plans to Launch 'Fossil-free' Ships Before 2030Swedish ferry company Stena Line said it plans to put two battery-powered vessels into service by 2030. The new RoPax ferries, which will operate without the use of fossil fuels, are part of the company's wider effort to reduce its environmental…