UK Ports – EFF & EMFF schemes ESPO smaller ports meeting 5 October 2016 Richard Ballantyne British Ports Association
British Ports Association 100 port members, owning and managing more than 350 ports, harbours and piers around the UK Included in this are 44 of the busiest 50 UK fishing ports by official government landing statistics, including all of the top ten fishing ports Some ports specialise in fishing with markets and facilities, while at others fish landings supplement cargo operations The BPA has a committee for fishing ports which meets twice a year at different port locations around the UK This committee regularly invites the EMFF fisheries grant awarding bodies to give presentations and generally follows CFP developments
UK ports – summary Collectively UK ports handle just under 500m Import driven Oil and gas = roughly 40% of UK cargoes Unitised – importance of Ro/Ro Many ports are ‘vertically integrated’, handling the cargoes themselves Also a large number of smaller ports specialising in leisure and fishing activities
UK ports policy Ports entirely independent to make commercial and financial decisions No national strategic plans, no public subsidy, apart from EMFF… Devolution – separate but similar ports policies for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland EU fisheries grants awarded by devolved governments
Port Ownership Private sector industry Three types – Privatised, Trust and Municipal Port authorities and cargo handling – mixture 120 cargo handling ports of varying sizes 600 ports of all size and type around UK
EFF and EMFF grants in the UK The UK has been allocated € 243 million (around £215 million) of the current 2014-20 EMFF programme. This is split between: England - € 92.1 million Scotland - € 107.7 million Northern Ireland - € 23.5 million Wales - € 19.7 million A selection of port schemes follows…
Arbroath Harbour East coast of Scotland Smaller port, fishing and leisure Owned by Angus Council
Arbroath Harbour Arbroath Project: Slipway Boat Hoist EFF grant awarded in 2014 by Marine Scotland Total cost of project was £150,000 Size of the grant was £75,000 (50%) £75,000 match funded by Angus Council
Burghead and Buckie Harbours Northern Scotland Smaller ports, fishing Owned by Moray Council
Burghead and Buckie Harbours Project: Burghead Chiller and Ice Plant EFF grant awarded by Marine Scotland in 2014 Total project cost: £18,000 EFF Funding awarded: £9,000 Project: Chill Room in Buckie Fishmarket EFF grant awarded by Marine Scotland Total project cost: £14,460 EFF funding awarded: £4,440
Grimsby Fish Dock • Major fishing port and market on the East Coast of England • Approx. 70% fish sold through the market is imported in containers from the Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands • Private company
Grimsby Fish Dock Grimsby Fish Market Modernisation The total cost of the project was £1.21m, the port received an EFF grant of £605,000 (50%) towards the project from the Marine Management Organisation in 2012 This was followed in 2013 with another EFF grant to improve the port’s Ice facility. The ‘Ice Plant Project’ cost £260,000 and was again supported by EFF (50%).
Shetland Isles Lerwick Port Located in Shetlands, in the Scottish • Northern Isles Busy commercial port - ferry, • offshore/energy, cruise and fisheries activities Trust port •
Lerwick Port Project: Mair’s Quay (Stages 1 and 2) To provide additional quay space, encourage more fishing vessels to use the port for landing fish and enable safer working conditions. Year Awarded: 2012 Total Cost: £3,208,362 EFF: £926,848 Match Funds: 71% Lerwick Port Authority
Newhaven Port Located in Sussex SE England • Commercial ferry port • Privately owned •
Newhaven Port Project: Newhaven West Quay Fishing Stage 7 Demolition of old fishing stage and construction of new 36m stage Grant award: 2011/12 from the MMO Total cost of project = £921,946 EFF Grant (25%) = £230,486 MMO Grant (25%) = £230,486
Newquay Harbour Cornwall, SW England Smaller port, fishing and leisure Owned by Cornwall Council
Newquay Harbour • Project: Newquay Harbour Improvements Project • Replacement building for offices and stores (after fire damage to previous buildings) – also included new davits (small boat hoist), public viewing area and storage areas • EFF grant awarded by the Marine Management Organisation in 2012 • Total Cost of Project £966,388 • EFF Grant £724,791
Peterhead Port • Located in NE Scotland Busiest UK fishing port with over 100k • tonnes and £130m worth of fish landed and sold through the market each year Commercial port - offshore/energy and • engineering/boat repair Trust port •
Peterhead Port Smith Embankment Project £5.25m EFF grant allocated from Marine Scotland towards the £32m project in 2009 Harbour deepening & fish market relocation project £5m EMFF award towards the £50m project from Marine Scotland in 2016
Plymouth Sutton Harbour Busy fishing port with £20m of fish • sold trough its market each year Located in Devon, SW England • Privately owned by a property group •
Plymouth Sutton Harbour Project Ice plant Chiller Floating Lighting Walkways and CCTV Year 2014 2014 2015 2014 awarded £167k £795k £325k £48k Size of project 37.5% grant 50% grant 50% grant 50% (£24k % award received) funded (£63k funded funded received) (£307k (£163k received) received)
Scarborough & Whitby Two smaller ports with strong fishing • history East Coast of England • Owned by Scarborough Borough • Council
Scarborough & Whitby Two EFF projects - both 50% funded from the Marine Management Organisation: Scarborough Fish Quay Landing Davits installed 2013 – Total project costs £34,263 Whitby Fish Quay repairs 2015 – Total project costs £380,598
Scrabster Harbour Located in Northern Scotland Commercial port focussed on energy/ferries and fishing Trust port
Scrabster Harbour Project: Old Fish Pier Redevelopment Description: The project covered the refurbishment and installation of chilling in the Scrabster Fishmarket Total Cost: £707k EFF Funding: £474k (66.67%), the rest of the funding came from Scrabster Harbour Trust In addition to EFF , the Trust has also benefited from ERDF funding over the past 15 years for the following projects Creation of the Queen Elizabeth Ferry & Layby Pier (Grant Award 2001) - £1.686m New Jubilee Quay (Grant Award 2011) - £2.153m
Considerations • Brexit and the future of grants in the UK • Varying popularity around the UK • EU SME classification • Future objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy
Thank you. Richard Ballantyne richard.ballantyne@britishports.org.uk British Ports Association www.britishports.org.uk
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