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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