Humber Freeport

The UK's first public electric HGV charging station ... and it's happening within our freeport tax site! ⚡ The new EHGV charging hub is set to open at Able Humber Port later this year. It will drive the decarbonisation of future transport and logistics across Able Humber Port, and the South Humber ports, as new electric-powered HGVs replace existing diesel fleets. Able Humber Port is one of our three freeport tax sites, providing hundreds of acres of investment land with tax and rates relief for businesses. The new EV charging station is being developed by Milence. Read more about it here 👇 https://lnkd.in/g27X5_J3 #HumberFreeport #GlobalGateway #AbleHumberPort #EV #HGV #ElectricVehicle #Decarbonisation #Investment #Innovation

A port with big ambitions! The Able Humber Port aims to become the leading offshore wind port in Europe. With capacity to deliver around 2GW of offshore wind per year, the site provides more than 300 hectares of development land for renewable energy production and storage. 🌎 Able Humber Port will also be served by the proposed Viking CCS carbon capture and storage scheme. Read more about the investment opportunities at Able Humber Port on our website: https://lnkd.in/g-HwkE9e #HumberFreeport #AbleHumberPort #OffshoreWindEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CCS #UKFreeports #TaxSite

Investor spotlight on ... Mitsubishi Chemical Group! 🔦 Mitsubishi Chemical Group has committed to invest £250m in a new production line at its site at Saltend Chemicals Park. The new production line will help meet growing demand for Mitsubishi's SoarnoL product, which is primarily used in food packaging to extend product shelf life. The investment in a second production line will create dozens of new jobs while also safeguarding the existing 130 roles at the Mitsubishi Chemical Group facility on site. The new production line is expected to become operational in 2026. The development is located within the Freeport's Hull East tax site. It underlines Saltend Chemicals Park’s status as one of the UK’s leading industrial clusters. Read more about it on our website 👇 https://lnkd.in/eR8Td8e2 #HumberFreeport #GlobalGateway #Mitsubishi #Chemicals #Investment #Production #UKFreeports

"When you look at freeports, you need to look at the wider social picture, and the impact they can have on everything from skills and infrastructure to education. 🗣 "The freeport that gets all of that right – and can offer investors a complete package – will be the one that is the most successful." Did you miss our Freeport Focus Q&A with Finbarr Dowling from Siemens Mobility? ❓ Finbarr talked all things Humber - from decarbonisation and skills to the investments which are shaping the future of the region. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/edF_jyQV #HumberFreeport #FreeportFocus #UKFreeports #SiemensMobility #Investment #Skills #Decarbonisation

Freeport Focus with ... Finbarr Dowling! Finbarr is Project Director for Siemens Mobility’s Rail Village in Goole. 🚆 The town has seen a wave of inward investment over recent years, with Metsä Tissue announcing plans for the UK's largest tissue paper mill on land within the freeport's Goole tax site. We recently caught up with Finbarr to get his thoughts on a successful first year of Humber Freeport, and the economic regeneration of Goole. "What’s good for Goole is good for Siemens, and freeport status will undoubtedly drive fresh investment and economic growth in the town." 🗣 Read the full interview with Finbarr: https://lnkd.in/edF_jyQV #HumberFreeport #GlobalGateway #SiemensMobility #Goole #Investment #UKFreeports #EconomicGrowth

Humber Freeport ... on the map! 🗺️ Our four sites have been identified as strategically important for investment, job creation and innovation. 📍 💠 Hull East 💠 Goole 💠 Able Humber Port 💠 Grimsby The Hull East tax site takes in ABP's Humber International Enterprise Park, Yorkshire Energy Park, Saltend Chemicals Park and part of the Port of Hull. The Goole tax site is a unique opportunity to co-locate with the new Siemens Mobility rail facility, with excellent transport links via the M62 corridor. Able Humber Port is a bespoke port facility for the renewable energy sector, with a focus on offshore wind. 🌎 The Grimsby customs site offers companies a variety of benefits when importing and exporting goods. Read more about our sites here: https://bit.ly/3x4VZDN #HumberFreeport #UKFreeports #GlobalGateway #TaxSites #HullEast #Goole #Grimsby #AbleHumber

Freeport fact! 💡 Did you know when freeports were created, the Humber was the region identified as having the most powerful proposition? But why choose the Humber? 🤔 📍 Strategic location - prime connections to UK, Europe and beyond. 🛳 Connectivity - excellent transport links by road, rail, sea and air. 👩🔧 Skilled workforce - strengths in manufacturing, engineering and tech. 🌍 Scale of opportunity - the UK's biggest decarbonisation opportunity. 🗺 Place - compelling story to tell as a 'place' re-defining itself. Discover all the opportunities in the Humber: https://lnkd.in/enRrbUhA #HumberFreeport #GlobalGateway #UKFreeports #Place #Investment #Skills #Innovation

"The Humber is a region which has everything at its disposal..." 🗣 "It's why Siemens Gamesa chose to invest here, and why we have furthered that investment with a £200m expansion in Hull." Siemens Gamesa's continued investment in Hull is one of the largest the city has seen for a generation. It was the catalyst for Green Port Hull, developing a world-class centre for renewable energy and technology. The investment has in turn created more than 1,000 job opportunities, with 98% of the workforce drawn from within a 30-mile radius of the factory. Siemens Gamesa's blade factory, in Alexandra Dock, sits within our Hull East freeport tax site. It's one of the city's great business success stories in recent times. Read all about Siemens' work in Hull on our website: https://lnkd.in/ejq4_D-t #HumberFreeport #GlobalGateway #SiemensGamesa #OffshoreWind #WindPower #GreenTechnology #AdvancedManufacturing #Investment

Read all about it! 🗞 “We are delighted that Mitsubishi Chemical Group has chosen to make this very significant new investment at Saltend on a site benefiting from being within the Humber Freeport footprint." 🗣 Our Chair Simon Bird has welcomed news of £250m of fresh investment by Mitsubishi at Saltend Chemicals Park, within the freeport's Hull East tax site. The £250m development adds to £1bn of investment which had already been committed to Humber Freeport tax sites. Investments which have already been pledged within the Hull East tax site include Pensana Plc’s rare earth processing facility and Meld Energy’s green hydrogen plant, both also located at Saltend Chemicals Park. Read all about it in BusinessLive 👇 https://lnkd.in/eCZtfVW7 #HumberFreeport #Investment #Chemicals #Saltend #Innovation #UKFreeports #EconomicGrowth

Investment announcement! 📣 Humber Freeport has played a key role in securing a major £250m development at Saltend Chemicals Park near Hull. Mitsubishi Chemical Group has committed to invest in a new production line at Saltend, which is located within one of the three Humber Freeport tax sites. The investment will double Mitsubishi's capacity at the site, east of Hull, which produces a resin used in packaging materials that help prolong the flavour and quality of foods. It will create dozens of new jobs while also safeguarding the existing 130 roles at the Mitsubishi Chemical Group facility on site. Businesses investing within the Humber Freeport tax sites benefit from a series of advantages, ranging from business rate and stamp duty land tax relief, to National Insurance support designed to reduce employment costs. Read all about it on our website: https://lnkd.in/eR8Td8e2 #HumberFreeport #Investment #Chemicals #UKFreeports #Manufacturing #Innovation #FoodPackaging #SoarnoL #EVOH