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East Midlands Freeport
As the UK’s only inland Freeport and home to East Midlands Airport – the UK’s busiest ‘pure’ cargo airport – East Midlands Freeport is uniquely placed to capitalise and innovate on the region’s unrivalled commercial and industrial strengths.
East Midlands Freeport has spearheaded the development of the Hydrogen Skills Academy, a public-private sector collaboration. They work with businesses and further and higher educational parties to provide the skills needed to support the hydrogen economy in the region.
Find out more about investment opportunities at East Midlands Freeport.
Freeport East (Felixstowe & Harwich)
Freeport East is a world-leading centre for clean energy production, offering a unique set of opportunities and support for investors, traders, manufacturers and suppliers.
It encompasses Britain’s biggest container port and busiest railhead, 2 major ferry terminals, the UK’s leading telecommunications R&D facility and is part of the UK’s East Coast Green Energy cluster. The Freeport also benefits from strengths in areas such as renewable energy and green fuels, agri-tech, logistics and quality of life.
Find out more about investment opportunities at Freeport East.
Humber Freeport
Humber Freeport builds on the region’s existing strengths in renewable energy, clean growth, and advanced manufacturing, offering excellent connectivity to the UK’s manufacturing supply chain.
Home to the UK’s busiest port complex, the Humber Ports play a vital strategic role for the UK as a global trade gateway.
Find out more about investment opportunities at Humber Freeport.
Liverpool City Region Freeport
The Liverpool City Region Freeport is a multi-modal Freeport driving growth in the UK’s advanced manufacturing, biomanufacturing, logistics, and low-carbon industries.
Liverpool, as the country’s leading transatlantic port, is a prime Freeport location. It handles 45% of the UK’s trade from the United States and is the UK’s biggest western-facing port. The Freeport sites, which include several existing rail terminals and water-accessible locations, are located within areas of logistics and manufacturing capability.
Find out more about investment opportunities at Liverpool City Region Freeport.
Plymouth and South Devon Freeport
Plymouth and South Devon Freeport provides the opportunity to harness the region’s unique national capabilities in marine, defence and space, and join a globally impactful innovation cluster.
As Britain’s Ocean City, Plymouth has a natural harbour and direct deep-water access to the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. The city and the surrounding local area are also ideally located for accessing European and global markets.
Find out more about investment opportunities at Plymouth and South Devon Freeport.
Solent Freeport
Solent Freeport is bringing about an innovation revolution in maritime, autonomy and green growth.
The area drives a powerful £7.7 billion maritime economy, making the Solent a thriving hub for the world’s marine and maritime sector.
Find out more about investment opportunities at Solent Freeport.
Teesside Freeport
Teesside Freeport is driving growth in renewables, advanced manufacturing and the chemicals and process sectors.
The surrounding areas also boast existing specialisms such as offshore wind, hydrogen, chemicals, and engineering, with the skills and workforce to match.
Find out more about investment opportunities at Teesside Freeport.
Thames Freeport
As a gateway to London, Thames Freeport’s ports represent vitally strategic connectors of global trade for container, bulk and ro-ro cargoes.
It is an efficient multi-modal logistics and manufacturing hub, ideally located next to major population centres in Europe’s biggest consumer market and resurgent industrial cluster.
Find out more about investment opportunities at Thames Freeport.
The UK Freeports programme is led by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Please send all general and press enquiries to UKFreeports@levellingup.gov.uk
Whatever your business size and investment ambition, if you are based outside the UK, the Department for International Trade is here to help.
Find out more on the GREAT website.