1. Climate Change Impacts on Industry and Ports
Christine Marsh
ABP Group Environmental Manager
Severn Estuary Forum, 2014

2. Bristol
Dover
Felixstowe
Harwich
Liverpool
Manchester
London
Fishguard
Sunderland
Tees & Hartlepool
Tyne
Clydeport
Glensanda
Portsmouth
Heysham
Milford Haven
Shoreham
Medway
Forth
Southampton
Ipswich
Grimsby
Hull
Goole
Fleetwood
Newport
Port Talbot
Swansea
Plymouth
Barrow
Silloth
Troon
Ayr
King’s Lynn
Lowestoft
Barry
Teignmouth
Garston
Aberdeen
Holyhead
Stranraer
Dundee
Poole
Ramsgate
Cairnryan
Rivers Trent & Humber
Major port
Major port (ABP)
Other port (ABP)
Other port
Falmouth
Sharpness
Aberaeron
New Quay
Caernarfon
Douglas
Mostyn
ABP is the UK’s leading port operator:
–Handles almost a ¼ of UK’s sea borne trade
–Handling 119 million tonnes of cargo in 2013.
–Handling over 1.5 million vehicles in 2013.
–Owns 5,000 hectares of port estate and 87km of quay
–Supports 84,000 jobs.
–Over the next 5 years, ABP is investing £650m in a wide range of major projects across the group
–Contributes £5.6 billion to the economy every year.
Introduction
Immingham

3. 8/9 Berths
South Side Queen Alexandra Dock
Containers, General Cargo Vessels and Liquid Bulks
Climate Change Challenges…

4. Potential Impacts
Potential risks to ABP Ports (and other coastal ports):
–Demand, trade levels and patterns
–Navigation and berthing
–Goods handling and storage
–Infrastructure assets
–Insurance availability and costs
–Social performance, e.g. workforce health and safety
–Environmental performance

5. Potential Impacts (con’td)
Actions to mitigate the risks to ABP Ports (and other coastal ports):
–Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
–Improved short to long-term planning
Port of Barry – 8-10MW solar farm
Ports of Cardiff & Newport various roof top solar schemes
Port of Newport 2.3MW wind turbine

6. The Port of Immingham
Case Study
Gas Terminal
Coal Terminal
Bulk Cargo Terminal
Oil Terminal
Lock gates
Fertiliser stores
Timber stores
Oil & Petrochemical industries
National rail infrastructure

7. Winter 2013 – 2014.
Lowestoft
Hull
Immingham
Grimsby

8. ABPmer Flood Resilience Studies

9. Determine Land Use

10. Identify Elevation of Port Estate
Evaluate Cope Levels
Identify and Categorise Critical Assets

11. Thank you for your attention
Christine Marsh
Group Environment Manager, ABP
cmarsh@abports.co.uk
Direct: 02920 835 034
Dr Ben Carroll
Marine Scientist, ABPmer
bcarroll@abpmer.co.uk
Direct: 02380 711 855