Northern ports make case for re-routing box lines

摘要

THE UK is in need of major infrastructure investment and a reduction in its dependency on its southern ports if it is to continue to service the shipping industry, a panel argued. Frustrations over the UK's road and rail infrastructure and shipping lines' tendency to use southern ports resurfaced in Liverpool during an Oxford-style debate hosted by Lloyd's List and Peel Ports Group on shipping's potential role in solving the UK logistics crisis.