40 | Sector Focus: Ports & Shipping


SUMMARY


■ ABP handles around a quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade, worth £157bn


■ The port operator has added a new mission of ‘Enabling the Energy Transition’


■The Wales and Short Sea Ports network handles over 20 million tonnes of cargo annually


■ ABP has seen an increase in forest products volume through its Ports of Ayr and Troon in Scotland


SUSTAINABLE TIMBER TRANSPORT


STRATEGIES FOR


ABP has been focused not only on developing its timber handling operations, but on reducing its environmental impacts at the same time


As the largest port operator in the UK, with 21 ports across England, Scotland and Wales, Associated British Ports (ABP) is at the forefront of timber-handling operations, working with a wide range of partners across forest products. The company handles around a quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade, worth £157bn and, together with its customers, supports over 200,000 jobs.


Above: ABP’s Port of Garston specialises in handling a wide array of cargo including timber TTJ | September/October 2025 | www.ttjonline.com


The past 12 months have brought about many positive moves for the company, which has not only expanded the scope of its business mission but has also strengthened its senior commercial team. The former relates to the launch of the port operator’s new business strategy, which has added a new mission of ‘Enabling the Energy Transition’, alongside the previous ‘Keeping Britain Trading’, thus formalising ABP’s vital role in enabling customers’ decarbonisation journeys. These are underpinned by a strong commitment to safety, sustainability and our people. Indeed, ABP’s ports provide essential gateways for trade, enable green infrastructure and catalyse investment and good jobs in coastal communities. These contributions are built on the foundations of safe and resilient operations today, together with embracing innovation and people development to deliver the ports of the future.


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