Updated – 23/3/2022 – Added map for ‘Customs Site No.1 Solent’ at Marchwood, revised Fawley Waterside to reflect newly published Solent Freeport brochure. Introduction Two years have passed since HM Government announced the Freeport Consultation. Since that time, the eight shortlisted Freeport teams still in competition for Treasury funding have kept their cards close to … Continue reading Solent Freeport – Observations on the Freeport Tax Sites
In the 2021 March budget, the Solent was shortlisted as the potential site for one of eight Freeports to be set up in the United Kingdom. The Government’s Freeport ‘Bid Prospectus’ set out the overall scale of a Freeport and demonstrated how the maximum ‘outer boundary’, a 45Km circle, could fit with the geography of … Continue reading The Solent Freeport puts our focus back on Dibden Bay
In the last budget, the Solent was shortlisted as the site for one of ten Freeports to be set up in the United Kingdom. Since that time, we’ve seen little or no detail in the public domain regarding what the Freeport opportunity could mean for the Solent region. In this article, we try firstly to … Continue reading What might the ‘Solent Freeport’ mean for the Solent area?
The Solent Freeport bid was submitted by Solent Local Enterprise Partnership based on a coalition of businesses, associated local authorities and other partners. In today’s budget announcement, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced that Solent has been selected as one of the eight UK sites for which Freeport’s will now be developed. This report from the … Continue reading Solent Freeport bid shortlisted in the Chancellor’s Budget announcement
The post below reproduces the content of the Solent Forum Newsletter emailed to the forum members in February 2023 with content reproduced here by kind permission. Use the following table of contents to jump to a specific topic. Archaeology and Heritage Biodiversity and Conservation Boating and Watersports Business and Industry Coastal Communities Fisheries, Shellfisheries and … Continue reading Solent Forum News – February 2023
An article published in the Guardian on 11 January 2023 entitled “What happens when a huge ship sinks? A step-by-step guide to averting disaster”, makes fascinating reading. Among the many interesting links within the article, the Safety and Shipping Review 2022 from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) stands out, giving an annual review of trends … Continue reading Maritime salvage article reawakens memories of the Hoegh Osaka
This page contains further explanatory notes for many of the articles in the 2022/2023 Newsletter, particularly those which would benefit from additional reference links to external websites. A table of contents below this image will take you directly to sections with the appropriate newsletter heading. (Please note, this page is currently being updated with further … Continue reading 2022/2023 Newsletter – Further reading
Last month, ‘The Wonder of the Seas’ was towed out of the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, before being put through her paces on the open seas. In spring 2022, she will be Europe bound for a series of trips around the Mediterranean, departing from Rome and Barcelona. For details, see this recent … Continue reading Another ‘world’s largest cruise ship’ takes to the sea
The print edition of the Autumn 2021 Solent Protection Society Newsletter has now been posted to our registered members. Further online reading related to the newsletter articles can be found by taking the links under the article headings below. ‘Anticipating Sea Level Rise’ Climate Central ‘The Evolution of Hurst Spit’ and: ‘Hurst Spit – the … Continue reading Autumn 2021 Newsletter – Further reading
The Solent Protection Society is a charitable incorporated organisation intent on safeguarding and preserving the amenities of the Solent environment for the benefit of future generations. The Society was originally set up in 1956 as a joint initiative of CPRE and the RYA in response to proposals to site a nuclear power station on the … Continue reading February 2023
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