The Scottish and UK governments have awarded the Green Freeport status to Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and Forth Green Freeport in Scotland. The ports, Scotland’s first Green Freeports, will receive up to GBP 52 million in start-up funding and will benefit from tax reliefs and other incentives.

As the governments announced the status awards, British Ports Association (BPA) welcomed the news and called on the UK and Scottish governments to consider how this could be extended to ports in all regions.