www.truckandtrack.com Autumn 2024 Truck and Track 11 BUSINESS NEWS Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has appointed Sarah Murray as the first Chief Executive of the public/private consortium. FGF officially opened for business in June 2024 with a commitment to deliver an ambitious green growth strategy to re-industrialise Scotland, bringing economic and net zero benefits for the country as a whole and the local communities in Fife, Falkirk, Leith and beyond. Sarah is a highly professional leader who brings to the role considerable relevant experience working with multiple layered organisations (public and private sector) developing skills and infrastructure that drive economic activity. She also has considerable stakeholder engagement experience and collaborative successes which are seen as being particularly relevant. Sarah is currently the Director of Local London, a sub-regional economic growth partnership of nine London boroughs, and was previously Head of Regulation for the City of London Corporation (2016-2021). Sarah spent 16 years working in Brussels in various senior roles, including leading the East of England Brussels Office, Lancashire Brussels Office and as Deputy Director at the Channel Islands Brussels Office. Sarah has also been an Executive Director of the Thames Estuary Growth Board (2021-2023) and has recently been included on the Net Zero 50 list for 2024. Sarah was appointed following an exhaustive recruitment process led by independent recruitment specialists and involving a recruitment panel and a two stage interview process. Welcoming Sarah to the role, Dame Susan Rice DBE, Chair of Forth Green Freeport, said: “The position of CEO of Forth Green Freeport is core to our success. We conducted a robust recruitment process to ensure that we got the right person for the job and we’re thrilled to have appointed Sarah. She brings with her a host of qualities and professional experience which are vital for the role as CEO of the Forth Green Freeport and we’re looking forward to working with her to deliver this exciting long-term programme for Scotland.” Commenting on her appointment, Sarah Murray said: “This is an exciting opportunity for me personally and for Scotland to deliver significant economic and environmental benefits, both nationally and for local communities. Throughout my career I have gained a wealth of experience of working with multilayered partnerships and I understand the importance of good, transparent stakeholder engagement. I look forward to begin building on the excellent start that the consortium has already made.” The Forth Green Freeport officially “opened for business” following approval from the Scottish and UK Governments of its Outline Business Case and the designation of its three tax sites, located in Grangemouth, Rosyth, Mid-Forth (Leith and Burntisland). The public / private consortium will attract new businesses and new jobs into the FGF area, aided by a suite of financial incentives to deliver major economic and net zero benefits for Scotland as a whole and for the local communities in Fife, Falkirk, Leith and beyond. Focusing on the key target sectors of offshore wind, hydrogen, sustainable fuels, modular manufacturing and logistics, FGF will support the re-industrialisation of Central Scotland and large-scale economic regeneration over the next decade. The consortium is currently developing its Final Business Case which will be submitted to the Scottish and UK Governments later in the summer. Sarah Murray Forth Green Freeport appoints Chief Executive to lead ambitious green growth strategy The RHA recently met with representatives of FPUA (Felixstowe Port Users’ Association), BIFA and representatives from the Port of Felixstowe. One of the matters discussed was the introduction of the Port of Felixstowe’s new Container Booking System (CBS). A number of operators expressed concerns regarding the operational challenges they’ve faced to date when delivering and picking up goods from the port since the introduction of the trial period for the new booking system. They also said there’s been a lack of clarity from the port about the new changes, with some operators feeling they’re going to pay a price for circumstances beyond their control such as congestion and delays. If current plans for the new system proceed unchanged, there could be considerable additional costs for many hauliers. Our members and our industry contribute billions to the UK economy each year and we play a critical role locally and nationally in creating jobs and keeping the supply chain moving. The Port of Felixstowe is also critical to the economy. We therefore want to collaborate with the port and with others across our sector to make things work and keep things running smoothly. We welcome the fact that there’s now a commitment to review the system and we’ll continue to engage with the port on behalf of our members and the industry. We urge the port to ensure that all feedback and learnings during the trial period will be considered before the system is fully rolled-out. Port of Felixstowe – RHA welcomes new booking system review By Richard Smith, RHA Managing Director TRUCK & TRAILER SOLUTIONS WELCOME TOALLPORTS GROUP allportsgroup.co.uk
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