As a part of a brand new collection targeted on the ambitions and alternatives of the Celtic Freeport bid in South Wales, Enterprise Information Wales hosted a digital dialogue to find what the freeport will imply for a few of Wales main companies and organisations throughout the sector.
Hosted by former first minister Carwyn Jones, visitors included Stephen Kinnock MP and David Rees MS.
In regards to the Celtic Freeport Bid
Celtic Freeport is an thrilling venture that may unlock the widest potential alternatives for Wales by accelerating innovation and inspiring vital funding, whereas fast-tracking trendy expertise for brand spanking new inexperienced industries and nationwide decarbonisation.
With growth websites all through Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire, the Celtic Freeport will:
- Help 16,000 new inexperienced jobs
- Generate £5.5bn of latest funding
- Speed up the roll-out of floating offshore wind and the hydrogen economic system.
Watch the bid launch video
Background
In September 2022, the Welsh and UK governments invited proposals for a freeport in Wales.
The time limit for bids was 24 November 2022, with the successful bid anticipated to be introduced in early February
The Celtic Freeport bid was lodged on behalf of a public-private consortium whose companions embody Related British Ports (ABP), Neath Port Talbot Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Port of Milford Haven.
