A partnership to export hundreds of thousands of Nissan cars from the Port of Tyne has been extended.
In a boost for the country's second largest car handling port - which recently revealed a return to profit following two loss-making years - it has extended its partnership with Nissan for a further five years. The deal is said to tie in with a move to net zero transportation.
The port aims to achieve net zero operations by 2030 and be all-electric by 2040 and in its recent accounts it set out a multimillion-pound investment into clean energy technology. There are synergies with Nissan's EV36Zero strategy, which will see the manufacturer invest £420m in building next-generation electric vehicles and interconnected initiatives bringing together vehicle production, renewable energy and battery production.
