The Latest Breaking News from Freeport

Falkirk councillor says women should not get preferential treatment for new Freeport jobs

But a report says that without taking action more than 77 per cent of the highly paid jobs that are expected to be created will go to men

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

'You're talking absolutely huge amounts of money': The massive opportunities a freeport would create for Port Talbot

Karen Jones, chief executive of Neath Port Talbot Council, said a successful freeport bid for south west Wales would mean a much brighter future

Wales Online · Feb 1, 2023

Tom Newman-Taylor appointed CEO of UK’s only inland freeport

Tom Newman-Taylor takes over management of the special economic area around East Midlands Airport in March

Birmingham Post · Jan 24, 2023

Hundreds of offshore wind firms to descend on Sunderland for key conference

Offshore Wind North East takes place on November 9 and 10 at the Beacon of Light

Birmingham Post · Oct 25, 2022

Lanarkshire MSP gets behind 'really exciting' green freeport plans

The ambitious plans would create 600 Lanarkshire jobs if approved

Daily Record · Aug 31, 2022

Welcome to the freeport, where turbocapitalism tramples over British democracy

From Teesside to Plymouth, these ‘special economic zones’ are shrouded in secrecy – and only benefit big business, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022

Plymouth freeport appoints interim chief executive

Richard May is head of Oceansgate and marine investment for Plymouth City Council

Birmingham Post · Jul 29, 2022

Natural gas soars 700%, becoming driving force in the new cold war

One morning in early June, a fire broke out at an obscure facility in Texas that takes natural gas from U.S. shale basins, chills it into a liquid and ships it overseas. It was extinguished in 40 minutes or so. No one was injured.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2022

Asia LNG spot prices continue rising

LONDON: Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices continued its upward trend this week as fears of further market tightening following a major outage at a Freeport plant and reduced Russian gas flows to Europe pushed buyers to cover short-term needs.

Bangkok Post · Jun 24, 2022

2 Copper Stocks to Consider Buying on the Dip

With continuing production and supply chain hurdles, the copper shortage has become worldwide. However, demand for copper across several industries continues to be strong. Thus, amid surging copper price estimates, we think it could be wise to bet on the stocks of quality copper companies Southern Copper (SCCO) and Freeport-McMoRan…

StockNews.com · May 9, 2022