Scapa Flow Container Terminal in the Context of EU TEN ... - Sutranet
Scapa Flow Container Terminal in the Context of EU TEN ... - Sutranet
Scapa Flow Container Terminal in the Context of EU TEN ... - Sutranet
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Policy Perspective<br />
(Scottish Plann<strong>in</strong>g/Transport Policy)<br />
‣ SFCT recognised <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Coalition Agreement<br />
‣ National Plann<strong>in</strong>g Framework<br />
• <strong>Scapa</strong> <strong>Flow</strong> port is a “deep-water opportunity”<br />
• <strong>Scapa</strong> <strong>Flow</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers “scope for develop<strong>in</strong>g new transhipment<br />
facilities l<strong>in</strong>ked to world shipp<strong>in</strong>g routes”<br />
‣ National Transport Strategy<br />
• Strategic hubs such as <strong>Scapa</strong> <strong>Flow</strong> allows Scotland “to tap <strong>in</strong>to<br />
<strong>the</strong> huge growth <strong>in</strong> conta<strong>in</strong>erisation”<br />
• <strong>Conta<strong>in</strong>er</strong> shipp<strong>in</strong>g is viewed as “a critical transport mode”<br />
capable <strong>of</strong> “significantly streng<strong>the</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g Scotland’s <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
connectivity”<br />
‣ SFCT is a strategic transport <strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />
project <strong>of</strong> national/<strong>in</strong>ternational significance
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