Sixteen ports around the 海角视频 are to share a 拢10m funding pot to help preparations for Brexit.
The money from the Department for Transport comes from its Port Infrastructure Resilience and Connectivity competition, which offered ports up to 拢1m each to deliver infrastructure upgrades.
Schemes eligible for funding included the creation of more space for HGV parking and container storage, as well as improving access for vehicles to help keep traffic and trade flowing smoothly into and out of the 海角视频.
It comes as a number of haulage and other trade bodies have warned that Brexit - particularly if no deal is reached with the EU - will put a strain on ports and delay imports into the 海角视频.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: 鈥淥ur world-leading maritime ports are fundamental not only to our success as a global trading nation but also to people鈥檚 everyday lives, bringing vital goods into the country.
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The DfT has provided 拢5m to Local Resilience Forums in areas with key freight ports to help them build infrastructure improvements and ensure traffic continues to flow smoothly, while another 拢15m will go towards the development of longer-term projects to boost road and rail links to ports and ensure more freight can get where it needs to be faster.
Grants have been made to ports at Felixstowe, Harwich, Southampton, Portsmouth International, Plymouth, Poole, Newhaven, Immingham, Hull, Teesport, Heysham, Liverpool, Bristol, Sheerness, London Gateway and Dover.
