Port & Logistics

Ports are places where goods and people arrive or leave a country by sea. Logistics is the movement, management and storage of goods or a service. It is about ensuring that the right product gets to the right place at the right price in the right quantity and at the right time. Logistics also involves the movement of people by road, rail, sea and air, along with the operation of postal and courier services.

There are nearly

jobs in this sector in Hull and East Yorkshire

This accounts for

of jobs in the region

Did you know?

In 2022, the ports of Hull and Goole handled 9.9 million tonnes of cargo.
The Hull Container Terminal handles over 100,000 containers each year.
The number of jobs working for businesses involved in postal activities in Hull and East Yorkshire has increased by two thirds since 2015 to around 1,500.
Nearly half of all jobs in this sector are with businesses involved in freight transport by road or warehousing and storage for road transport.

Source: Department for Transport, ABP, BRES (2022)

Will there be opportunities available?

Brexit and COVID-19 have highlighted the importance of the sector and how it is vital to the UK economy. UK government and industry are working hard to address skills shortages and attract and retain workers.
The sector has an ageing workforce, which will need to be replaced as they retire, for example 35% of large goods vehicle drivers are over the age of 55.
Large goods vehicle driver was the 21st most posted occupation in Hull and East Yorkshire in 2023.
The implementation of new technologies in digitalisation and automation will create new opportunities in the sector.

Source: Lightcast, ONS

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