The Celtic Freeport will accelerate the low-carbon economy in Wales’ industrial heartland.
Our vision is to create a green investment and innovation corridor to help drive major inward investment, future skills development and national decarbonisation.
The Freeport will support new manufacturing facilities and major port infrastructure upgrades to support the roll-out of floating offshore wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea.
It will also provide the backbone for a cleaner future based on the hydrogen economy, sustainable fuels, carbon capture and storage, cleaner steel and low-carbon logistics.
Roger Maggs MBE
Chair of Celtic Freeport
The Celtic Freeport partners
Location
Milford Haven & Port Talbot
The Celtic Freeport covers the ports of Milford Haven and Port Talbot and spans clean energy developments and innovation assets, fuel terminals, a power station, heavy engineering and the steel industry across South-West Wales.
Land
Nearly 600 hectares connected to two deep-water ports, at the heart of Wales’ industrial landscape, primed by an investment incentives package.
Connectivity
Wales’ best-connected industrial zone offering strong connectivity, from rail, road and sea to transmission and fuel pipelines.
Skills and innovation
A substantial local legacy fund providing opportunities to upskill and re-skill the existing workforce as well as training for young people, alongside an innovation network bringing together academics, businesses and centres of excellence.
Location
What to expect, when
The Celtic Freeport timeline
Freeport bidding and prospectus opens
Bid deadline closes
Green light for transformational Celtic Freeport bid
Governance structures established. Business case developed. Tax site boundaries refined.
Outline Business Case (OBC) submitted
Final business case submitted. Tax sites operational. Freeport designated.
Chief Executive, Luciana Ciubotariu, will assume her post from May 2024
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News & Events
The Celtic Freeport welcomes its first permanent Chief Executive, Luciana Ciubotariu, to take this vital re-industrialisation, decarbonisation and regeneration project to fruition. She will assume her post from May 2024. Luciana...
Welsh Government ministers and leadership candidates, Vaughan Gething MS and Jeremy Miles MS, outlined their support for the vision behind the Celtic Freeport, as part of Wales’ just transition to...
