Date: 06/07/2022

An ambitious new joint Green Freeport bid could attract major investment to Glasgow and the wider region, open up global trading opportunities and create thousands of new jobs if successful, reveals Anthony Harrington

Three of Scotland's leading organisations, Glasgow Airport, Peel Ports Clydeport, and Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) in North Lanarkshire, have got together to submit a transformative bid for Green Freeport status.

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Aerial view of Mossend Marshalling Yard.
Location: Mossend Marshalling Yard
Company: Wishaw and Coltness Railway
// Ewan Crawford

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Location: Greenock (Lynedoch)
Company: Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
/11/1983 Bill Hamilton

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Location: Greenock Container Port
Company: Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
22/11/2021 John McIntyre

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Tags: x Green Freeport x Mossend International Railfreight Park x Peel Ports Clydeport x Greenock Containerbase x Mossend Marshalling Yard x Glasgow Airport