A report presented at the event highlighted that:
* Felixstowe handles 38 per cent of all container cargo in the UK, over twice as much as its nearest competitor
* Harwich International Port has 10 per cent of the UK cruise market
* The revenue generated by cruise passengers through Harwich generates approx 18m pa
* 12 per cent of all those employed, work in the ports and logistics sector
* The average ports and logistics annual wage is 29,000 - 4k higher than the sub-regional average
* 1,250 new and replacement ports and logistics jobs are required each year .
