>> Perhaps shipping them further would be cheaper than queuing, for example. It's somewhat more complex
>> than the direct cost of driving a mile. Even having said that, Manchester / Liverpool
>> are closer to a Scottish port than they are to Dover.
Its not, which is why the ports on the shortest crossing paths developed organically.
Tilbury, Harwich, Felixstowe, to Europe, Liverpool to the USA - As the markets change the ports expand or die.
Ireland desperately needs a route to Europe for political and continuity reasons that does not include the UK overland route. Till now never developed because the UK overland route was the cheapest and most convenient.
>> The possibilities are many. My point is that the opportunity is there. If I was
>> Scotland I would be looking very closely. Given their aspirations it would make sense to
>> exploit new opportunities not simply try to over value existing trade..
The UK should be the pre eminent centre for renewable energies, wind and wave power, and Scotland for sound reasons could and should be the centre for such. Why the UK with its almost universal island wide large range of tides has never embraced, developed and exported tidal power technology is beyond me.
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