Little point in Scotland expanding its port infrastructure, other than to meet their needs.
Cross-channel traffic wants the fastest and cheapest way to transport goods to the UK. The shortest crossings are the ones best placed to serve the majority of UK customers - south and east coast ports.
For end customers in the north and Scotland, the choice would be the time and cost of ferry vs road. Road will almost certainly be better for loads requiring en-route drop offs. For complete containers to Scotland there may be little difference - longer ferry ride, less miles once landed.
If capacity is a constraint, this should be in current locations, not Scotland.
More strategically, if independence is on the cards, both Scotland and England would want to have control of their own infrastructure. This would include both lorry freight and that arriving (mainly from outside europe) in container ships.
This would minimise risks in independence negotiation for both sides, and avoid the discussions which have bedevilled Brexit - customs union, paperwork, import duties, hard border etc etc.
As a taxpayer I would be unhappy if asked to pay for extra capacity north of the border unless it benefitted the whole of the UK, not just Scotland.
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