John Lucy

John is the director of Liverpool City Region Freeport and is the UK representative of the World Free Zones Organisation.

John has been involved in international transport and trade for over 30 years, and was the international haulage industry representative to various government departments during the Brexit preparations since 2018.

John is now leading  the Liverpool Freeport Zone project, which is capitalising on the port being the UK gateway to transatlantic trade.

The freeport zone is also enabling the largest regional regeneration project in decades, and will be foremost in innovative zero-carbon energy and transport strategies.

UK freeports featured

UK Freeports: catalysts for regional economic development and recovery

Large national infrastructure projects have rarely been delivered at the pace of the UK Freeport programme; in March 2020, the government launched its consultation document, and in March 2021 it was announced that, subject to completing the necessary authorisation processes, the above eight locations would become Freeports.

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Freeports Levelling up UK trade

Freeports: Levelling up UK trade

Freeports are a special kind of air, rail, or seaport, where normal tax and customs rules don’t apply, says John Lucy, director of Liverpool City Region Freeport

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